USC Department of Psychiatry Vice Chair for Education / Clinical Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences (Clinician Educator)

The University of Southern California (USC), founded in 1880, is one of the world’s leading private research universities with approximately 48,500 students from all 50 states and boasts one of the largest international student bodies in the country. USC is located in the heart of Los Angeles, a culturally rich metropolitan city, and is close to both beach and mountains with wonderful outdoor recreation opportunities. The mild temperatures along with the city’s average of 329 days of sun per year make Los Angeles a wonderful city to live and work in. As an employee of USC, you will be a part of a world-class research university and a member of the "Trojan Family," which is comprised of the faculty, students and staff that make the university what it is.

Description of Keck School of Medicine

The Keck School of Medicine (KSOM) converges the strengths of USC, driving innovation in health and medicine to serve our diverse communities. KSOM is dedicated to promoting health, preventing and curing disease, advancing biomedical research and educating tomorrow’s physicians and scientists. Our academic departments and research institutes form our organizational backbone, focusing on education, patient care and developing groundbreaking new treatments.

Description of Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences

Mission

The mission of the Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences is to care for and protect the mental health of our communities.

Vision

Our vision is to drive innovative, leading mental health care by being the place to work, receive care, and create future leaders through learning and discovery.

The Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences is committed to excellence in three equally important areas: clinical care, education, and research. The Department has grown substantially in recent years in its research mission, strengthened by its ongoing collaborations with local, national, and international partners and has expanded the breadth and depth of the education programming, with innovative leaders in curriculum, evaluation, research, and teaching methodology. The Department’s clinical educators and clinical services are a fundamental part of the academic and training missions. The team of mental health professionals offer a range of psychiatric and behavioral health services utilizing the most up-to-date research in the field and state-of-the-art technology. The Department of Psychiatry provides clinical services primarily at the Los Angeles General Medical Center, USC Student Health and student exclusive practices as part of Keck Medicine of USC, and additional ambulatory practices for Keck Medicine of USC, including Keck Hospital of USC, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the USC Care Medical Group.

We are committed to attracting and nurturing a diverse community dedicated to providing culturally informed, high-quality behavioral healthcare to a multicultural population. Both in our work environment and clinical practice, we embrace diversity across multiple dimensions. We aim to provide a safe, inclusive environment for our faculty, staff, residents, fellows, trainees, volunteers, patients, colleagues, and the multitude of stakeholders with whom we work. Through our clinical services, educational programs, research studies, and policy initiatives, we are committed to addressing health care disparities for historically underserved groups; to combating racism and anti-Blackness at all levels; and to promoting and ensuring social justice.

Position Description

Through our educational and training programs, we strive to advance the future of psychiatric and behavioral health education, promote lifelong learning, and make a positive impact on the mental health landscape. The Vice Chair for Education (VCE) aligns with the Department’s mission and is responsible for leading the educational and training programs. The VCE reports to the Department Chair and works in concert with fellow Vice-Chairs and division directors to assure high quality education and training in a scholarly environment, compliant with regulatory bodies. The educational programs within the department span pre- and post-graduate training, as well as undergraduate and continuing medical education, and include:

Psychiatry Residency Training Program Psychiatry Specialty Fellowship Training Programs

• Child & Adolescent Fellowship
• Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship
• Consultation-Liaison Fellowship

Medical Student Education Psychology training programs (Pre- and Post-doctoral level programs) Master’s level training programs (counseling, social work, and marriage & fami