Instructor - Family Medicine, Knoxville TN
Compensation
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Job Description
The University of Tennessee Health Sciences, Family Medicine, Knoxville is seeking a full-time non-tenure track Instructor/Academic Medicine Fellow. This is a one-year position.
Responsibilities
The University of Tennessee Health Sciences, Family Medicine, Knoxville is seeking a full-time non-tenure track Instructor/Academic Medicine Fellow. This is a one-year position.
Qualifications
EDUCATION: MD/DO. Graduation in good standing from an accredited Family Medicine.
LICENSES: Tennessee license.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCES, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE - KNOXVILLE
The University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Medicine – Knoxville (UT Health Sciences COM-Knoxville) was initially established in 1956 as the UT Memorial Research Center and Hospital, which also provided the graduate medical and dental educational (GMDE) and research programs in Knoxville. The GMDE programs collectively became the UT Graduate School of Medicine with the formation of the University of Tennessee Medical Center (UT Medical) in 1991, and more recently were renamed the UT Health Sciences COM-Knoxville with the increased emphasis on undergraduate medical education in Knoxville as well as the statewide presence of UT Health Sciences.
The mission of the Knoxville Campus is to advance medical education required to train the next generation of physicians and dentists, deliver comprehensive and compassionate care with our hospital partner, UT Medical, and conduct innovative research that is meaningful for patients and their families.
Our college provides training for third- and fourth-year Medical Students, second-year Physician Assistant Students, as well as Graduate Medical Education for 11 primary residency programs and 17 subspecialty fellowships.
UT Health Sciences COM-Knoxville consists of 548 faculty (258 paid), 245 residents and fellows and hosts an average of 40-50 medical students per month.
UT Health Sciences COM-Knoxville also provides Continuing Medical Education services for faculty, residents and practicing physicians in our region, as well as Advanced Medical Simulation for students, residents, and faculty.
The UT Health Sciences College of Medicine-Knoxville, in partnership with UT Medical, sponsors extensive translational research in both clinical and laboratory settings. The faculty collaborates with various institutions both regionally and nationally including other UT Health Sciences campuses, UTK, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and other health science center institutions.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 42% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Family Medicine median $294k (middle half $259k–$316k)123 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Tennessee index 91.9 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Family Medicine listings in Tennessee | 18 active | 2,623 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 10% remote · 42% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Tennessee physician listings (all specialties): 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 5% offer loan repayment352 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Family Medicine hiring demand | #10 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 38 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 857 postings, 907 closed |
| New Family Medicine listings | 2,262 in the last 30 days | 1,366 the 30 days before (+66%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Family Medicine pay trend | +4.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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