"Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Neurology with specialization in Epileptology or Clinical Neurophysiology with EEG expertise"

Job no: 498581

Work type: Faculty - Regular

Location: Health Science Campus College Toledo, OH

Categories: Faculty, Healthcare Positions, Full-Time, None, Academic

Job Description:

The Department of Neurology is searching for an Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Neurology with specialization in Epileptology. The Department of Neurology provides clinical services to the community of NW Ohio and SE Michigan for all types of neurological disorders. A An important aspect of the mission of the University of Toledo College of Mission and Life Sciences is educating students, residents and fellows as well as developing research programs related to neurological disorders.

As a full time, faculty member, he/she is required to devote his/her full professional efforts to the programs of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences, fulfilling at the highest level of professional competence. This is an academic position, which requires a combination of teaching, patient care, research/scholarship, as well as administrative activities, that are necessary for the function of the Department of Neurology.  

About the Role:

• EEG service – On call for 7 days at a time (24 hours per day), rotation of 1 in 6
• IOM reading – Opportunity to read IOM 1-2 days per week
• General Neurology inpatient service (primary or consult service) – 4-8 weeks of service per year (night call is every other night during these 4-8 weeks)
• Outpatient clinic – 6-8 half days
• Resident outpatient continuity clinic staffing – 6-8 days per year

Responsibilities:

Teaching: He/she will be expected to actively participate in the Department’s educational programs, teaching medical students and residents. This will include participation in the medical student lecture series, active participation in all of the teaching conferences of the Department, participation in the postgraduate courses conducted by the Department, and precepting and mentoring students and residents. Specific responsibilities include

• Teaching pre-clerkship medical students in the classroom, small groups and in other clinical or non-clinical settings
• Teaching rounds and ambulatory clinics with medical students during clerkship and during their advanced clinical rotations
• Didactics for medical students, residents and fellows
• Mentorship and advising for students, residents and fellows.
• Departmental conferences such as Morbidity and Mortality Conference, Grand Rounds and Journal Clubs

Clinical: He/she is required to participate in the neurology practice structure including inpatient and outpatient clinical services. The Epileptologist shares EEG reading service among the division, ranging from 8-12 weeks per year. General Inpatient admitting or consult service ranges from 4-8 weeks per year. Outpatient clinics will be assigned for 6-8 half days per week when not on service. There is an opportunity to read IOM several days per week, as applicable.

Research/Scholarship: He/she is required to participate in research and other scholarly activities related to the area of expertise and interest with expectation of intramural and extramural grant funding

Administration/Service: He/she will be expected to participate, to the extent that you may be reasonably called upon, in administrative and/or services functions of the Department of Neurology, the College of Medicine and Life Sciences or teaching hospital committees.

Minimum Qualifications:

• The faculty member must be a MD/DO who has successfully completed a residency in neurology
• Successfully completed a fellowship in epilepsy or clinical neurophysiology
• The candidate must be Board Certified or become Board Certified within 3 years of recruitment.
• Must meet all the institutional requirements for appointment to Assistant Professor.