Description

The Department of Primary Care & Rural Medicine, DeTar Healthcare System Family Medicine Residency Program in affiliation with the School 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 fall of 2024. Applicants will be considered for the faculty titles of Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, or Clinical Professor, depending on qualifications. 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 services 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 DeTar Healthcare System Family Medicine Residency Program trains 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 family medicine. The area is a city of about 70,000 population with extensive surrounding rural areas yet only 2 hours from Austin, Houston, and San Antonio.