Assistant/Associate/Professor of Family Medicine

Job title: Assistant/Associate/Professor of Family Medicine

About the Role The Assistant/Associate/Professor of Family Medicine will be directly responsible for teaching, clinical duties, and scholarly activity within LMU-DCOM. The role includes leading skills labs for residents and students at LMU-DCOM's GME partner institutions, and designing structured procedural training to enhance residents' and students' clinical competencies.

What You'll Do

• Promote the mission of Lincoln Memorial University to all faculty, staff, students and the community at large.
• Promote effective working relationships among faculty, staff and students.
• Establish curriculum, subject matter and methods of instruction and those aspects of student life which relate to the medical education process.
• Contribute to the planning, development and evaluation of courses and academic programs within the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM).
• Promote by precept and example a general atmosphere within the DCOM of respect for knowledge, thought and inquiry.
• Maintain intellectual integrity and strive for academic excellence in teaching.
• Promote clinical service and demonstrate professional linguistic expression in writing and speech.
• Have on file in the appropriate office an outline and list of the goals and objectives for each lecture.
• Carry out lectures, seminars, small group discussion and/or clinical assignments and responsibilities effectively.
• Design and present a course and/or series of integrated lectures and/or small group discussions.
• Prepare examination questions as well as grade a course or portion of course.
• Meet classes according to published schedule.
• Commit to working in a professional multicultural environment that fosters diversity.
• Provide service by attending scheduled faculty meetings and by serving on appointed and/or elected committees as required.
• Work with the Director of Educational Development and Assessment on improving academic responsibilities.
• Work, as needed, with the Dean of Basic Medical Sciences on curriculum matters.
• Serve as an active member of the department, working closely with the department chair to further the department and College mission and vision.
• Complete required institutional, program accreditation, and other reports necessary for the operation and advancement of University programs, both on campus and at extended campus sites.
• Provide clinical service/patient care and bedside teaching for students in the clinical setting.
• Demonstrate and supervise students during clinical educational activities utilizing standardized patients and/or volunteer patients.
• Supervise students during authorized patient care events including health fairs, sports physicals, or community outreach programs.
• Serve as an example to learners and colleagues of appropriate professional behavior.
• Participate in clinic quality assurance and other service evaluation activities.
• Participate in scholarly activity.
• Serve as mentor to medical and other students, and
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What We're Looking For

• D.O./M.D. degree and Board Certification in Family Medicine.
• Ability to be licensed in Tennessee within the first year of hire by the Tennessee Board of Osteopathic Examiners/Tennessee Medical Board.
• Unrestricted Tennessee license and approved medical professional liability insurance must be maintained throughout employment.

Nice to Have

• minimum of 5 years experience in clinical/academic medicine teaching and leadership.
• Academic rank will be commensurate with training and experience.