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This position will assist in the growth and expansion of the neuro rehabilitation program, including the elevation of our fellowship training program to ACGME accreditation. We practice in a collaborative and multidisciplinary academic environment, with opportunities to build an academic career that includes clinical care, teaching, research opportunities, and program development.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical: Clinical responsibilities of this position include providing high-quality patient care primarily in the inpatient and outpatient settings. Besides moderate to severe traumatic brain injury, there is also the potential to participate in other rehabilitation services such as mild brain injury, cerebral palsy, and spasticity management.

Academic Instruction: Academic responsibilities include active participation in, and commitment to, PM&R fellow, resident
and medical student education, including:
• Clinical training and teaching.
• Participating in conferences, journal clubs and related activities.

Research: The faculty member will conduct research (clinical, basic science, translational and/or biomechanics), working with researchers within the department and across Washington University School of Medicine. Our department has a long history of research contribution, with a focus on treatment strategies and outcomes.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Applicants should have board certification/board eligibility in physiatry, with additional subspecialty board certification/ board eligibility brain injury medicine or neurology, and successful completion of residency training in an accredited PM&R program. Applicants should hold expertise in treating and managing brain injury, adult cerebral palsy, stroke, and a wide range of other neurological conditions.

About Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University School of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery — Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) Neuro-Rehabilitation Division — seeks a full-time clinical faculty member to join our high-volume practice. This position will assist in the growth and expansion of the neuro rehabilitation program, including the elevation of our fellowship training program to ACGME accreditation. We practice in a collaborative and multidisciplinary academic environment, with opportunities to build an academic career that includes clinical care, teaching, research opportunities, and program development. By the numbers, Washington University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is currently #3 in U.S. for NIH orthopaedic research funding, #3 U.S. for residency training and #10 in U.S. for pediatric orthopedics. Our mission is to have a national and international impact on orthopedics through excellence in clinical care, education, research and leadership. Our vision is to grow our impact on patients and our community by improving access and outcomes, to train the next generation of orthopedic surgical leaders, and to transform the future of orthopedic care through discovery and innovation.

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