Assistant Professor

The Assistant Professor of Psychiatry serves as a faculty member within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and contributes to the academic, clinical, research, and service missions of the medical school and affiliated healthcare system. The faculty member provides high-quality psychiatric care while participating in the education and professional development of medical students, residents, fellows, and other healthcare trainees.

Essential Functions (Principal Duties and Job Responsibilities):

• Clinical Care: Evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with psychiatric and behavioral health conditions; develop treatment plans; prescribe and manage medications when applicable; provide inpatient, outpatient, consultation-liaison, or specialty psychiatric services; maintain appropriate clinical documentation; and participate in quality and patient-safety initiatives.
• Medical & Graduate Medical Education: Teach and supervise medical students, psychiatry residents, fellows, and other trainees; provide clinical precepting and mentoring; deliver lectures, conferences, case presentations, and other educational activities; evaluate learner performance; and participate in curriculum development.
• Research & Scholarship: Participate in clinical, translational, educational, or health-services research appropriate to the faculty track; contribute to peer-reviewed publications, presentations, abstracts, or other scholarly products; collaborate with faculty investigators; and pursue external funding when required by the appointment.
• Faculty & Institutional Service: Participate in departmental and medical school committees, faculty meetings, recruitment activities, accreditation initiatives, strategic planning, and community engagement; support departmental performance and institutional priorities.
• Professional Development: Maintain board certification/eligibility, medical licensure, continuing medical education, and required credentials; participate in faculty development; and demonstrate progress toward promotion to Associate Professor.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Exceptional interpersonal communication skills
• Abilities to lead collaborative inter-organizational programs
• Knowledge about design of adult learning and active learning educational experiences
• Commitment to professional excellence and innovation in medical education
• Documented scholarship in the respective clinical area and/or medical education
• Ability to work effectively in an interdisciplinary environment

Education and Experience Required:

• Terminal Degree (MD, MD/PH.D., DO) from an LCME-accredited medical school
• Documented accomplishments as a clinician and clinician educator
• Experience and documented accomplishments in teaching medical students
• Must meet qualifications for a faculty appointment as Assistant Professor
• Completed an ACGME-accredited Residency Program and/or Fellowship

Licensure, Certification or Registration Required:

• Board Certification in respective clinical specialty or sub-specialty
• Unrestricted TN medical license
• DEA