Radiology Chair Position | UT Health East Texas | Tyler, TX- 90 mi from Dallas

UT Health Tyler in Tyler, TX is ?seeking a Faculty Radiology Chair to join its growing team.

Required Education / Experience:

• Advanced degree, i.e., MD, DO, or Ph.D. is required.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience within academic departmental leadership or related activities strongly preferred

Accompanying Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies:

• Track record of effective leadership, including experience and success in research, education, and clinical administration
• Success in building, expanding and elevating programs with vision and collaborative team spirit.
• Ability to develop and implement new programs.
• Knowledge of creating and managing budgets.

About the Position:  

• Schedule: Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm with occasional overtime as needed
• Call is 1:3 weeks. Tele-radiology service is utilized for overnight reads; the Physician will need to over-read reports the following morning. Saturday and Sunday call will consist of 2 to 5 hours to read weekend and overnight studies.
• Outpatient clinic is located at our University Hospital, UT Health North Campus Tyler
• Research is not necessary, but the opportunity is available to clinical faculty
• Teaching responsibilities will include internal medicine and family medicine, residents. The schedule is on average 1-1.5 days a week.

UT Health North Campus Tyler:

• Average 45-50 studies a day per person, a total of 150-180
• 64-slice CT scanner
• 1.5-tesla magnet
• PET/CT
• SPECT NUC med with CT scan, SPECT-CT
• Ultrasound
• Tomosynthesis Mammography
• Molecular breast imaging (MBI)

 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

-Potential Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

- H-1B support via the H-1B lottery
- O-1

About UT Health East Texas: The UT Health East Texas system is comprised of 10 hospitals, more than 50 physician clinics, over 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, and a comprehensive seven-trauma center care network, including a Level 1 trauma center.  Our primary service area has a population of 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 of 2020. The University of Texas has also approved a medical school in Tyler, and we expect to take our first class in 2023. 

Community Information: www.VisitTyler.com

• 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– lakefront, historical homes, modern, rural
• No State Income Tax

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