Research Assistant Professor- Preventive Medicine

Research Assistant Professor- Preventive Medicine - 230000027W 

Description

 

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Center for Health System Improvement, and Tennessee Population Health Consortium

THIS IS AN INTERNAL SEARCH. 

JOB SUMMARY:

We are seeking an implementation scientist with a passion for quality improvement, patient-centered outcomes, health disparities, and chronic disease management research to join a growing and dynamic team of faculty at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in population health sciences. We are seeking a faculty member with a strong background in quality improvement and implementation science to lead implementation assessment and qualitative research activities for an ongoing Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality funded statewide primary care heart health quality improvement initiative. The research faculty member will participate in practice based quality improvement and implementation research activities in collaboration with major health systems and community health centers throughout Tennessee to improve care for vulnerable populations.

The implementation scientist will conduct pragmatic clinical and health services research and help train and supervise health policy and outcomes research-focused interprofessional MS, MD, and PhD students. Candidates should have a strong interest in one or more of these areas: patient-centered outcomes research; quality improvement; disparities; chronic disease management; and improving care for patients with obesity, diabetes, or other chronic diseases.

 

Qualifications

 

Basic Qualifications:

Successful candidates will hold an PhD or equivalent degree; demonstrated scientific accomplishment; excellent oral and written communication skills; and an ability to acquire sustained, external, investigator-initiated research funding in implementation science and related fields.

Preferred Qualifications:

Preference will be given to applicants who have conducted scholarly work in health services and/or pragmatic clinical research with practical implications for clinical practice and/or population health, to candidates who can lead multidisciplinary research teams to develop and test interventions to improve health systems serving vulnerable populations, and to candidates who have participated in or helped lead primary care quality improvement research.

About CHSI:

The UTHSC Center for Health System Improvement improves health and health care in the Mid-South region by supporting interdisciplinary health systems research, evaluating innovative regional health and health care quality improvement efforts, championing patient-centered outcomes research, and promoting sustainable community driven health system change. The CHSI currently has four core faculty based in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine and/or Department of Preventive Medicine and is rapidly expanding.

About Tennessee Population Health Consortium:

The Tennessee Population Health Consortium is a statewide partnership including the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and its Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville campuses; the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; and partnering academic institutions, health systems, health plans, quality improvement (QI) organizations, providers, and patients. The Consortium aims to strengthen primary and preventive care to measurably improve population health and health equity in Tennessee. The Consortium’s signature initiative—the Tennessee Heart Health Network funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)—is developing sustainable, statewide QI support capacity for primary care. This Network of primary care practices will work together to make primary care more patient-centered and effective at improving heart health for people in Tennessee. The Consortium also leads the Tennessee Population Health Data Network (TN-POPnet), and supports its registries for obesity and diabetes, heart health, and cancer prevention to tracks outcomes and measurably improve population health across Tennessee.

 

For benefits information, please visit https://uthsc.edu/hr/benefits/documents/2023-benefits-preview-packet.pdf .

Applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to and knowledge of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action.

 

The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA/V institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services.

 

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is the flagship statewide, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering integrated, collaborative, and inclusive education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UTHSC contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.

Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Science Center is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges -- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UTHSC spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UTHSC is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs.

Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization.

Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.

 

Job
  Faculty 
Primary Location
  US-Tennessee-Memphis 
Organization
  Preventive Medicine 
Campus/Institute  Memphis 
Schedule
  Full-time 
Job Posting
  Oct 11, 2023, 4:50:19 PM