What are the responsibilities and job description for the Surgery Associate Professor or Open Rank/ Medical Director for Firefighters Burn Unit- College of Medicine position at The SMILE Fund?
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, and Regional One Health in Memphis, TN is accepting applications for an Academic Physician to serve as the Medical Director of the Firefighters Burn Unit.
This is a full-time, non-tenure-track position and faculty rank is commensurate with experience and credentials.
The Firefighters Burn Unit is the only American Burn Association (ABA)-verified burn center in the Mid-South region with its own burn emergency department and two burn operating rooms. As a busy regional center, 664 burn ED visits and 350 burn admissions were recorded in 2023.
There are opportunities for collaboration with either the Trauma Service in the Elvis Presley Trauma Center at Regional One Health for coverage of trauma and surgical critical care or the Plastic Surgery service for coverage of soft tissue reconstruction depending on the candidate's background and experience.
The candidate hired will join a cohesive, multidisciplinary team of 3 burn surgeons, 9 intensivists and 8 advanced practice providers to complete the burn team.
This is a full-time, non-tenure-track position and faculty rank is commensurate with experience and credentials.
The Firefighters Burn Unit is the only American Burn Association (ABA)-verified burn center in the Mid-South region with its own burn emergency department and two burn operating rooms. As a busy regional center, 664 burn ED visits and 350 burn admissions were recorded in 2023.
There are opportunities for collaboration with either the Trauma Service in the Elvis Presley Trauma Center at Regional One Health for coverage of trauma and surgical critical care or the Plastic Surgery service for coverage of soft tissue reconstruction depending on the candidate's background and experience.
The candidate hired will join a cohesive, multidisciplinary team of 3 burn surgeons, 9 intensivists and 8 advanced practice providers to complete the burn team.
