Founding Chair Occupational Medicine opening in east Texas

**Founding Chair Occupational Medicine opening in east Texas**

Seeking an Occupational and Environmental Medicine physician to join our region's leading program serving the beautiful communities of East Texas.

* Located in ***Tyler, TX*** - just 98 miles from Dallas!
* Faculty appointment commensurate with their credentials.
* An established occupational health clinic that is a member of the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC) and that offers a broad range of occupational health services to workers, employers, and other clients from across the region as well as professional physician services at selected plant-based facilities
* One of only two ACGME-accredited occupational medicine residency programs in Texas and U.S. Public Health Region 6, and is partially supported through a NIOSH Training Project Grant as well as CMMS-capped GME positions
* A newly established public health/general preventive medicine residency in a sister Department of Preventive Medicine and Population Health
* A robust portfolio of grants, contracts, and research initiatives in related occupational, environmental, and public health disciplines (e.g., occupational respiratory diseases).
* ABPM board certified or eligible in occupational & environmental medicine
* Experienced and graduating Occupational Medicine physicians are encouraged to apply!

**Recruitment Package May Include:**

* Base salary + wRVU production incentive
* CME/CEU Allowance
* Sign-on bonus
* Medical debt assistance
* Relocation allowance
* Paid malpractice coverage
* Health benefits + Retirement plan
* Marketing + practice growth assistance

**Community information:**

* Population of over 100,000 (233,00 in the Tyler metropolitan area)
* Outstanding area public and private schools
* Small-town comforts with easy proximity to metropolitan cities
* Affordable housing and low cost of living
* Various lifestyle choices lake front, historical homes, modern, rural
* No State Income Tax