CW Visiting Scholar (Observership)

University of Arkansas•Little Rock, AR

About The Position

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Dermatology offers an academic observership for an internationally trained dermatologist. The program provides structured exposure to dermatologic practice in a U.S. academic medical center through observation of clinical care, academic teaching, and interdisciplinary collaboration. It supports the scholar’s professional development and UAMS’s academic mission of international exchange, global perspectives in dermatology, and future education, research collaboration, and workforce development. The observership is educational and observational only. It is not clinical employment or supervised practice, involves no hands-on patient care, and confers no clinical privileges. The experience is intended to familiarize the scholar with U.S. dermatology practice, evidence-based decision-making and care standards, academic dermatology and resident education, and professional topics such as documentation standards, patient communication, quality metrics, and ethical and regulatory frameworks. The observer may observe outpatient clinics and inpatient consultations as permitted; attend available conferences, grand rounds, journal clubs, and teaching sessions; observe procedures and diagnostic processes without participating; engage in informal academic discussions with faculty and trainees; review de-identified educational materials in accordance with institutional policies; and participate in research projects as available. The observer may not provide patient care, perform or assist with procedures, examinations, or treatments, formulate diagnoses or treatment plans, enter information in the electronic medical record, order tests, prescribe medications, communicate clinical decisions to patients, or represent themselves as a U.S.-licensed physician. The visiting scholar must comply with UAMS policies, including HIPAA, privacy, and confidentiality requirements; maintain the role’s non-clinical observational boundaries; complete required onboarding, training, and compliance documentation before starting; and conduct themselves professionally. Applicants must provide proof of legal authority to work in the United States on their first day of employment. Successful applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved medical or religious exemption on file with UAMS Student & Employee Health Services.

Requirements

Medical degree (MD, MBBS, or equivalent) from an accredited medical school.
Completion of formal postgraduate dermatology training (residency or equivalent) outside the United States.
Comply with UAMS institutional policies, including HIPAA, patient privacy, and confidentiality requirements.
Complete required onboarding, training, and compliance documentation before the start date.
Maintain professional conduct consistent with academic medical center standards.
Proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment.
Be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved medical or religious exemption on file with UAMS Student & Employee Health Services.

Responsibilities

Observe outpatient dermatology clinics, including general and subspecialty clinics, as permitted.
Observe dermatology consultations on hospitalized patients, as permitted.
Attend educational conferences, grand rounds, journal clubs, and teaching sessions when available.
Observe dermatologic procedures and diagnostic processes without participating.
Engage in informal academic discussions with faculty and trainees about clinical reasoning, disease management, and U.S. practice patterns.
Review de-identified educational materials for learning purposes in accordance with institutional policies.
Participate in research projects as available.
Comply with UAMS institutional policies, including HIPAA, patient privacy, and confidentiality agreements.
Maintain the non-clinical, observational nature of the role at all times.
Complete required onboarding, training, and compliance documentation before the observership begins.
Conduct oneself professionally in accordance with academic medical center standards.