Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor (Infectious Diseases)The Department of Medicine is seeking an Infectious Diseases physician (Assistant Professor – Tenure Track) for the Harris Health practice. With 14 sections, 10 centers, and six vice-chair groups, the Margaret M. and Albert B. Alkek Department of Medicine is the largest adult practice department at Baylor College of Medicine. We are one of the largest education programs in the US with more than 700 trainees, and highly competitive specialty fellowship training programs, including seven federally funded research training grants. Our healthcare providers see hundreds of thousands of patients in seven inpatient and outpatient facilities and our department's clinical excellence is recognized in U.S. News and World Report. Our departmental research initiatives span the continuum of biomedical research from basic to clinical, attracting $128 million in total extramural funding, including more than $72 million from the NIH as well as other federal sources. The Infectious Diseases Harris Health practice sees patients with a wide variety of infectious diseases including general infectious diseases, complex surgical infections, tropical medicine, and HIV infection at Ben Taub Hospital, Smith Clinic, and Thomas Street at Quentin Mease Health Center.Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:13 weeks of inpatient rounding at Ben Taub Hospital on the Infectious Diseases consult service2 half-day clinics per week in General ID clinic at Smith Clinic, Harris Health, when not rounding2 half-day clinics per week in HIV care at Thomas Street at Quentin Mease Health Center, Harris Health, when not roundingProvide medical leadership to the outpatient antibiotics therapy program for Ben Taub HospitalQualifications:BC/BE Infectious DiseasesCurrent valid license to practice medicine in the State of TexasCurrent DEA certificate (or in progress)Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer. Requisition ID: 25242