Professor, Surgery-Transplant

UTMB • Galveston, TX

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About The Position

The purpose of this position is to provide faculty support to meet the teaching, research, and patient care needs of the Department of Surgery, Section of Transplant Surgery, and assist in fulfilling UTMB’s threefold mission. The purpose of this position is to provide faculty support to meet the teaching, research, and patient care needs of the Department of Surgery, Section of Transplant Surgery, and assist in fulfilling UTMB’s threefold mission. This position will hold the Chief of Transplant Surgery title and have a focus on Kidney Transplant. The person in this position is responsible for providing direct patient care, including surgery, consultative services, outpatient services, and care of hospitalized patients. He/she participates in all teaching activities of the Department including conferences and lectures, bedside teaching and rounds; house staff supervision in the operating room, clinics, and in-patient services; continuing medical education; and local, regional, and national meetings. Students include medical students, house staff, nursing, and allied health students. He/she is also responsible for advancing clinical knowledge through his/her scholarly and research efforts and will participate in either basic research (laboratory) or clinical research and publication of scientific articles. In addition, the person in this position will have administrative responsibilities including supervising and evaluating residents, providing medical direction, and participating in committee memberships at the departmental and health system level.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved medical school
• Completed an approved residency training program
• Board Certified or Board Eligible (BC/BE) in Transplant Surgery
• Texas Medical license without restrictions

Responsibilities

• Providing direct patient care, including surgery, consultative services, outpatient services, and care of hospitalized patients
• Participating in all teaching activities of the Department including conferences and lectures, bedside teaching and rounds; house staff supervision in the operating room, clinics, and in-patient services; continuing medical education; and local, regional, and national meetings
• Advancing clinical knowledge through scholarly and research efforts and will participate in either basic research (laboratory) or clinical research and publication of scientific articles
• Administrative responsibilities including supervising and evaluating residents, providing medical direction, and participating in committee memberships at the departmental and health system level

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees