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Description Join our growing team of neurologists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Department of Neurology has over 150 faculty, fellows, and residents spanning ten divisions and five centers and ranks 13th in the nation for NIH funding. Vanderbilt ranks 5th among the nation's elite medical schools for research, is ranked as a "Best Hospital" Honor Roll designee, and holds the top ranking for both adult and children's hospitals in Tennessee by U.S. News & World Report. We are a Becker's Healthcare "100 Great Hospitals in America" and Forbes Best-in-State Employer. Our network of clinics, both main campus and community-based, provides over 70,000 annual ambulatory neurology visits.
Operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. We are committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive. The mission of VUMC Neurology is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
Clinical Neuropsychologist: The Department of Neurology at Vanderbilt University is seeking an excellent early career neuropsychologist for an Assistant Professor position.This position is structured for a clinical neuropsychologist in a general medicine setting, with an emphasis in degenerative conditions in a busy outpatient practice. The candidate would join a growing Cognitive & Behavioral Neurology Division that includes eight neurologists and eight neuropsychologists, in addition to several advanced practice providers, psychometrists, and neuroscientists. Full psychometrist support will be provided.
In addition to providing outpatient care through the multidisciplinary Cognitive & Behavioral Neurology Division Memory Clinic, there is the potential for protected time for the appropriate candidate to develop an independent research program. Vanderbilt University Medical Center has outstanding neuroscience resources to support basic, clinical, and translational research activities, including the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical & Translational Research, the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, the Vanderbilt Brain Institute, and the Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer's Center. Involvement in training practicum students and/or postdoctoral fellows in neuropsychology will be considered.
Qualifications Applicants must be licensed or license-eligible in the State of Tennessee. Applicants should also hold board certification in clinical neuropsychology or be eligible for board certification in clinical neuropsychology.
Application Instructions Interested candidates should submit a curriculum vita and a brief 1-2 page statement summarizing clinical interests and research objectives:
Holly Westervelt, PhD, ABPP
One Hundred Oaks, 719 Thompson Lane, Suite 24100
Nashville, TN 37204
Email: holly.westervelt@vumc.org
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.
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