We are seeking highly motivated candidates who are willing to establish or continue their careers as a faculty member in the Division of General Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine in Galveston, Texas. We seek candidates willing to excel in teaching, scholarship, clinical care, and service. 

As of fall 2024, we have open positions in our Academic Hospitalist, Hybrid, and Generalist tracks. All positions are open rank. 

For the Academic Hospitalist track, all our teams are currently teaching teams with residents and students. We are on a two week block system to match up with the resident rotations and each faculty is expected to cover 12 blocks / 24 weeks per year. Two weeks of vacation are included to account for a total of 26 weeks of service. Our rotations start on Saturday and the faculty member is on service for 14 days to the second Friday. Typically, we are on a two weeks on/two weeks off cycle. We have a faculty Nocturnist available from 5 M to 5 AM to cover overnight admissions. In addition, we have a Surgical Co-Management Service that assists surgical teams with medical issues on their admitted patients. This service is primarily faculty direct care with resident support Monday to Friday. 

For candidates that are seeking a hybrid model of care with both inpatient and outpatient care opportunities, we have a model wherein they can cover 12 weeks / 6 blocks of inpatient teaching wards through out the year and then have seven sessions of private/precept clinic in our team based model. 

For the Academic Generalist track, we have as unique team-based approach to care. Faculty, along with housestaff, are assigned to one of three teams and patient care is kept within each team, in both the outpatient and inpatient setting. Outpatient Afterhours call is shared among all faculty, with a nurse triage line being the first point of contact. Afterhours call for the faculty occurs approximately two to three times a year for a week at a time. 

For candidates that are seeking a hybrid model of care with both inpatient and outpatient care opportunities, we have a model wherein they can cover 12 weeks / 6 blocks of inpatient teaching wards through out the year and then have seven sessions of private/precept clinic in our team based model. 

The Academic Generalist position is an 100% outpatient position in a private practice model serving as a primary care physician. Practice location will be at our Primary Care Pavilion on Galveston Island, or at our Victory Lakes Multi-Specialty Clinic in League City.  Students and residents will rotate with the Academic Generalist.  In a typical week, the Academic Generalist will see patients face to face for 7 sessions (half days) and 1 session for telemedicine/coordination of care with 2 additional sessions for Inbasket management. Further reductions in clinical effort are based on teaching and service obligations to the School of Medicine and UTMB Health. 

The qualified candidate will be Board Certified / Board Eligible in Internal Medicine and completed residency in an approved ACGME program or equivalent. Starting salary is commensurate with experience. Applicant must be a US Citizen, Permanent Resident, or eligible for H1 Visa; We are unable to sponsor J1 Visas at this time. Please contact us via the information in the “Contact Us” section of our page.