Primary Care Sports Medicine Program Director | UT Tyler School of Medicine

Ardent Health Services; Tyler (TX); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative medical institution is seeking a Board-Certified Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician to lead its Fellowship Program. This hybrid role combines patient care with teaching and administrative duties, ensuring a rich learning environment for medical learners. The successful candidate will engage in multidisciplinary human performance research, contribute to community sports coverage, and utilize state-of-the-art techniques in patient care. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of sports medicine education while enjoying the benefits of a thriving community in Tyler, Texas, known for its vibrant culture and outdoor activities.

Benefits

CME Allowance

Relocation Allowance

Paid Malpractice Coverage

Health Benefits

Retirement Plan

Marketing Assistance

Commencement Bonus

Medical Debt Assistance

Qualifications

• Experience in graduate medical education is essential.
• Board Certified in primary specialty required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and mentor fellows and residents in various clinics.
• Prepare and deliver lectures for fellowship and residency programs.

Skills

Graduate Medical Education

Primary Care Sports Medicine

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

Teaching and Mentoring

Education

Board Certified in Primary Specialty

ACGME Residency Graduate

Fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine

Tools

Epic EMR System

Job description

Faculty position employed by the University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine, practicing in UT Health East Texas facilities.

The UT Health Science Center at Tyler is searching for a Board-Certified fellowship-trained Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician to serve as Program Director (PD) for its established Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, which welcomed its first two fellows in 2022.

Experience in graduate medical education is required.

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.

Practice Information:

• PD 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 Program Director (PD) works closely alongside the core faculty to provide a stable, thriving training environment for our fellows and residents.
• PD will prepare and deliver lectures for weekly fellowship didactics and periodically for other residency programs.
• PD 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
  

Requirements:

• Experience in graduate medical education is required.
• Minimum of one-year fellowship in primary care sports medicine
• Board Certified in primary specialty (Family Medicine, PM&R, Internal 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

Recruitment Package may include:

• Base salary + wRVU production incentive
• CME allowance
• Commencementbonus
• Medical debt assistance + Consultative services by Navigate Student Loans
• Relocation allowance
• Residency stipend
• Paid malpractice coverage
• Health benefits + Retirement plan
• Marketing + practice growth assistance

-Potential Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

- H-1B support

- O-1

About UT Tyler School of Medicine:

The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine is the first medical school in East Texas and the seventh in The University of Texas System. Its mission is to train future healthcare professionals to embrace responsibility for the unique needs of rural and hard-to-reach communities and populations, particularly those in East Texas.

The school offers a robust Graduate Medical Education program, with 20 residency and fellowship training programs, enabling graduates to gain specialized skills in areas such as family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, psychiatry, surgery, and anesthesia. Additionally, UT Tyler’s Master of Biotechnology program provides students with an interdisciplinary curriculum that emphasizes medical research and biotechnology innovation, preparing them for careers in medical research, diagnostics and therapeutic development.

Construction is currently underway on a five-story, 248,000-square-foot Medical Education Building (MEB) in Tyler’s Midtown District. Connected by a skybridge to UT Health Tyler, the MEB will support interdisciplinary education for medical students and resident training. It will also aid as part of a medical education program expansion throughout the UT Health East Texas Health System. The building is scheduled for completion in fall of 2025.

Emphasizing a community-centered approach, the UT Tyler School of Medicine combines advanced research, hands-on learning, and partnerships with regional healthcare providers to cultivate a new generation of physicians prepared to improve healthcare outcomes and enhance the quality of life in East Texas. Visit uttyler.edu/medicine to learn more.

About Our Community:

Tyler, ranked #1 of USA Today's "Five Best Cities to Move to 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 recreational lakes, including Lake Palestine and Lake Tyler.