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Surgical Oncologist Open Rank Professor- College of Medicine

Position Number: 6112757
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Position Type: Medicine - Other Medicine

Surgical Oncologist Open Rank Professor- College of Medicine
Memphis, TN, United States

Job Identification: 2411
Job Category: Faculty
Posting Date: 03/29/2025
Job Schedule: Full Time
Locations: 920 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN, 38163, US (On-site)

Job Description
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology is accepting applications for an Assistant/Associate Professor/Professor, Surgical Oncologist Surgeon (Academic). This is a full-time position with possible tenure-track status and faculty rank as commensurate with experience and credentials.

Responsibilities
The Memphis Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) (5/8 position) and Regional One Health (ROH) (3/8 position) jointly support this position. This surgeon should be a leader in the management and research of Complex General Surgical Oncology including soft tissue/Breast/Foregut/Cutaneous & Hepatobiliary Diseases.

The fiscal structure of the position will be divided between VAMC, ROH, and UTHSC. All benefits will be offered through the University of Tennessee. Opportunities for protected research time for funded research will be available based on the credentials and experience of the applicants.

May supervise medical students, residents, and fellows.

In addition to outstanding clinical care, the successful candidate will participate in the education of medical students, residents, and fellows.

This position will provide on-call coverage for the Surgical Oncology division and commensurate with the 3/8 position in Regional One Health.

Qualifications

Candidate must be Board-eligible/Board Certified in General Surgery
Committed to providing quality clinical care, student/resident teaching and research
Additional fellowship training and/or certification in Complex General Surgical Oncology is required.

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is the flagship statewide, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering integrated, collaborative, and inclusive 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, UTHSC 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. UTHSC 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. UTHSC 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.

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