Full Job Description
The Department of Physician Assistant (PA) Studies in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine is accepting applications for a full-time, twelve-month, non-tenure track Assistant/Associate Professor faculty position. Academic rank at time of appointment shall be commensurate with credentials and experience.
- Developing, reviewing, and revising as necessary the mission statement, goals, and competencies of the program.
- Selecting applicants for admission to the PA program.
- Providing student instruction.
- Evaluating student performance.
- Academic counseling of students.
- Assuring the availability of remedial instruction.
- Designing, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating the curriculum.
- Evaluating the program.
EDUCATION: Master’s Degree from an accredited Physician Assistant program.
EXPERIENCE: Three (3) years of clinical experience with a history of precepting PA students or other medical trainees, or one (1) year of clinical experience with additional training in teaching, education, or involvement in an academic medical training program (PA, MD, DO).
LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS: Current NCCPA or Medical Specialty Board certification. Eligibility for a Tennessee Physician Assistant or Medical license (licensure required).
Qualified individuals should submit a curriculum vitae, a personal philosophy of teaching or teaching portfolio, professional references, and letter of interest outlining qualifications, credentials, professional interests, and accomplishments that can contribute to the success of the UTHSC PA Program. These materials can be sent to:
Kristopher Maday, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA
Chair – Faculty Search Committee
Program Director, Professor
kmaday@uthsc.edu
For benefits information, please visit
https://www.uthsc.edu/hr/benefits/documents/benefits-preview-packet.pdf
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is a statewide flagship, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering collaborative education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UT Health Science Center contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.
Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Science Center is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges – Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UT Health Science Center spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UT Health Science Center is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs.
Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization.
Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.