Instructor

About This Role

The instructor is expected to promote academic excellence, provide patient care, search for translational opportunities, and promote the health and wellness of Arkansans through education and medical practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide one half-day weekly outpatient clinic focused on the management of congestive heart failure at UAMS
• Deliver comprehensive cardiology ward coverage for up to four weeks annually
• Participate in weekend call coverage for up to four weekends per year
• Provide weekday echocardiography call coverage not exceeding one in seven days
• Independently interpret and report echocardiograms for up to four half-day shifts per month
• Complete structural imaging training under the supervision of Dr. Srikanth Vallurupalli
• Develop advanced competency in echocardiography, cardiac CT, and cardiac MRI
• Achieve COCATS Level I certification in echocardiography and Level II certification in cardiac CT and cardiac MRI
• Perform procedural imaging, including intracardiac echocardiography and structural echocardiography
• Gain comprehensive exposure to multimodality cardiac imaging with an emphasis on structural heart disease
• Actively participate in divisional educational activities, including case conferences, grand rounds, and patient safety analyses
• Provide instruction and mentorship to trainees in imaging laboratories and through conference-based lectures
• Design and complete at least one research project
• Submit and present an abstract at a national conference and/or publish findings in a peer-reviewed journal

Requirements

• M.D. or equivalent
• Completion of Residency & Fellowship as needed

Qualifications

• M.D. or equivalent required.

Benefits