What are the responsibilities and job description for the Academic Professional Track (Non-Tenure): Open Rank-Clinical-Internal Medicine position at Texas A&M University?
The Department of Primary Care & Rural Medicine in the College of Medicine at Texas A&M University invites applications for two (2) full-time Academic Professional Track (non-tenure) position with an 11-month academic appointment beginning as soon as possible in the summer of 2025 to serve as the founding members of a newly developed Internal Medicine Residency Program within the Shannon Health System in San Angelo, TX. Applicants will be considered for the faculty rank of Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, or Clinical Professor, depending on qualifications. We desire individuals who subscribes to and supports our mutual commitment to enhance the health and wellbeing of Texas, particularly those in San Angelo and the Concho Valley. Successful applicants will bring an expert level of educational and clinical leadership to the position. Ideal candidates must bring a high level of professionalism, systems-based thinking, organization, and managerial skills to the position. As a leader of healthcare professionals at all stages of their career, the optimal candidate will be flexible and adaptive to the ever-changing needs of his/her constituents.
Faculty of the Shannon Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency will support program leadership in developing, implementing, and assessing curriculum, mentoring residents, and assessing residents' progress towards achievement of competence in and the independent practice of internal medicine. Core faculty members should possess a broad knowledge of the specialty and have significant involvement in the program's educational, clinical, and scholarly components. Core faculty members provide clinical teaching and supervision of residents and also participate in non-clinical activities related to resident education and program administration. Examples of these non-clinical activities include, but are not limited to, interviewing and selecting resident applicants, providing didactic instruction, mentoring residents, conducting simulation exercises, and participating on the program's Clinical Competency Committee, Program Evaluation Committee, and other GME and health system committees.
Qualified candidates must be a role model for professionalism. He/She will deliver the program's curriculum and care for its patients in a fashion consistent with the needs of the San Angelo community and the mission and values of Shannon Medical Center and Texas A&M University. Core faculty will ensure the creation and sustainment of a high-quality clinical learning environment.
The faculty member's primary academic responsibility will be the education and teaching of internal medicine residents and medical students. As an ABIM/ABOIM certified core faculty member of an internal medicine residency, the incumbent will be required to educate students and residents within both bedside and didactic classroom settings.
The faculty member's secondary academic responsibility will be in the area of service, serving as a role model for future physicians while maintaining an active inpatient and/or outpatient clinical practice. Lastly, the faculty will be required to produce two scholarly projects on average over five years.
Together, Texas A&M University College of Medicine and the Shannon Health System are working to improve healthcare through transformative education, innovative research, and team-based care delivery.
Required:
Individuals who have questions about this position or the application process should contact Mr. Courtney Dodge, MPH, MBA, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education at crdodge@tamu.edu or (512) 341-4938.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
Faculty of the Shannon Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency will support program leadership in developing, implementing, and assessing curriculum, mentoring residents, and assessing residents' progress towards achievement of competence in and the independent practice of internal medicine. Core faculty members should possess a broad knowledge of the specialty and have significant involvement in the program's educational, clinical, and scholarly components. Core faculty members provide clinical teaching and supervision of residents and also participate in non-clinical activities related to resident education and program administration. Examples of these non-clinical activities include, but are not limited to, interviewing and selecting resident applicants, providing didactic instruction, mentoring residents, conducting simulation exercises, and participating on the program's Clinical Competency Committee, Program Evaluation Committee, and other GME and health system committees.
Qualified candidates must be a role model for professionalism. He/She will deliver the program's curriculum and care for its patients in a fashion consistent with the needs of the San Angelo community and the mission and values of Shannon Medical Center and Texas A&M University. Core faculty will ensure the creation and sustainment of a high-quality clinical learning environment.
The faculty member's primary academic responsibility will be the education and teaching of internal medicine residents and medical students. As an ABIM/ABOIM certified core faculty member of an internal medicine residency, the incumbent will be required to educate students and residents within both bedside and didactic classroom settings.
The faculty member's secondary academic responsibility will be in the area of service, serving as a role model for future physicians while maintaining an active inpatient and/or outpatient clinical practice. Lastly, the faculty will be required to produce two scholarly projects on average over five years.
Together, Texas A&M University College of Medicine and the Shannon Health System are working to improve healthcare through transformative education, innovative research, and team-based care delivery.
Required:
- MD, DO or other equivalent professional degree
- Current clinical practice and expertise in the specialty of internal medicine including current certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) or American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine (AOBIM) or board eligible with ABIM or AOBIM
- Must possess an unrestricted Texas medical license or be eligible to obtain licensure in the state of Texas
- Strong preference is given to individuals with prior residency program or academic leadership experience
- Cover Letter
- Current Curriculum Vitae
- Personal statement to include philosophy and plans for research, teaching and service, as applicable
- Contact information (name, email address, phone number) for three (3) references
Individuals who have questions about this position or the application process should contact Mr. Courtney Dodge, MPH, MBA, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education at crdodge@tamu.edu or (512) 341-4938.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.