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Instructor - Family Medicine, Knoxville TN

Family MedicineFull-Time

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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

Clinical ResearchPatient Care

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.

What does the Family Medicine market look like in Tennessee?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedFamily Medicine median $294k (middle half $259k–$316k)123 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingTennessee index 91.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Family Medicine listings in Tennessee18 active2,623 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 10% remote · 42% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTennessee 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 specialtiespostings stay open a median 38 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 857 postings, 907 closed
New Family Medicine listings2,262 in the last 30 days1,366 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
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Family Medicine Jobs

47 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

47 jobs · 36 employers
9
<$290k
13
$290k-330k
17
$330k-370k
6
$370k-410k
2
$416k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

41 jobs · 36 employers
401k / retirement match
83%
CME allowance
56%
Sign-on bonus
49%
Relocation assistance
41%
Loan repayment
22%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physician, Family Medicine – Telemedicine Opportunity – DrHouse

Dr House · Nashville, Tennessee

$100-$200/hr
#2

Physician, Internal Medicine – Telemedicine Opportunity – DrHouse

Dr House · Nashville, Tennessee

$100-$200/hr
#3

Outpatient Primary Care Physician (Internal Medicine / Family Medicine)

$350k-$400k
#4

Internal Medicine Physician - Optum CA - Huntington Park

$239k-$393k
+ 45 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Family Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,618 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Knoxville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$356k
Typical market rent
$1,701/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.6
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Knoxville, TN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.