Assistant Professor Surgery (Knoxville)

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Knoxville Surgery Department is seeking a part-time non-tenure track Assistant Professor.

Responsible for the didactic education and surgical training of residents medical students and fellows as well as advancing cancer care in the Graduate School of Medicine.

EDUCATION: MD. Completion ofGeneral Surgery Residency program and Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery.

LICENSES: TN Medical License. Board-certified in General Surgery.

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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE - KNOXVILLE

The University of Tennessee College of Medicine Knoxville (UT Health Science Center COM-Knoxville) was initially established in 1956 as the UT Memorial Research Center and Hospital which also provided the graduate medical and dental educational (GMDE) and research programs in Knoxville. The GMDE programs collectively became the UT Graduate School of Medicine with the formation of the University of Tennessee Medical Center (UT Medical) in 1991 and more recently were renamed the UT Health Science Center COM-Knoxville with the increased emphasis on undergraduate medical education in Knoxville as well as the statewide presence of UT Health Science Center.

The mission of the Knoxville Campus is to advance medical education required to train the next generation of physicians and dentists deliver comprehensive and compassionate care with our hospital partner UT Medical and conduct innovative research that is meaningful for patients and their families. Our college provides training for third- and fourth-year Medical Students second-year Physician Assistant Students as well as Graduate Medical Education for 11 primary residency programs and 17 subspecialty fellowships. UT Health Science Center COM-Knoxville consists of 548 faculty (258 paid) 245 residents and fellows and hosts an average of 40-50 medical students per month. UT Health Science Center COM-Knoxville also provides Continuing Medical Education services for faculty residents and practicing physicians in our region as well as Advanced Medical Simulation for students residents and faculty.

The UT Health Science Center College of Medicine-Knoxville in partnership with UT Medical sponsors extensive translational research in both clinical and laboratory settings. The faculty collaborates with various institutions both regionally and nationally including other UT Health Science Center campuses UTK Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and other health science center institutions.