What are the responsibilities and job description for the Academic Professional Track (Non-Tenure): Open Rank-Clinical-DeTar Family Medicine Residency position at Texas A&M University?
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.
