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Clinical Track Position in Food Animal Medicine Surgery

Position Description
 Clinical Track Position in Food Animal Medicine & Surgery
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M University

While clinical track faculty members are expected to devote the majority of their time to hospital service and teaching, the remaining portion of time should be committed to institutional citizenship and scholarly activities so that a well-rounded faculty members spends at least some portions of time devoted to each of the three areas: teaching, scholarship and institutional citizenship. A DVM or equivalent degree, and Texas veterinary licensure (special or regular) are required. Board certification or eligibility in an appropriate specialty area is preferred. A board eligible faculty member will be expected to complete the requirements for board certification within a reasonable time frame following employment. Salary and rank are commensurate with qualification and experience.

TEACHING

Both clinical and didactic teaching is expected. The faculty members will:

  1. Be effective and innovative in his/her approach to teaching.
  2. Optimally utilize clinical case material as a means of instructing professional veterinary students assigned to the Food Animal Medicine and Surgery Service.
  3. Participate in delivery of didactic lectures and laboratories related to Food Animal Medicine.
  4. Develop well organized, creative lectures and laboratory materials for assigned courses in the professional curriculum.
  5. Supervise and mentor interns and residents.
  6. Participate in clinical rounds as appropriate.

SCHOLARSHIP

The faculty member will be expected to:

  1. Collaborate with other faculty members in research.
  2. Excel in the Scholarship of Applied Medical Sciences focused on Food Animal Medicine or Surgery, maintaining a caseload adequate for teaching, providing secondary and tertiary surgical services for referring veterinarians and clients, and advancing the practice of Food Animal Medicine or Surgery. This includes providing and seeking consultation with other faculty members. It also included providing outstanding communication and service to referring veterinarians and clients.
  3. Participate in the Scholarship of Integration through continuing education programs, review articles and book chapters.

INSTITUTIONAL CITIZENSHIP

All faculty members are expected to be professionally collegial. In addition, academic service is expected in one or more of the following capacities:

  1. As a member of departmental, college and university committees as assigned.
  2. Active participation in committees of professional associations as appropriate.
  3. Execution of administrative duties as assigned by the Department Head.
  4. Oversight of the professional development of technicians assigned to this clinical service.
  5. Professional mentoring of interns residents and Junior faculty members.
  6. Share after-hours emergency duties with other faculty members on a rotating basis.