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ABOUT OUR UNIVERSITY

University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Health) – Galveston, Texas
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 & Community Health 
The Department of Family Medicine & Community Health (FMCH) at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston was founded as an independent department in 1971.

Family Medicine faculty, residents, behavioral health specialists and advanced care practitioners provide medical care to Galveston County residents through its three clinics, two located on Galveston Island and a clinic in Dickinson, Texas.  Our providers also care for our community in our hospital inpatient service at the state-of-the-art Jennie Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas. Additional services are rendered at Bayou Pines Care Center and The Meridian nursing homes as well as the Galveston County Health District's Coastal Health & Wellness.

The Department includes programs in medical student education, residency, faculty development, and research.

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

Living in communities served by UTMB Health:  UTMB’s main campus is located on Galveston Island which is known for its 32 miles of beaches all along the Texas Gulf Coast. Enjoy the island life with moderate temperatures, year-round activities, affordable cost of living and only 50 minutes from all the amenities that Houston has to offer! Enjoy our family culture and collaborative environment while you work, live, & play on sunny Galveston Island!  Go to http://www.utmb.edu/utmbliving/ find out more about Galveston and the surrounding communities.

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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 VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

 

 

CURRENT
OPENINGS

Available Positions

  • Vice Chair for Education Family Medicine & Community Health, Associate Professor - 2504775

    YOU CAN APPLY FOR THIS POSITION HERE

    Associate Professor Clinical Practice - Family Medicine

    The University Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) and the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health are seeking a distinguished and visionary leader with a record of accomplishment in education to serve as the Vice Chair for Education. The Vice Chair serves as a leader in advancing the education mission of the Department, with particular focus on resident and medical student education, and enhancing the pipeline of family medicine physicians for the state of Texas and beyond. This leadership role is crucial within the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health, which has a long-standing history of educating future health professionals while advancing research and clinical care. The position will come with the recommendation of an endowment to help support education needs in the department.

    The successful candidate will be responsible for setting and guiding the education agenda for the Department, leading various education initiatives, and mentoring faculty and resident physicians. The Vice Chair for Education will have academic credentials for appointment as Associate Professor or Full Professor and will report to the Department Chair, Kendall M. Campbell, MD FAAFP (https://www.utmb.edu/fammed/about-us/biographies/kendall-m-campbell). The Vice Chair will serve as part of the departmental leadership team along with the Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs and Vice Chair for Research.

    Position Summary

    The new Vice Chair for Education will provide leadership across four educational domains of the department: development of educational pipeline/pathway programming for pre-college Galvestonians, family medicine focused Undergraduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Education and Continuing Education for faculty. Continuing education will include overseeing departmental grand rounds and the departmental appointment, promotion and tenure committee. The successful candidate will be responsible for setting the education agenda for the department and will lead, mentor and assist family medicine faculty, resident physicians and medical students in developing educational projects and engaging in educational scholarship. The candidate will work closely with the director of the Medical Student Education Program and the Residency program director to ensure excellence in education and compliance with all accreditation guidelines. These two positions will report to the Vice Chair for Education position.

    The Vice Chair for Education will collaborate with leaders within, and external to, the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health to drive faculty curiosity and create an educational culture that is strategic and innovative. The successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to build collaborative educational relationships with a diverse group of academic, health system, and community partners.

    Key Responsibilities of the Vice Chair for Education

    • Provide overall leadership, direction, and oversight for the educational mission of the department
    • Ensure communication across the continuum of learning between medical students and resident physicians
    • Develop, implement, and continuously evaluate the educational program to ensure high-quality medical student and resident physician education and training.
    • Provide oversight of all Faculty Development activities including Grand Rounds and continuing education.
    • Provide oversight of the departmental APT committee
    • Supervise and support faculty development to ensure effective teaching, supervision, and professional growth of faculty, medical students and resident physicians.
    • Ensure ongoing compliance with all LCME, ACGME and ABFM accreditation standards and guidelines, including preparation for site visits and maintaining program accreditation.
    • Promote a positive learning environment that fosters professionalism, and departmental well-being.
    • Collaborate with clinical and administrative leadership to secure appropriate training sites, resources, and support for education programs.
    • Manage an educational budget and resource allocation in partnership with the department chair
    • Serve as a role model in clinical excellence, teaching, scholarship, and leadership.
    • Work with the chair to develop educational pipeline/pathway programming for precollege youth of Galveston Island
    • Collaborate with UTMB and community partners on education focused initiatives.
    • Maintain a scholarly presence in education with evidence of peer–reviewed scholarship that engages departmental faculty, resident physicians and medical students.

    Skills and Relevant Experience

    • Significant academic and administrative experience in a university health science center or comparable organization, preferably at the rank of professor or associate professor.
    • Strong track record of educational productivity, including foundation or educational grants preferred.
    • Documentable accomplishment in administrative roles in a complex academic health system environment.
    • Skill developing and administering education budgets
    • Commitment to mentoring and dedication to developing talent within the department.

