The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UT Health Science Center) is seeking full-time psychiatrists for adult outpatient and adult consultation liaison psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatrists for consultation liaison, emergency psychiatry, and outpatient psychiatry. Areas of need for adult psychiatrists include general psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, and addiction psychiatry. The positions are at the faculty rank of Assistant Professor or above, and consist of clinical care, clinical supervision of trainees, departmental and university service, and teaching. There are options for protected research time for interested applicants. Active areas of research include prospective clinical and clinical trials in addiction, pain in aging, cancer, and dementia, large neuroimaging database analyses, clinical trials in child and adolescent psychiatry, and epidemiological, outcomes, and service delivery research through our Center for Youth Advocacy and Well-Being. The Department of Psychiatry at the UT Health Science Center is a growing and thriving department that is actively recruiting faculty in several areas.

The department hosts a rich training and clinical program, with psychiatric care and training at Alliance Behavioral Health, Lakeside Behavioral Health, the Memphis Veterans Administration hospital, the Memphis Mental Health Institute, Regional One Health, UT University Clinical Health, the Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. We train about 175 medical students per year, and sponsor a Psychiatry Residency, a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, and a Post-pediatric Portal Fellowship.

Memphis, TN

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. Memphis, the birthplace of blues and rock and roll, is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, including the world-famous Beale Street, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, a large and active medical district, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the world’s largest AI supercomputer (owned by XAI), International Paper, Auto Zone, and Federal Express.

Memphis boasts many attractions, including the majestic Orpheum Theater for Broadway and other performances, an outstanding symphony orchestra, the Memphis Ballet, Theatre Memphis, the Brooks Museum of Art, Dixon Galleries, the Memphis Botanic Gardens, Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, Overton Park, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, Shelby Farms, Shelby Forrest, and a large greenway for cycling and walking. The Memphis Zoo was ranked as the number 2 zoo in the nation this year. Memphis hosts the international Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.

Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

The UT Health Science Center is the flagship statewide, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the UT 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. The UT Health Science Center campus is consistently ranked among the top 10 safest campuses in the US. 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. UT Health Science Center spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 900 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UT Health Science Center is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs.

Job Requirements

MD, DO or equivalent, Board certification or Board eligibility required. Completion of an accredited residency or equivalent as permitted by state law is required and sub certifications/training highly preferred. International Medical Graduates are encouraged to apply. H1B and J1 visa, with waiver, is supported for appropriate applicants. At the time of start, current licensure as a Physician in Tennessee, current DEA certification number, eligible for malpractice insurance, relocation is not required, however the work is on-site.

Must be able to work with residents / fellows, medical students, and other trainees.

Benefits

For benefits information, please visit https://www.uthsc.edu/hr/benefits/documents/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.

For Further Information

Please contact Ron Cowan, MD, PhD, Harrison Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, UT Health Science Center.

Email: Rcowan3@uthsc.edu

Phone: 901-448-1665