Medicine - Infectious Disease (Assistant Professor)

Baylor College of Medicine; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, seeks an Infectious Diseases physician for the Medicine division as an Assistant Professor. The team provides inpatient rounds at Baylor St.

Luke's Medical Center and outpatient clinics at the McNair Clinic, with a strong emphasis on education and research. The ideal candidate will be board-certified/board-eligible in Infectious Diseases, eligible for Texas medical licensure, and able to work in the US without visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

• BC/BE Infectious Diseases
• Eligible for a license to practice medicine in the State of Texas
• Current or in progress DEA certificate
• Authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship

Responsibilities

• 24 weeks of inpatient rounding at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center on the Infectious Diseases consult service.
• 4 half-day clinics per week in General ID clinic at McNair Clinic, when not rounding.

Skills

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Academic medicine

Education

MD/DO with Infectious Diseases fellowship

Job description

Job Title: Medicine - Infectious Disease (Assistant Professor)

Division: Medicine

Work Arrangement: Location: Houston, TX

Salary Range:

FLSA Status: Exempt

Work Schedule:

Summary

The Department of Medicine is seeking an Infectious Diseases physician for the Baylor Medicine practice. With 14 sections, 10 centers, and six vice-chair groups, the Margaret M. and Albert B. Alkek Department of Medicine is the largest adult practice department at Baylor College of Medicine. We areone of the largest education programs in the US with more than 700 trainees, and highly competitive specialty fellowship training programs, including seven federally funded research training grants. Our healthcare providers see hundreds of thousands of patients in seven inpatient and outpatient facilities and our department's clinical excellence is recognized in U.S. News and World Report. Our departmental research initiatives span the continuum of biomedical research from basic to clinical, attracting $128 million in total extramural funding, including more than $72 million from the NIH as well as other federal sources. The Infectious Diseases Baylor Medicine practice sees patients with a wide variety of infectious diseases including general infectious diseases, complex surgical infections, cardiovascular infections, tropical medicine, and HIV infection at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center and the McNair Clinic.

Job Duties

• 24 weeks of inpatient rounding at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center on the Infectious Diseases consult service.
• 4 half-day clinics per week in General ID clinic at McNair Clinic, when not rounding.

Minimum Qualifications

• BC/BE Infectious Diseases
• Eligible for a license to practice medicine in the State of Texas
• Current or in progress DEA certificate
• Authorized to work in the US without need for visa sponsorship

The ideal candidate is patient-centered and committed to excellence in providing quality care in an inpatient and outpatient setting. The position includes engaging in scholarly activities and participating in the education mission by supervising and training medical students, residents, and fellows. Incoming academic rank will be based on previous academic and clinical experience. Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without need for visa sponsorship. Not a J-1 visa opportunity.

Baylor College of Medicine ( www.bcm.edu ) is recognized as one of the nation's premier academic health science centers and is known for excellence in education, research, and healthcare and community service. Located in the heart of the world's largest medical center, the Texas Medical Center ( https://www.tmc.edu/ ), Baylor College of Medicine is an intellectually exciting, collegial, and supportive environment with a NIH-funded Center for AIDS Research, a Vaccine Research Center, a NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Ccenter, a NIH-funded Digestive Diseases Center, robust graduate and post-doctoral programs and extensive opportunities for inter-departmental and inter-institutional collaboration. Houston is one of the most multi-cultural regions in the country.

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. Baylor College of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.