THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN CHATTANOOGA, TN

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center invites applications and nominations for the position Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine-Chattanooga affiliated with Erlanger Health. The Children's Hospital at Erlanger is a comprehensive, regional pediatric center which offers pediatric emergency care, Level I Pediatric Trauma Care, Level IV NICU services and a wide array of additional pediatric specialty and subspecialty care. Erlanger Health has an annual patient net revenue of $1.2B.

The Chair will manage a department of 70 faculty, 27 residents, and an annual academic budget of approximately $2.5 million. The successful candidate will be responsible for the department's patient care, education, research, and service operations while also maintaining a fully accredited residency program.

Basic Qualifications:

Candidates are required to hold an M.D. or D.O. degree and be board certified in their respective specialty as well as be eligible for licensure in Tennessee upon appointment. Additional subspecialty training is welcomed, but is not required. Salary and rank status will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Departmental Preferences:

The ideal candidate will have a knowledge of and experience with ACGME and LCME requirements, demonstrated experience and skills in fiscal management, developing clinical practice plans, communications, fund raising, and fostering collaborative working relationships with colleagues and community partners. They should also have proven experience as a clinician, faculty member and teacher with an academic rank of Associate Professor or above for a minimum of three years. The ideal candidate should also have previous administrative experience and evidence of research and scholarly activity.

Applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to and knowledge of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action.

For benefits information, please visit https://uthsc.edu/hr/benefits/documents/2023-benefits-preview-packet.pdf .

The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA/V institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services.

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 Center 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.

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