Faculty (Open Rank) Neuromuscular - Neurology, MCGovern Medical School

Location: Texas Medical Center-Houston, Texas

Category: Faculty

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

Requisition #: 24000227

McGovern Medical SchoolatUTHealth Houston'sDepartment of Neurologyis seeking a neurologist, non-tenure track, in our clinical Neuromuscular Program. The candidate will join a busy and growing subspecialty practice and be part of a dynamic department with all neurologic subspecialties represented. Besides busy outpatient practice, we have strong electrophysiology and neuromuscular pathology programs. The group also participates in clinical trials and there are ongoing translational research efforts in inflammatory/autoimmune neuromuscular conditions. We offer an academic environment with ample opportunities for teaching medical students, residents, and fellows. The primary responsibility will be outpatient clinical care of patients with neuromuscular disorders. Research, teaching, or inpatient care involvement is available depending on the candidate's interests and background.

Position Key Accountabilities:

Clinical responsibilities would include up to five days of clinic a week. Teaching opportunities are available. The position is affiliated with McGovern Medical School, the 6th largest medical school in the nation, a robust Neurology residency program, and an ACGME-accredited Neurophysiology/EMG Fellowship program.

Qualifications:

• Medical degree from an accredited medical school

• Graduates of an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited neurology residency

• Active board-certification and be licensed in the State of Texas (or eligible to be licensed).

• Outstanding clinical, interpersonal and communication skills, coupled with excellent administrative and organizational abilities

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)

Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.

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