Family Medicine Physician (Assistant Professor) - Northwest Clinic
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Job posting number: #7284346 (Ref:19867-en_US)
Posted: September 29, 2024
Job Description
Baylor College of Medicine and Department Summary:
Baylor (www.bcm.edu) is recognized as one of the nation's premier academic health science centers and is known for excellence in education, research, healthcare, and community service. Located in the heart of the world's largest medical center (Texas Medical Center), Baylor is affiliated with multiple educational, healthcare, and research facilities (Baylor Affiliates).
Summary
The Department of Family and Community Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine (Family and Community Medicine-BCM) is seeking a primary care provider faculty member to join our team, which is committed to providing care to diverse and underserved populations in the Greater Houston and Harris County area. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity, if desired, to participate in academic activities which support medical student education and research. In joining this distinguished institution, it allows for provider recognition, innovation, collaboration, and influence.
This position will provide direct patient care services at the Northwest Health Center, one of our affiliate facilities. In this facility, you will be surrounded by specialty care providers for OB/GYN, ophthalmology, and psychiatry, which by working together, will help to improve the overall well-being of our patients.
Job Duties
Duties include direct patient care, if desired, educating medical students, participating in clinical research. For FCM faculty, it is essential to support evidence-based medicine with an emphasis on outcome-based analysis, which can be acquired throughout this facility. Serving as an adult medicine inpatient attending or serving as an attending on our obstetric service is preferred.
This is a non-tenured clinical track faculty position that offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and an opportunity to work for a prestigious institution with outstanding faculty and staff.
Minimum Qualifications
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Education Required: M.D. or D.O.
Experience: Residency training in Family Medicine. No prior practice experience is required.
- Certification/Licenses/Registration Required: License from the Texas Medical Board is required to practice medicine in the state of Texas. Board Certification in Family Medicine. Baylor allows a grace period of four years from residency graduation date to pass the boards.
Obtaining privileges and performing adult inpatient services is highly recommended.
For further information or questions, please contact Roger Zoorob, M.D., MPH, FAAFP at [email protected].
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.