    Qualifications

    • MD, DO, MD/PhD degree in a relevant field from an accredited institution.
    • Board certified in Family Medicine (if an MD/DO).
    • U.S. Citizenship or Employment Authorization to work in the U.S.
    • History of educational leadership in an academic health center, with former roles such as program director, fellowship director or leader in medical student education

    Leadership

    • Excellent leadership and mentorship abilities.
    • A creative thinker, with initiative and drive
    • Strong collaboration and communication skills to work with diverse teams.
    • Ability to foster a culture of curiosity and innovation within the department.
    • Possesses strategic and tactical/operational focus.
    • Effective relationship building skills and respectful of others; collegial; principled, and of the highest personal and professional integrity.
    • Is committed to the development of colleagues, mentees, and self.

    Personal and Interpersonal

    • Have a philosophy of collaboration and teamwork in interactions within and across departments; have shown the ability to successfully support multidisciplinary efforts in a complex environment.
    • Demonstrate cultural awareness and intelligence
    • Exhibits optimism and a high-energy level with an orientation toward innovation and action.
    • Encourages trust, transparency, and optimism and communicates naturally and effectively.
    • Model adaptability and skills for conflict resolution and management of adversity.
    • Demonstrate strategic influence, lead organizational change, cultivate strategic relationships, engage and inspire stakeholders.
    • Humility, an excellent work ethic, and high emotional intelligence.
    • An aptitude and vision recognized for propelling programs and people forward.
    • An appreciative style of inquiry in approach to work
    • A commitment to excellence both personally and professionally with the highest level of integrity, and a reputation for compassion, fairness and objectivity.

    Success Measures
    During the first 12-18 months, the Vice Chair for Education will be expected to:

    • Build and maintain both professional and personal credibility and trusting relationships with the leadership and faculty within the Department of  Family Medicine, and all colleagues and leaders throughout UTMB.
    • Evaluate and cultivate the educational interests of the faculty.
    • Take the appropriate steps to gain a solid understanding of UTMB’s history, existing organizational and departmental culture and structure. As  part of this effort, assess the current educational activities and identify the education needs of the medical student education program,  residency program and department.
    • Develop and implement an education agenda, defining departmental educational goals
    • Working with the Vice Chair for Research, develop a plan to increase educational scholarship and publication output of the faculty to increase  national reputation.

    Salary
    Commensurate with experience

     

     

  • Assistant Professor/Associate Professor - NT Track Clinical with OB - TAM_72430

    YOU CAN APPLY FOR THIS POSITION HERE

    Family Medicine & Community Health with OB Opportunity
    Assistant/Associate Professor Residency Core Faculty

    Director of Women’s Health
    University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston, Texas

    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. This faculty member will have 85% clinical effort and 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.  He/she may share on-call responsibilities, including evening and weekend hours, precept medical students and cover other clinical services as needed. He/she may provide comprehensive health care with enhanced access for patients within a patient-centered medical home clinical model.  

    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 as well as other potential incentives.

  • Associate/Full Professor of Family Medicine & Community Health - 2505500

    Family Medicine & Community Health Opportunity with
    Clinical Trials Researcher, Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences
    University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston, Texas

    You can apply for this position here

    This position will be a joint position with the Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences with the provision of direct patient care, teaching and supervision of Family Medicine residents and medical students and coverage of other clinical services as needed.  This faculty member will also serve as a Clinical Trials Researcher.

    The Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences is free-standing within the John Sealy School of Medicine. It is a comprehensive vaccine institute that develops and supports multidisciplinary programs in discovery, basic and applied research; preclinical development; clinical trials/clinical research; public policy research, community outreach; and education and training. The mission of the SIVS is to improve human health by: Conducting research focused on the development and use of vaccine, developing public policy and education programs to foster vaccine acceptance, training investigators in the field of vaccine research and development

    Key Responsibilities:

    • Serve as an investigator on vaccine clinical trials, which includes completing training, recruiting subjects, performing activities associated with the protocols including medical assessments, consents, and regulatory documentation, as needed.
    • Contribute to educating students, residents, and the public on various issues related to vaccines.

    Candidate Requirements:

    • MD or DO Degree
    • A strong commitment to research, patient care, medical student and resident education.
    • A history of extramural funding and peer reviewer publication and other scholarship is preferred
    • U.S. Citizenship or Employment Authorization to work in the U.S.

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

     

  • Assistant Professor Clinical Practice, Family Medicine - 2504491

    Family Medicine & Community Health Opportunity
    Assistant Professor
    University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston, Texas

    YOU CAN APPLY FOR THIS POSITION HERE

    This position will be 90% clinical and 10% administrative and will see patients in the clinic primarily at our Galveston Island locations. He/she will provide direct patient care and will provide teaching and supervision of Family Medicine residents. This physician may share on-call responsibilities, including evening and weekend hours, precept medical students and cover other clinical services as needed. He/she may provide comprehensive health care with enhanced access for patients within a patient-centered medical home clinical model. This faculty will have 90% clinical effort and practice primarily at the Island West Clinic (IW) but will also rotate through the Island West (IE) or Dickinson Family Medicine Clinics as departmental need arises. 

    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.

    Candidate Requirements:

    • MD or DO degree
    • A strong commitment to research, patient care, medical student, and resident education.
    • U.S. Citizenship or Employment Authorization to work in the U.S.

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