Eastridge-Cole Endowed Professorship Thoracic Surgical Oncology
Location: Tennessee
Description: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is at the momment seeking for Eastridge-Cole Endowed Professorship Thoracic Surgical Oncology right now, this career will be placed in Tennessee. More complete informations about this career opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Eastridge-Cole Endowed Professorship Thoracic Surgical Oncology The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is building a premier Cancer Center in collaboration with Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, and the West Clinic to provide outstanding patient care, physician training and research. Multidisciplinary initiatives will be a hallmark of the Cancer Center. Thoracic oncology will be a major component and we are searching for a nationally recognized expert in thoracic surgical oncology to provide leadership. University of Tennessee Health Science Center As the flagship statewide academic health system, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is to bring the benefits of the health sciences to the achievement and maintenance of human health, with a focus on the citizens of Tennessee and the region, by pursuing an integrated program of education, research, clinical care, and public service. Offering a broad range of postgraduate training opportunities, the main campus is located in Memphis and includes six colleges: Allied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. UTHSC has additional colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy plus an Allied Health Sciences unit in Knoxville, as well as a College of Medicine campus in Chattanooga. For more information, visit www.uthsc.edu . Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare With seven hospitals, multiple home health agencies and outpatient clinics to serve the Mid-South, Methodist Le Bonheur is one of the largest hospital systems in the country and has been named as one of the 2009 Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Networks by SDI , the nation’s premier rating system. Networks are ranked on the best of technology, services and physicians. Specialty areas: The Neuroscience Institute , The Transplant Institute , The Cancer Center and pediatrics at Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center help us provide superior quality healthcare to the Mid-South. Building on their longstanding good relationship, in 2002, Methodist Healthcare and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center formally became affiliated. The affiliation was formed to improve patient care by bringing together the best and brightest physicians from the private community with the greatest minds among academic physicians and educators. Methodist Healthcare is working toward becoming one of the top academic medical centers in the country. The affiliation agreement made Methodist Healthcare the principal adult private teaching hospital for UTHSC in the Mid-South area. The West Clinic Established in 1979, The West Clinic has been the Mid-South’s premier provider of cancer care for over 33 years. With a team second to none in breadth of expertise, dedication to excellence, and compassionate care, our multidisciplinary physician group is comprised of 33 specialists in Medical Oncology, Hematology, Gynecologic Oncology, Breast Surgery, Endocrinology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Pain and Palliative Care, and other advanced medical care. With eight locations in Memphis, West TN, and North MS, patients across the Mid-South have greater access to the highest quality care available. The West Clinic’s clinical research program is internationally renowned. Over the past two decades, The West Clinic has consistently been one of the first centers in the nation to gain experience and hasten the development of new drugs for breast cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, lymphoma, and many other diseases. Our researchers are currently investigating new drug therapies through participation in over 40 clinical trials. Department of Surgery The Department of Surgery has seven divisions: General/Minimally Invasive, Cardiothoracic, Surgical Oncology Peripheral Vascular, Pediatric Surgery, Transplantation, and Trauma/Surgical Critical Care. There are 40 general surgery residents, and fellowship/residencies in all of the other divisions. The training programs are committed to providing trainees with unique clinical experiences and educational opportunities that will prepare them to pursue any area of surgery. UT / Methodist LeBonheur /West Clinic Cancer Center In January, 2012, The West Clinic, Methodist Healthcare, and the University of Tennessee Health Science center joined forces to create a comprehensive, cancer center for the benefit of patients throughout the Mid-South. Our shared vision is: ¡ To create a world-class leader in oncology research and cancer care ¡ To directly enhance the lives of cancer patients across the Mid-South area, the state of Tennessee and nationally through comprehensive, compassionate care, community outreach and collaborative efforts with community and academic physicians ¡ To promote the understanding and treatment of cancer through innovative training programs, translational research and clinical discovery Funding for this initiative has resulted in the initiation of several new services and programs including: a new comprehensive, multidisciplinary breast center; recruiting new medical and surgical oncologists to provide leadership for multidisciplinary care; and expanding clinical navigator and survivorship services. We have also begun development of a translational medicine department with expansion of the phase I clinical program and the bone marrow/stem cell transplant program. The cancer center will be involved in rapid learning initiatives in oncology and will leverage the assets of the university to promote population health and reduction of disparities for cancer care in our region. In partnership with St Jude Children’s Research Hospital the new program is a main member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) with our physicians populating the guideline panels. An active medical oncology fellowship program has expanded and plans are underway to initiate surgical and breast oncology fellowships.
The successful applicant will:
practice with exceptional skill at the highest levels of thoracic oncologic surgery particularly in the area of minimally invasive technologies be a clinical leader who can bring together medical oncologists, pulmonologists, and surgical oncologists into an oncology service line that provides outstanding patient care work with hospital, University, and West Clinic leadership to recruit outstanding physicians and advance the Cancer Center work collaboratively to ensure fiscally-sound operations characterized by high patient satisfaction and efficiency provide oversight of quality initiatives, clinical services and educational activities develop and promote oncology research among the faculty and trainees be qualified academically for appointment at the Associate or full Professor level Nominations and Applications Applications should be accompanied by a letter of interest and curriculum vitae. Applications and nominations will be accepted until the position is filled, and review of applications will begin immediately. It is preferred, however, that all nominations and applications be submitted by October 1, 2012. Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit materials to the search firm assisting UTHSC at the following address: (electronic submissions preferred) Gary L. Daugherty, Senior Vice President Katie Bain, Vice President Parker Executive Search Five Concourse Parkway, Suite 2900 Atlanta, GA 30328 gdaugherty@parkersearch.com kbain@parkersearch.com Phone: 770-804-1996 x 103 or 108 Fax: 770-804-1917
The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services.
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This career starts available on: Sat, 04 Aug 2012 19:07:06 GMT
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