Assistant/Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology - SMS-3116

Southern Illinois University - School of Medicine is seeking a provider with responsibilities in administration, teaching, research, and medical service. Duties include direct patient care, teaching, work rounds, lectures, protocol development, and staff education.

Teaching (10%)

• Presentation of lectures, seminars, conferences, and rounds for residents and students (Years II, III, and IV).
• Participate in Neurology grand rounds (attend weekly, present periodically).
• Participate in the basic science and other didactic curricula for neurology residents.
• Conduct clinical teaching of neurology and other house staff and medical students in the outpatient clinic and during rounds on inpatient service at assigned hospital(s).

Service (Patient Care) (80%)

• Develop and maintain a professional practice in accordance with departmental policy and the University practice plan (SIU Healthcare).
• Conduct outpatient clinics in subspecialty clinic, general neurologic disorders clinic, and supervision of resident clinic except when staffing the inpatient service.
• Provide inpatient care through consultations and, when appropriate, principal care as part of weekly rotations on the neurology inpatient service at assigned hospital(s).
• Participate in Botox clinic.
• Work with other faculty physicians to maintain a functional DBS neurosurgery program and provide back up as needed.
• Provide outreach outpatient clinics as needed.

Administration (5%)

• Serve on university, departmental, and hospital committees as needed.
• Participate in scheduled meetings as a member of the hospital staff at St. John's Hospital, Springfield Memorial Hospital, Decatur Memorial Hospital, and other partners as needed.

Research (5%)

• Time devoted to research will be adjusted based on faculty member's productivity and career goals, potentially shifting to teaching or clinical service.
• Participate in clinical trials of new therapies for neurologic disease.
• Participate in multi-center clinical trials of new therapies for movement disorders.
• Publish research in peer-reviewed journals and other suitable scientific media.
• Present at regional, national, and international scientific meetings.

Qualifications

• Licensed as a physician in Illinois.
• Board certified/eligible in Neurology.
• At least 1 year of post-doctoral training in Movement Disorders.

SIU School of Medicine was established in 1970 with a mission to educate physicians for central and southern Illinois. It focuses on medical education, patient care, research, and community service, partnering with hospitals and clinics throughout the region.