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Memphis, Tennessee

Family Medicine/Internal Medicine Physician Faculty, Open Rank (College of Osteopathic Medicine)

Family MedicineFull-Time

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

  • ## This position is on-site in Memphis, TN
  • Summary

The Baptist University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Memphis, TN, is seeking a full-time, open-rank faculty member in Clinical Sciences in a specialty of Family Medicine or Internal Medicine. Each physician faculty member will have duties as assigned in the the domains of teaching, research & scholarly activity, service, administration and clinical practice.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in teaching, scholarly activities, and service in the Osteopathic School of Medicine with a goal of producing competent and holistic Physicians
  • Participate and/or direct multidisciplinary curricular courses and formative and summative assessment of learners including clinical courses during the third and fourth year of the Osteopathic medical curriculum
  • Provide instructional experiences that support the mission and goals of the College and University
  • Work with leadership to assess educational outcomes and use data to perform quality improvement of instructional methodology and curriculum
  • Full-time, non-tenure track, exempt position under the administrative direction of the Department Chair and Senior Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs
  • May occasionally require hours beyond an 8-hour workday
  • Distribution of time to be spent in Teaching, Research & Scholarly Activity, Service, Administration, and Clinical Practice negotiated annually based on faculty career goals, college and administrative needs, and meeting accreditation standards.

Requirements, Preferences and Experience

  • DO or MD degree with AOA or ABMS board certification or board eligibility in designated clinical field, or terminal degree in a related or academically appropriate area from an accredited institution with demonstrated experience in teaching
  • Commitment to support the mission and vision of Baptist University Health Sciences
  • Proficiency using computer with applications such as Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel)
  • Ability to stand or sit for periods of time, stand, walk and bend intermittently through the day in university environment with moderate fluctuations in noise and temperature.
  • Must successfully complete and pass requisite pre-employment drug screen/physical and background check
  • Unrestricted certification/licensure to teach/practice in the State of Tennessee; if DO or MD, must have ability to obtain an active and unrestricted medical license in the state where clinical activities occur
  • Track record of excellence in teaching, scholarship, and/or research
  • Robust research portfolio or peer-reviewed publications
  • Evidence of a national and/or international reputation in given field
  • Participation in professional and community organizations

Requirements

Candidates must hold a DO or MD degree with board certification or eligibility in a relevant clinical field. A track record of excellence in teaching, research, and the ability to obtain a Tennessee medical license are required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medical EducationCurriculum Development

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Tennessee, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$276k (10 salary observations; 48 listings), vs ~$263k nationally (1,878 salary observations; 6,417 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

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, 14% are remote, 48% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Location & Logistics

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

Top Family Medicine Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 35 employers

15
<$325k
5
$325k-350k
17
$350k-375k
7
$375k-400k
6
$400k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks42 jobs · 35 employers

401k / retirement match
79%
Sign-on bonus
67%
CME allowance
62%
Relocation assistance
40%
Loan repayment
21%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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MASC Medical · Brooksville, Florida

$420k
#2

Physician, Family Medicine – Telemedicine Opportunity – DrHouse

Dr House · Nashville, Tennessee

$100-$200/hr
#3

Physician, Internal Medicine – Telemedicine Opportunity – DrHouse

$100-$200/hr
#4

Family Medicine / Internal Medicine Physician Atlanta GA

$150-$200/hr
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Family Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,542 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Memphis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$142k
Typical market rent
$1,232/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.2
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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