Family Practice Sports Medicine Job In Tyler, Texas
Associate Program Director | Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship | UT Health East Texas in Tyler
Company:
Ardent Health Services
Profession/Specialty:
Family Practice Sports Medicine
Location:
1000 South Beckham Avenue
Tyler, Texas 75701 Job Type:Employee
Tyler, Texas 75701 Job Type:Employee
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The UT Health Science Center at Tyler is searching for a BE/BC fellowship-trained Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician to serve as Associate Program Director (APD) for its established Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, which welcomed its first two fellows in 2022. Experience in graduate medical education is not required but would be preferred.
Our integrated Sports Medicine multi-disciplinary team of sports medicine physicians, orthopedic surgeons, sports dietician, sports physical therapist, and athletic trainers uses state-of-the-art techniques, advanced procedures, and innovative therapies to design treatment plans that are customized to our patients’ specific needs and address the full continuum of care.
A successful physician in this position will have a multi-disciplinary approach to providing care, with interest in multi-disciplinary human performance research.
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Practice Information:
- APD role will be a hybrid position with a mix of direct patient care, precepting medical learners, teaching and administrative support for the fellowship program.
- The Associate Program Director (APD) works closely alongside the core faculty to provide a stable, thriving training environment for our fellows and residents.
- APD will prepare and deliver lectures for weekly fellowship didactics and periodically for other residency programs.
- APD will participate in regular scholarly activities.
- Physician will supervise, teach and mentor fellows, residents and medical students in outpatient clinic, training room clinic and sideline event coverage.
- Physician will provide athletic team coverage to University of Texas at Tyler sanctioned sports, with potential to cover high school sports and other community events.
- Physician will have ready access to diagnostic equipment and dedicated support staff including medical assistants, athletic trainers, and physical therapists.
- EMR System: Epic
- Desired start date: Summer 2024
Requirements:
- Minimum of one-year fellowship in primary care sports medicine
- Board Certified in primary specialty (Family Medicine, PM&R, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Med Peds, or Emergency Medicine).
- Board Certified/ Board Eligible in Primary Care Sports Medicine
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound experience/training required
- Unrestricted Texas MD or DO license or the ability to obtain an unrestricted license
- ACGME Residency graduate
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Recruitment Package may include:
- Base salary + wRVU production incentive
- CME allowance
- Sign-on bonus
- Medical debt assistance + Consultative services by Navigate Student Loans
- Relocation allowance
- Residency stipend
- Paid malpractice coverage
- Health benefits + Retirement plan
- Marketing + practice growth assistance
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-Potential Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
About UT Health East Texas:
UT Health East Texas is comprised of 10 hospitals, more than 90 clinics, the Olympic Plaza Tower, 13 regional rehabilitation facilities, two freestanding emergency centers, regional home health services covering 41 counties, an EMS fleet of more than 50 ambulances and four helicopters, and a comprehensive seven-trauma center care network, including the region’s only Level 1 trauma facility. In 2024, we also added six Urgent Care clinics to our network. Our team includes nearly 400 employed providers and more than 7,000 team members.
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As a partner with the University of Texas System, UT Health East Texas is uniquely positioned to provide East Texans with access to leading-edge research and clinical therapies while training and educating the next generation of providers and other health professionals. Graduate Medical Education is an integral component at UT Health East Texas. With Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Occupational Medicine, and Psychiatry residency programs, we also welcomed our first class of medical students in 2023 in partnership with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler.
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About the Community:
Fondly known as the "Rose Capital of America," Tyler is centrally located in Northeast TX about halfway between Dallas and Shreveport and is one of the fastest growing regions in Texas. With approximately 233,000 in the Tyler metropolitan area, it is the largest retail, medical and business center in Upper East Texas. Residents enjoy affordable housing, high performing public and private schools, and no state income tax! Home to The University of Texas at Tyler, the community has many family-fun attractions from botanical gardens to a zoo. The region is also recognized for outdoor recreational offerings, including hiking and biking trails, parks, and an abundance of lakes including Lake Palestine and Lake Tyler.
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Tyler, ranked #1 of USA Today's "Five Best Cities in Texas" in 2024- is known as the "Rose Capital of America." Centrally located in Northeast TX about halfway between Dallas and Shreveport, Tyler is among the fastest growing regions in Texas and is the largest retail, healthcare, and business center in Upper East Texas. Residents enjoy affordable housing, high performing public and private schools, and no state income tax! Home to The University of Texas at Tyler, the community has many family-fun attractions from botanical gardens to a zoo. The region is also recognized for outdoor recreational offerings, including hiking and biking trails, parks, and an abundance of recreational lakes, including Lake Palestine and Lake Tyler.
About UT Health East Texas
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Our purpose is to care for our patients, their families and each other. We do so while educating and developing the caregivers of the future.
- 10 hospitals
- >50 physician clinics
- >300 employed providers
- 13 regional rehabilitation facilities
- two freestanding emergency centers
- regional home health services covering 41 counties
- an EMS fleet of more than 45 ambulances and four helicopters
- a comprehensive seven-trauma center care network, including a Level 1 trauma center.
- Our primary service area has a population over 600,000.
As a partner with the University of Texas System, UT Health East Texas is uniquely positioned to provide east Texas patients with access to leading-edge research and clinical therapies while training and educating the next generation of physicians and other health professionals. Graduate Medical Education is an integral component at UT Health East Texas and includes accredited residency programs in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Occupational Medicine, and Psychiatry. An Internal Medicine and General Surgery residency took their first classes summer 2020, with two new programs starting in 2021.
The University of Texas has also approved a medical school in Tyler, and we expect to take our first class in 2023. We encourage you to learn more by visiting our websites at www.uthealtheasttexas.com and www.uthct.edu.
UT Health East Texas offers the opportunity to build a career with a thriving health system. Continued investment in facilities and services, as well as strong physician leadership, make UT Health East Texas an ideal fit for physicians at all stages of their careers. East Texas offers a family friendly lifestyle as well as easy access to major metro areas.
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