Responsibilities

This is a non-tenure clinical track faculty position at the assistant professor level in the Department of Pathology at East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine. Appointment at a higher faculty rank may be considered based on work experience and academic credentials. Opportunities for compensated time dedicated to undergraduate and graduate medical education may be available, if interested.

The County Medical Examiner is required by law to investigate all deaths involving a homicide, suspected homicide, a suicide, a violent, unnatural or suspicious death, an unexpected apparent natural death in an adult, sudden unexpected infant and child deaths, deaths believed to represent a threat to public health or safety, and executed prisoners. (Tenn. Code Ann.§ 38-7-106)

Responsibilities:

Perform autopsies for an eight-county population of 512,260, with approximately 30 homicide cases per year. The forensic center also performs autopsies for affiliated teaching hospitals, approximately 20 cases/year.
Perform Medical Examiner duties for four of the eight counties served.
Complete reports within guidelines established by NAME Maximum 60-day time-frame for completing cases.
As part of regular duties, the successful candidate is expected to:
- Educate residents and medical students.
- Support medical student/resident education and research within the center
- Additionally, the successful candidate is expected to spend 20% effort on scholarly activities and didactic teaching in support of the educational mission of the department of pathology.
Promote process/quality improvement initiatives within the center.

Compensation

The value of employment at ETSU goes far beyond salary. ETSU employees enjoy a full range of benefits, services and programs, including a generous annual salary, paid holidays, health & life insurance, access to university facilities and services and much more!

Check out ETSU Human Resources page for additional information at:

https://www.etsu.edu/human-resources/benefits/

How to apply

All applications must be submitted through ETSU ejobs system (https://jobs.etsu.edu/postings/31210).

For Questions Contact:
M. Salah Shurbaji, MD
Chair, Department of Pathology shurbaji@etsu.edu
(423) 439-6209

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