Family Medicine - Open Rank/Open Track Faculty
About the role
UTMB Health is a $2.2 billion health science center in Galveston, Texas, comprising five hospitals, an extensive outpatient clinic network, and schools of Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions, Public and Population Health, plus a Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, three institutes, and over ten research centers. It is home to the Galveston National Laboratory (one of only two university‑based BSL‑4 labs in the U.S.) and has seen NIH funding rise to $132 million, ranking 54th nationally among medical schools. The Department of Family Medicine, founded as an independent department in 1971, provides care through three outpatient clinics and inpatient services at Jennie Sealy Hospital, plus additional sites such as Gulf Health Care Center and the Galveston County Health District's Coastal Health & Wellness. The department supports medical student education, residency, faculty development, and research. This position is split 50 % clinical and 50 % research.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care.
- Teach and supervise Family Medicine residents and medical students.
- Cover other clinical services as needed.
- Receive three years of departmental support to develop an independently funded research program.
- Secure funding for 50 % of research salary support by year 3.
Requirements
- MD or DO degree.
- Demonstrated strong commitment to research, patient care, medical student education, and resident education.
- U.S. citizenship or employment authorization to work in the United States.
Qualifications
- History of extramural funding, peer‑reviewed publications, and other