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Job description
Ophthalmology Faculty Position
The purpose of this position is to provide faculty support to meet the teaching, research and patient care needs of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and assist in fulfilling UTMB's threefold mission. The faculty in this position is responsible for providing direct patient eyecare, with major emphasis on patients suffering from cornea, external diseases and refractive surgery, including surgery, consultative services, outpatient services and care of hospitalized patients. He/she participates in all teaching activities of the Department including conferences and lectures, bedside teaching and rounds; house staff supervision in the operating room, clinics and in-patient services; continuing medical education; and local, regional, and national meetings. Students include medical students, house staff, nursing students and allied health students. He/she is also responsible for advancing clinical knowledge through his/her scholarly and research efforts and will participate in either basic research (laboratory) or clinical research and publication of scientific articles. In addition, the person in this position will have administrative responsibilities including supervising and evaluating residents, providing medical direction and participating in committee memberships at the departmental and Health system level.
Candidate should be a graduate of an accredited medical school, have completed an ACGME approved residency training program in ophthalmology, with interest and training in cornea, external diseases and refractive surgery, including surgery and be eligible for or have a Texas Medical License without restrictions.
Salary: Commensurate with experience.
UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Worksite address
galveston, TX, 77554, US
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