"Assistant/Associate/Professor of Family Medicine/Osteopathic Medicine"

Department:

DCOM CLINICAL MEDICINE

Position Category:

Faculty

Job Description

The Assistant/Associate/Professor of Family Medicine/Osteopathic Medicine will be directly responsible for teaching, clinical duties, and scientific scholarship. Lead and facilitate skills labs for residents and students at our GME partner institutions, ensuring hands-on, competency-based learning experiences as needed. Design and deliver structured procedural training sessions to enhance residents and students clinical competencies as needed.

Required Qualifications

• D.O./M.D. degree and Board Certification in Family Medicine and OMM; and
• able to be licensed in Tennessee by the Tennessee Board of Osteopathic Examination/Tennessee Medical State Board.

Preferred Qualifications

• D.O. degree and able to be licensed in Tennessee by the Tennessee Board of Osteopathic Examination;
• minimum of 5 years experience in clinical/academic medicine teaching and leadership. Academic rank will be commensurate with training and experience.

Posting Number:

F01684P

Job Open Date:

03/04/2026

Job Close Date:

07/04/2026

Open Until Filled:

No

Job Duties

• Promote the mission of Lincoln Memorial University to all faculty, staff, students and to the community at large;
• promote effective working relationships among faculty, staff and students;
• establish curriculum, subject matter and methods of instruction and those aspects of student life which relate to the medical education process;
• contribute to the planning, development and evaluation of courses and academic programs within the LMU-DCOM;
• promote by precept and example a general atmosphere within the LMU-DCOM of respect for knowledge, thought and inquiry;
• maintain intellectual integrity and to strive for academic excellence in teaching;
• promote clinical service and demonstrate adequate standards of professional linguistic expression in writing and speech;
• have on file in the appropriate office an outline and list of the goals and objectives for each lecture;
• carry out lecture, seminar, small group discussion and/or clinical assignments and responsibilities effectively;
• design and present a course and/or series of integrated lectures and/or small group discussions;
• prepare examination questions as well as grade a course or portion of course;
• meet classes according to published schedule;
• commit to working in a professional multicultural environment that fosters diversity;
• provide service by attending scheduled faculty meetings and by serving on appointed and or elected committees as required;
• work, as needed, with Deans of Clinical Medicine on curricular matters;
• serve as an active member of the department, working closely with the department vice chair to further the department and College mission and vision
• complete required institutional, program accreditation, and other reports necessary for the operation and advancement of University programs;
• provide clinical service/patient care and bedside teaching for students in the clinical setting;
• serves as an example to learners and colleagues of appropriate professional behavior;
• participate in clinic quality assurance and other service evaluation activities;
• participate in scholarly activity;
• serve as mentor to medical and other students,
• demonstrate and supervise students during clinical educational activities utilizing standardized patients and/or volunteer patients;
• demonstrate and supervise students during clinical educational activities utilizing standardized patients and/or volunteer patients;
• perform other duties as assigned.

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