Assistant Professor Health Programs

Position Summary

The Department of Psychiatry is seeking an MD/DO qualified physician to perform clinical assessments and assist with call on the Michigan Department of Education funded Prevent2Protect program.  The individual selected will also provide clinical supervision to residents and participate in teaching residents and medical students within the Colleges of Human Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine. The effort breakdown is as follows:

• • Prevent2Protect program – .5 FTE
  • Clinical Supervision for residents – .2 FTE
  • Teaching (Residents and Medical Students) – .1 FTE

Please note that all clinical faculty in the department are required to cover call at one of our affiliated inpatient units.  This position is required to cover two weeks of call annually on the adult psychiatric unit.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Degree

Doctorate

Minimum Requirements

• Board certified or eligible MD or DO degree
• Successful completion of a Child/Adolescent Fellowship program
• Possess a physician license in the state of Michigan
• Demonstrate a history of clinical responsibilities, including experience working with child/adolescents that have displayed either suicidal or homicidal ideologies
• Possess excellent communication skills

Desired Qualifications

• Strong interest working in an academic setting (University, teaching hospital, etc.)
• Prior experience supervising residents and/or medical students

Required Application Materials

Please submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, a summary of your experience that fosters diversity and inclusion (maximum 1 page), and a list of three professional references with contract information (email and phone number), one of which should be from a current or former supervisor. 

Special Instructions

Only applications submitted through the MSU Careers portal (https://careers.msu.edu) will be accepted.

Summary of Health Risks

Face to face contact with patients and residents, including children/adolescents which have been deemed high risk of perpetrating acts of violence

Remote Work Statement

MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.

Website

https://psychiatry.msu.edu/

Department Statement

The Department of Psychiatry at Michigan State University is unlike any other in the country. We are a community-based, joint department of the College of Human Medicine, which grants MD degrees, and the College of Osteopathic Medicine, which grants DO degrees.​

The Department has played a key role in establishing a biopsychosocial approach to health care in both medical colleges. Michigan State University was founded in 1855 as the nation's pioneer land-grant institution and has an outstanding history of participation in community-based projects. Our medical colleges have always been community oriented and have a two-decade history of innovation in medical education

The MSU Department of Psychiatry’s missions include:

• A quality educational programs including a general residency and child and adolescent and geropsychiatry fellowships. 
• Educational experiences for medical students that enhance their capacity to care for patients.​
• Psychiatric care to a broad range of patients, including underserved and chronically ill individuals.​
• An environment that fosters inquiry and research into various issues related to mental illness.​
• Research programs in HIV, cerebral malaria and neglected tropical diseases
• Nationally recognized community-based intervention programs around school violence and preventing school shootings
• Nationally recognized programs in Muslim Mental Health interventions

MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.