Open Faculty Search - Small Animal Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Department:
Veterinary Medicine | Veterinary Clinical Sciences
The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine invites applications for an outstanding opportunity for a full-time tenure, clinical, or practice track faculty position in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences for a position in Small Animal Emergency/Critical Care Medicine (SAECC).
Position Overview
The successful candidate will join a program already supported by four faculty criticalists, seven residents and two emergency doctors in the Small Animal ECC Service, as well as equine ECC faculty members. We are housed in a comprehensive academic veterinary medical center with state-of-the-art facilities and equipment including digital radiography, ultrasonography, computed tomography, 3 Tesla MRI, 128 Slice CT, Interventional Radiology/Medicine suite, mechanical ventilation, high-flow oxygen therapy devices, hemodialysis, hemoperfusion.
In addition, the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences supports a faculty of over 70 clinical specialists, educators, and investigators along with extensive training programs for professional students, interns, residents, and graduate students.
Performance Objectives
TRACK RELATED EFFORTS AND RESPONSIBLITIES
Practice-Track
- Estimated 80-90% effort on clinical duty including clinical teaching of students and advanced training of interns and resident
- No expectation for scholarly activity or teaching outside of the clinical setting.
Clinical-Track
- Estimated 60-65% time on clinical duty, including clinical teaching of students and advanced training of interns and residents
- Classroom and clinical skills teaching
- Veterinary clinical research, publications or other scholarly activities to advance clinical veterinary medicine are encouraged.
- Sponsored research is not required for clinical track faculty
Tenure Track
- Estimated 40-50% time on clinical duty including clinical teaching of students and advanced training of interns and residents
- Classroom and clinical skills teaching
- Estimated 50-60% off-clinic time to meet expectations for developing an extramurally funded research program that includes collaboration with other scientists, advising of graduate student research, and publication in peer-reviewed journals.
CLINICAL SERVICE AND PATIENT CARE
- Faculty in SAECC provide supervision and oversight of case management for house officers and students receiving cases through the Emergency Service. Faculty may also receive cases primarily based on need and/or desire.
- Faculty in SAECC provide supervision and oversight of case management for house officers and students receiving transfer through the Critical Care Service
- The OSU-VMC small animal ICU is managed in an open style with all specialty services providing primary patient care of the patients in the unit. It is anticipated the appointee will interact closely with the faculty and programs in all small animal clinical disciplines.
TEACHING DUTIES
- Clinical, didactic, and laboratory teaching of professional students, residents and interns in the Small Animal Emergency & Critical Care Medicine Service, in conjunction with the diagnosis and treatment of patients presented to the OSU Veterinary Medical Center.
- Didactic and clinical skills teaching of professional students during the pre-clinical curriculum is expected for clinical track and tenure track faculty.
OUTREACH DUTIES
- Faculty members are expected to be involved in professional and community outreach, continuing education, committee service, and curriculum development.
RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY DUTIES
- Use of scheduled off-clinic time for preparing teaching materials, conducting clinical research, writing for publication, and other scholarly activities expected for clinical and tenure track faculty.
- Tenure track faculty are expected to meet the criteria established in the college’s Research Metrics document for their level of research appointment.
- Although extramurally funded research is not required for clinical track faculty, participation in collaborative research projects, resident and graduate student projects is strongly encouraged.
- For Practice Track there is no expectation for scholarly activity.
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPECTATIONS
- Model and promote a culture of collegiality, professional citizenship, and collaboration in all academic endeavors to facilitate an excellent workplace atmosphere conducive to effective learning, scholarly achievement, and a high level of job satisfaction.
- Adhere to external, university, college, VMC, and department policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Opportunity to participate in committee and/or administrative service efforts as appropriate and based on allocation of time.
Education and Experience Requirements
Required:
- DVM (or equivalent)
- Specialty board certification by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC) or eligibility he ACVECC certifying examination in 2025 or 2026
Desired:
- Excellence in patient management.
- Excellence and commitment in the delivery of emergency and critical care medicine.
- Excellence in service to clients and/or rDVMs.
- Ability to contribute to a range of areas of emergency medicine.
- Experience in the clinical training of veterinary students.
- Experience in the training of house officers.
- Evidence of mentoring (e.g. students, trainees, staff, employees, peer mentoring).
- Evidence of interest in collaborative research and scholarly contributions.
- Evidence of supporting a culture of collegiality, professional citizenship, and collaboration.
- Scholarly track record commensurate with track and rank.
How to Apply
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For additional details particular to the position and to apply, please follow the link below and submit the requested materials with your online application.
Workday Link: https://osujoblinks.com/zz4b
Required documents include:
- Cover Letter
- Curriculum Vita (CV)
- Statement of Research
- Statement of Teaching and Mentoring
Additional information regarding this search or the position, can be obtained by contacting Dr. Edward Cooper at cooper.1697@osu.edu.
The College of Veterinary Medicine
Founded in 1885, The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine has been a top-five program in the U.S. News & World Report rankings for the past decade and was ranked third among U.S. veterinary colleges and sixth in the world in the 2020 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings. Our ambition is to Be The Model™ comprehensive college of veterinary medicine in the world, impacting animal and human health through innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine is a national leader in the education of professional and postgraduate students, research in veterinary and comparative medicine, and outreach to the community. More information about the College of Veterinary Medicine can be found at http://vet.osu.edu
Collegiality, civility, mutual support, and respect for others are strongly held values in the College of Veterinary Medicine. We support diverse beliefs and the free exchange of ideas and expect that faculty, staff, and students promote these values and apply them in a professional manner in all academic endeavors.
Department Information
The Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences seamlessly integrates diverse fields into a unified academic entity with a central focus on advancing research and nurturing the education of veterinary and graduate students. Additionally, we collaborate closely with the Veterinary Medical Center to deliver top-tier care to both our clients and patients.
Dedicated to the enhancement of animal health and overall well-being, the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences is steadfast in its pursuit of excellence in clinical practice, robust exploration across fundamental, applied, and translational research domains, and the implementation of innovative interdisciplinary pedagogy within veterinary medical and post-professional programs such as internships, residencies, and graduate studies.
Faculty members in the department teach our veterinary students in a wide variety of fields and disciplines through innovative interdisciplinary teaching in the veterinary medical and post-professional internships, residencies and graduate programs. We are committed to providing excellent career development and mentoring programs to nurture professional and personal success and satisfaction.
The University
Ohio State is a top-20 public university, and its Ohio State Wexner Medical Center is one of America’s leading academic health centers and recently ranked No. 4 on Forbes’ list of best U.S. employers for diversity. Eligible Ohio State employees receive comprehensive benefits packages, including medical, dental and vision insurance, tuition assistance for employees and their dependents, and state or alternative retirement options with competitive employer contributions.
In addition, this position may be eligible for participation in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).
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