The VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System is seeking a Tele-Dermatologist to provide all aspects of patient care including inpatient/outpatient/tele-medical care. Our facility provides services to veterans living in a 15-county area of Michigan and northwest Ohio and also serves as a referral center for specialty care. Highly qualified candidates are needed to lead, give direction and teaching, and provide knowledge, skills and abilities in the Dermatology field.

The incumbent will provide dermatological patient care to veteran patients, to include prescribing medications, performing skin surgical procedures, biopsies, laboratory requests, and treating patients in an outpatient clinic setting and by tele-dermatology. Experience in store-and-forward and live video tele-dermatology is preferred as this will likely represent a significant portion of patient care in this position. The VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System has a commitment to Women's Health; therefore, the incumbent candidate should demonstrate an interest in and experience treating dermatologic conditions that are specific to women.

Teaching residents and medical students is required. Incumbent will provide teaching/guidance to rotating residents, fellows, and medical students and train other professional staff in the Dermatology Service. The selected candidate will also serve as a liaison to primary care and internal medicine within the VA Health System, thus experience in dealing with complex medical dermatologic problems and inpatient dermatology is preferred along with documented experience in direct teaching of non-dermatologic residents, preferentially Internal Medicine residents. In addition, the selected physician will be expected, with the approval of the Chief, Dermatology Service, to develop an area of individual expertise that will benefit veteran patients and the Dermatology Service; related publications are encouraged. 

The selected candidate will provide clinical care to Veterans who require dermatologic evaluation and therapy; a portion of the care will occur via tele-dermatology (store-and-forward, live video conferencing, or both). Face-to-face contact with patients will also occur. 

• The incumbent will develop and manage a live video tele-dermatology program
• The incumbent will run a surgical clinic in which relatively large benign and cancerous lesions are excised
• The incumbent will direct, provide clinical services for our contact dermatitis program, and teach other physicians about contact dermatitis
• The incumbent will serve as liaison to and frequent teacher of primary care and internal medicine staff and residents
• The incumbent will have a major role in clinical care and management of inpatient Veterans, whether they are admitted for primary dermatologic issues or admitted to other services for primarily non-dermatologic medical conditions
• The incumbent will direct and lead the administrative and clinical involvement of the Dermatology Service in the Women's Health program

The incumbent is responsible to contribute to the achievements of quality of care standards, efficiency, process improvement, and patient satisfaction. They are expected to practice in accordance with professional standards, core values, and with a commitment to service excellence.

Work Schedule:                       

5/8th Effort  (25 hours per week) – Department of Veterans Affairs

3/8th Effort  (15 hours per week) – University of Michigan School of Medicine 

This position is full time and includes employment as a faculty member at the University of Michigan School of Medicine, with a 5/8ths effort devoted to the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Requires credentials and research publications that will allow the candidate to obtain a joint appointment with the University of Michigan School of Medicine.

University of Michigan School of Medicine – QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED):

Requirements  for appointment as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Dermatology and University of Michigan Medical School will be as follows: preferred candidate will be a board-certified dermatologist with special expertise in contact dermatitis and patch testing, complex medical dermatology, dermatology surgical techniques and tele-dermatology, which are needed to support both our residency training program and our patient care program. General requirements for appointment to this rank include:

·Peer-reviewed publications (typically a minimum of three peer-reviewed publications)

·Evidence of teaching excellence via learner evaluations and letters

·Clinical excellence as evidenced by clinical assessments

·MD or equivalent degree "from a professional school or program generally recognized for its quality of education, per the Medical Staff appointment policy"

·Board Certification from the American Board of Dermatology

·Michigan Medical License, in good standing