UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, KNOXVILLE - GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is conducting a search for Chair of the Department of Medicine for the Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville campus. We seek an individual with documented accomplishments and national recognition in patient care, teaching, and clinical and translational research who can further enhance the development of established residencies and fellowships. The chair is responsible for the medicine residency program with 13 residents per year, the Neurology Residency program (starting July 2025 with an anticipated total of 8 residents at its plateau in 2028), the transitional program with a total of 6 residents, as well as Fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease, Pulmonary Disease/Critical Care Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, and Hematology/Oncology. In addition, educational programs for M3 and M4 medical students are offered. Other desired characteristics include experience in supervising faculty, including development of junior faculty; a proven record in administration and management; and a willingness to foster relationships between the University and other physicians in the community and surrounding region. Responsibilities also include oversight and development of basic and clinical research programs, including, management of budget, staff, space and other resources. The Chair will serve as Chief of Service for Medicine for the University Health System's University of Tennessee Medical Center.

Academic Rank: Associate Professor or Professor

Reports to: Dean, Graduate School of Medicine

Responsibilities

• Direct the education (LCME medical students, ACGME accredited residencies in Medicine and Transitional Year as well as Fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease, Pulmonary Disease/Critical Care Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, and Hematology/Oncology) research, and clinical activities of the department

• Ensure the department meets all UTHSC and GSM policies and guidelines for financial management in addition to assuming responsibility for all finances of the department

• Serve as Chief of Service for Medicine for the University Health System's University of Tennessee Medical Center as well as provide leadership to resident clinics

• Provide energetic leadership for the further growth and development of the department

• Collaborate with other leaders in medicine and in the community

• Overall administration of department, including budget, staff, space and other resources

• Supervise faculty, including development of junior faculty

• Manage health professional and graduate education components

Qualifications

• MD degree or equivalent

• Board-certified in Medicine and eligible for licensure in Tennessee upon appointment

• Proven record of administration and management in an academic medical center setting

• Demonstrated commitment to education

• Dynamic leadership skills for further clinical, research, and academic growth

• Distinguished, nationally recognized academic career with strong clinical and research credentials

• Extensive knowledge of and commitment to excellence in teaching programs, relevant research programs, and state-of-the-art clinical services

• Willingness to foster relationships between the University and other physicians in the community and surrounding region

• Capable of providing energetic leadership for the further growth and development of this major clinical department in collaboration with principals responsible for other programs

• Demonstrated ethical behavior, professionalism, interpersonal skills, leadership, and management abilities

• Experience mentoring junior faculty

• Demonstrated commitment to collegiality, collaboration, and service

• Familiarity in recruitment development, utilization, and retention of faculty

• Intimate knowledge of current professional trends in Medicine, Medical Education, and current trends in the professional and business practices of the health care system

• Demonstrated commitment to and knowledge of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action

• Additional subspecialty training is encouraged, but not required

Department of Medicine

The Department of Medicine includes 17 divisions and comprises more than 265 faculty members dedicated to the tripartite mission of clinical care, education, and research. In addition to thriving Internal Medicine Residency and Transitional Year programs, there are well-established fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology, Pulmonary Disease/Critical Care Medicine, and Hematology/Oncology. We will be starting a Neurology Residency in July 2025. Plans are underway for further expanding our fellowship programs.

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Knoxville, Graduate School of Medicine

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Knoxville, Graduate School of Medicine was initially established in 1956 as the UT Memorial Research Center and Hospital, which also provided the graduate medical and dental educational (GMDE) and research programs in Knoxville. The GMDE programs collectively became the UT Graduate School of Medicine with the formation of the University of Tennessee Medical Center (UTMC) in 1991, and more recently were renamed the UTCOM-K with the increased emphasis on undergraduate medical education in Knoxville as well as the statewide presence of UTHSC.

The mission of the Knoxville Campus is to advance medical education required to train the next generation of physicians and dentists, deliver comprehensive and compassionate care with our hospital partner, the University of Tennessee Medical Center, and conduct innovative research that is meaningful for patients and their families. Our college provides training for third- and fourth-year Medical Students, second year Physician Assistant Students, as well as Graduate Medical Education for 11 primary residency programs and 17 subspecialty fellowships. UTCOM-K consists of 548 faculty (258 paid), 245 residents and fellows and hosts an average of 40-50 medical students per month. UTCOMK also provides Continuing Medical Education services for faculty, residents and practicing physicians in our region, as well as Advanced Medical Simulation for students, residents, and faculty.

Research on the Knoxville campus includes both Investigator Initiated Clinical Research and Translational Research, both of which are integral to the UME and GME missions as well as bridging with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, the state's flagship land grant institution. Investigator Initiated Clinical Research is supported by the Office of Research Support, which provides research coordination and data analysis, and by the Office of Biostatistics and Research Consultation, which provides assistance with study design and statistics. Over the past 4 years, the number of open prospective investigator-initiated trails has increased 250% with the number of enrolled subjects expanding 9-fold. UTCOM-K includes six Translational Research programs which integrate with 4 academic departments and associated core residencies as well as 3 fellowships. These Translational Research programs include Regenerative Medicine, Trauma Research, Vascular Research, Amyloid and Cancer Research, Molecular Imaging, and Women's Health, with collective outcomes that include significant evidence of entrepreneurship as well as a three-fold increase in annual extramural funding over the past 5 years.

As the region's academic medical center, Magnet(r) recognized hospital and Level I Trauma Center, the University of Tennessee Medical Center (UTMC) serves as a referral center for Eastern Tennessee, Southeastern Kentucky and Western North Carolina. The 710-bed hospital also is home to the region's only dedicated Heart Hospital, only adult and pediatric transplant center, the region's first certified comprehensive stroke center, a private neonatal intensive care unit and serves as a regional perinatal center. UTMC offers the following Centers of Excellence:

• Brain and Spine Institute

• Cancer Institute

• Emergency and Trauma Center

• Heart Lung Vascular Institute

• Center for Complex Medicine

• Center for Perioperative Medicine

• Orthopaedic Institute

• Primary Care Collaborative

• Center for Women and Infants