Assistant Professor Clinical Practice - Family Medicine

Associate/Full Professor of Family Medicine

Clinical Trials Researcher, Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences

University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas

The University of Texas Medical Branch (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, six institutes and over 25 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 $157 million and UTMB ranks 52nd 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 was founded as an independent department in 1971 but existed prior to that as a division of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Population Health. Department of Family Medicine faculty provide medical care to Galveston County residents through its three clinics, located on the UTMB Galveston campus, on the western end of Galveston Island, and in Dickinson, Texas, and through its inpatient service at the new Jennie Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas. Additional services are rendered at the Gulf Health Care Center nursing home and the Galveston County Health District's Coastal Health & Wellness. At present the Department includes programs in medical student education, residency, faculty development, and research.

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.

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 Associate 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.
• 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.

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!

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