Gastroenterology Physician - Academics Job with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition is seeking a faculty gastroenterologist with interest in general gastroenterology to start in 2025 at the main campus in Nashville, Tennessee. Meet our recruiter at the DDW Career Fair on May 5th in San Diego!

Position Highlights:

• Vanderbilt’s Gastroenterology Division comprises nearly 80 clinicians, clinician educators, physician-scientists, APPs, and investigators.
• This Clinician Educator-track position offers bread and butter gastroenterology within a collegial and collaborative group of 14 physicians.
• Great work/life balance – general GI night call only 4-5 weeks per year.
• Our multidisciplinary in-house team includes pharmacists, dieticians, case managers, and highly trained nursing staff.
• Teach fellows, residents, and other learners with a faculty appointment to VUMC and 20% dedicated academic time. Opportunity to participate in research, QI projects, or protocol development during protected academic time.
• Enjoy an academically rich and collaborative community where you will have strong leadership support to innovate and develop your career as an educator and leader within the organization and beyond. Vanderbilt offers a vibrant and innovative culture that supports faculty development, learning, diversity, and team-focused care.
  
  

Qualifications: MD/DO with board certification or eligibility in Gastroenterology with a firm commitment to the Vanderbilt values of innovation, collaboration, and quality.

Benefits:

• Commencement bonus
• Relocation allowance
• Incentive bonus
• Faculty salary supplement
• Professional Development allowance and CME time
• Immediate access to PTO
• Lucrative retirement match
• Tuition benefit for dependents
• No state income tax in TN
• High-quality, low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance
• As a non-profit organization, our employees are eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs
• Wellbeing programs that include but are not limited to mental, physical, and financial health
  
  

Vanderbilt Health is one of the most prominent academic medical centers in the Southeast, with 7 hospitals, 180 outpatient clinics, over 100 residency and fellowship programs, and NIH funding of more than $500M in 2023. VUMC is currently ranked in the top 50 nationally for GI care by U.S. News and World Report. Dr. Richard Peek, Vanderbilt's Division Director of Gastroenterology, has been elected vice president of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), where he will serve as vice president, president-elect, and president in 2027-2028.

Visit the Vanderbilt University Medical Center PracticeLink profile using the link at the top of the page to learn more about VUMC, the Department of Medicine, and life in Nashville!

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.