Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor, Critical Care Medicine - Anesthesiology, McGovern Medical School
Compensation
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Job Description
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, a leading academic health center, is seeking applications for a full-time, non-tenure clinical track faculty for General Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine (Medical/Surgical Critical Care or Transplant Critical Care) within the Department of Anesthesiology.
Position Key Accountabilities
We are seeking highly motivated and qualified individuals with a strong interest in clinical research and resident/fellow education. Applicants with an interest in translational research are welcome.
Duties Include
- 1) Providing critical care medical services for patients in affiliated hospitals.
- 2) Providing anesthesiology and perioperative medical services for patients in affiliated hospitals.
- 3) Contributing to the academic and scholarly productivity of the Department of Anesthesiology.
Qualifications
MD/DO or Equivalent Degree
- OACGME Accredited Residency Program in Anesthesiology (1 year general house staff and 3 years of anesthesiology residency)
- One year of fellowship training in an ACGME-accredited Critical Care Medicine program.
- Texas medical license or be eligible for licensure
- Board Certified/Board Eligible (BC/BE) in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
- Academic rank and compensation are competitive and will be commensurate with qualifications
Qualified applicants must demonstrate a commitment to excellence, discovery, and service, have the potential to be outstanding in their field of expertise, and share an interest in fulfilling the common goals of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
For additional information, please contact: Rishi Kumar, M.D. Assistant Professor E-mail: Rishi.Kumar@uth.tmc.edu Department of Anesthesiology 6431 Fannin Ste. #5.020, Houston, TX 77030.
If interested, please apply through UTHealth’s career webpage at UTHealth Houston Careers
Key Responsibilities
Provide critical care and anesthesiology medical services for patients within affiliated hospitals. Contribute to the academic and scholarly productivity of the Department of Anesthesiology through research and education.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context
In Texas, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$322k (345 salary observations; 3,423 listings), vs ~$309k nationally (10,147 salary observations; 64,000 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.6 / 10 · top 5% in critical care medicine | ranked against 214 Critical Care Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician median $275k (middle half $246k–$275k)17 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Texas vs national | $322k median in Texas | $309k nationally (+4%)345 state / 10,147 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Texas index 97.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Critical Care Medicine listings in Texas | 15 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All physician listings in Texas | 1,572 active | 22,468 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 90% no call · 46% no weekends39 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Texas physician listings (all specialties): 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $75k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Critical Care Medicine hiring demand | #12 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 35 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 76 postings, 77 closed |
| New Critical Care Medicine listings | 94 in the last 30 days | 79 the 30 days before (+19%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician pay trend (all specialties) | −5.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor, Critical Care Medicine - Anesthesiology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 5% in Critical Care Medicine — ranked against 214 active Critical Care Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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