Assistant Professor/Associate Professor of Clinical Practice with OB

UTMB Health: A Comprehensive Academic and Clinical Program

UTMB Health is a $2.2 billion health science center comprised of five hospitals, an extensive network of outpatient clinics, and Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions, Public and Population Health, as well as a Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, three institutes, and over 10 exceptional research centers. UTMB has a long and remarkable history of advancing health sciences education, research, and patient care. It was the first academic health center in Texas and is home to the state's first schools of medicine, nursing, and allied health sciences. UTMB is also home to the Galveston National Laboratory, one of only two laboratories conducting research on a university campus at the BSL-4 level in the U.S. Overall research funding has increased 20% over the past five years to $132 million and UTMB ranks 54th nationally in NIH funding among medical schools. UTMB also ranks as a five-star hospital by Vizient, for superior performance in providing high-quality care.

The UTMB Department of Family Medicine was founded as an independent department in 1971 but existed prior to that as a division of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Population Health. Family Medicine faculty provide medical care to Galveston County residents through its three clinics, located on the UTMB Galveston campus, on the western end of Galveston Island, and in Dickinson, Texas, and through its inpatient service at the new Jennie Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas. Additional services are rendered at the Gulf Health Care Center nursing home and the Galveston County Health Districts Coastal Health & Wellness. At present, the Department includes programs in medical student education, residency, faculty development, and research.

Director of Women's Health Position

This position will be 85% clinical and 15% core residency faculty time as Director of Women's Health. In the role of Director of Women's Health, the faculty member will oversee all women's health-related education for the resident physicians, including curriculum development, L&D coverage, and continuity and prenatal clinics. There is also the opportunity to develop an OB fellowship and community-based outreach programs to impact rates of preterm labor and increase access to prenatal care. Scholarship to include publishing manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and national presentations is expected.

Key Responsibilities

• Practice primarily at the Island East Clinic (IE) but will also rotate through the Island West (IW) or Dickinson Family Medicine Clinics as departmental need arises.
• Share on-call responsibilities, including evening and weekend hours, precept medical students, and cover other clinical services as needed.
• Provide comprehensive health care with enhanced access for patients within a patient-centered medical home clinical model.

What UTMB Has to Offer Potential Candidates

• A high-quality academic and clinical program.
• Participation in medical student, resident, and fellow education and training.
• Leadership and career advancement opportunities.
• Research participation is highly encouraged and supported.
• Faculty appointment at the Assistant Professor or higher level.
• Competitive salary with a generous bonus and benefits package.

Essential Job Function

This position will be 85% clinical and 15% core residency faculty time as Director of Women's Health. In the role of Director of Women's Health, the faculty member will oversee all women's health-related education for the resident physicians, including curriculum development, L&D coverage, and continuity and prenatal clinics. There is also the opportunity to develop an OB fellowship and community-based outreach programs to impact rates of preterm labor and increase access to prenatal care. Scholarship to include publishing manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and national presentations is expected.

Minimum Qualifications

• MD or DO degree.
• Completion of an OB Surgical fellowship or OB Surgical experience preferred.
• A strong commitment to research, patient care, medical student, and resident education.
• U.S. Citizenship or Employment Authorization to work in the U.S.
• The desire to mentor faculty, resident physicians, and others in women's health and build a fellowship program.

Salary

Salary is commensurate with Academic rank, experience, and qualifications. In addition, UTMB offers a superior benefits package, an excellent retirement program, a relocation allowance, and other potential incentives.

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Compensation

UTMB Health offers a competitive salary with a generous bonus and benefits package.