Job Description

Date Posted: 27-MAY-2008
Job Title: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
PIN Number: #18835
Job Type: Full-Time
Category: FACULTY
Description: Non-tenured position available for a bariatric surgeon. Responsibilities include assisting the chairman and program director in planning and administrative functions of the program, teaching activities, and clinical research activities. Call is one night in seven. Practice includes comprehensive bariatric care including pre-op patient evaluation, bariatric surgical procedure and post operative care of the bariatric patient. Compensation includes a competitive salary, fringe benefits and private practice. Faculty rank commensurate with experience.
Qualifications: MD Degree or its equivalent, board certified in general surgery and additional training/certification in bariatric surgery. The Department of Surgery in Chattanooga sponsors 32 residents and 32 full-time faculty. Learn more about the College of Medicine Chattanooga by following the links www.utcomchatt.org or www.erlanger.org and about the dynamic city of Chattanooga at www.virtual.chattanooga.net/cvb

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Contact or send CV to:

University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Department of Surgery
979 East Third St. Suite 401
Chattanooga, TN 37403
423-778-7695 423-778-2950 (fax)
e-mail phillip.burns@erlanger.org