Job Information
Texas A&M University - Faculty Academic Professional Track (Non-Tenure): Open Rank-Clinical-DeTar Family Medicine Residency in Victoria, Texas
Academic Professional Track (Non-Tenure): Open Rank-Clinical-DeTar Family Medicine Residency Primary Care and Rural Medicine
Location Victoria, TX
Open Date 12/17/2024
Position ID 154895
Description
The Department of Primary Care & Rural Medicine in the College of Medicine at Texas A&M University invites applications for one (1) full-time Academic Professional Track (non-tenure) position with an 11-month academic appointment beginning in the spring of 2025. Applicants will be considered for the faculty titles of Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, or Clinical Professor, depending on qualifications.
The DeTar Healthcare System Family Medicine Residency Program, in affiliation with the College of Medicine at Texas A&M University, will train residents for a broad scope of practices that prepare them to practice in urban, suburban, and rural settings, or to consider a career in academic medicine.
The responsibilities for the successful candidate include, but are not limited to: teach and train resident physicians and medical students (when applicable) in family medicine; precept outpatient obstetrics, pediatrics including newborns, adult patients including gynecologic and geriatric cases; manage inpatient pediatric service and inpatient adult service with ICU (24-hour pulmonary/cardiology/nephrology/surgery backup available); provide evidence-based, cost-effective, high quality care for patients without sacrificing patient or learner safety; provide training for future family physicians to deliver quality health services of diverse cultural, ethnic and economic backgrounds; night and weekend call coverage; coverage of inpatient hospital service with faculty rotation; and scholarly activity in the form of publication, education process, research, etc. that will be a metric of academic appointment.
This position is in an innovative and supportive environment with a unique opportunity to work closely with administration. Our strengths are the working environment, the support we get, the Texas A&M University benefits, and our beautiful town. The area is a city of about 70,000 population with extensive surrounding rural areas yet only 2 hours from Austin, Houton, and San Antonio.
Together, Texas A&M University, the College of Medicine and DeTar Healthcare System are working to improve healthcare through transformative education, innovative research, and team-based care delivery.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
MD, DO, or equivalent professional degree
Be residency trained
Hold a current license from the Texas Medial Board or be eligible for licensure in the state of Texas
Board certified or board eligible in Family Medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) or the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians (AOBFP)
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with precepting outpatient obstetrics, pediatrics including newborns, adult patients including gynecologic and geriatric cases
Experience managing inpatient pediatric service and inpatient adult service with ICU (24-hour pulmonary/cardiology/nephrology/surgery backup available)
Application Instructions
Interested applicants must apply through the Texas A&M University faculty job board hosted by Interfolio at apply.interfolio.com/160879 and upload the following:
Cover Letter
Curriculum Vitae
Personal statement to include philosophy and plans for research, teaching and service, as applicable
Contact information for three (3) references
Additional materials may be requested from finalists. Review of applications will begin upon receipt of application and will continue until position is filled. For further questions, please contact Kaitlyn Stafford at 361-571-5283 or kstafford@tamu.edu.
