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Galveston, Texas

Assistant Professor Clinical Practice - Family Medicine

Family MedicineIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time

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Job Description

University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Health) – Galveston, Texas

UTMB Health is a $2.2 billion health science center comprised of five hospitals, an extensive network of outpatient clinics, and Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions, Public and Population Health, as well as a Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, three institutes and over 10 exceptional research centers.

UTMB has a long and remarkable history of advancing health sciences education, research, and patient care. It was the first academic health center in Texas and is home to the state’s first schools of medicine, nursing, and allied health sciences.

UTMB is also home to the Galveston National Laboratory, one of only two laboratories conducting research on a university campus at the BSL-4 level in the U.S. Overall research funding has increased 20%25 over the past five years to $132 million and UTMB ranks 54th nationally in NIH funding among medical schools.

UTMB also ranks as a five-star hospital by Vizient, for superior performance in providing high quality care.

The UTMB Department of Family Medicine was founded as an independent department in 1971 but existed prior to that as a division of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Population Health.

Family Medicine faculty provide medical care to Galveston County residents through its three clinics, located on the UTMB Galveston campus, on the western end of Galveston Island, and in Dickinson, Texas, and through its inpatient service at the new Jennie Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas.

Additional services are rendered at the Gulf Health Care Center nursing home and the Galveston County Health District's Coastal Health & Wellness. At present the Department includes programs in medical student education, residency, faculty development, and research.

Essential Job Functions

This position will be 90%25 clinical and 10%25 education and will see patients in the clinic primarily at our Galveston Island locations. He/she will provide direct patient care and will provide teaching and supervision of Family Medicine residents.

This physician may share on-call responsibilities, including evening and weekend hours, precept medical students and cover other clinical services as needed. He/she may provide comprehensive health care with enhanced access for patients within a patient-centered medical home clinical model.

This faculty will have 90%25 clinical effort and practice primarily at the Island West Clinic (IW) but will also rotate through the Island West (IE) or Dickinson Family Medicine Clinics as departmental need arises.

Minimum Qualifications

MD or DO Degree

A strong commitment to research, patient care, medical student, and resident education.

U.S. Citizenship or Employment Authorization to work in the U.S.

Salary

Commensurate with experience.

What UTMB Has to Offer Potential Candidates

  • A high quality academic and clinical program.
  • Participation in medical student, resident, and fellow education and training.
  • Leadership and career advancement opportunities.
  • Research participation is highly encouraged and supported.
  • Faculty appointment at the Assistant Professor or higher level.
  • Competitive salary with a generous bonus and benefits package.

Income Package: Salary is commensurate with Academic rank, experience, and qualifications. In addition, UTMB offers a superior benefits package, an excellent retirement program, a relocation allowance as well as other potential incentives.

Living in communities served by UTMB Health: UTMB’s main campus is located on Galveston Island which is known for its 32 miles of beaches all along the Texas Gulf Coast.

Enjoy the island life with moderate temperatures, year-round activities, affordable cost of living and only 50 minutes from all the amenities that Houston has to offer! Enjoy our family culture and collaborative environment while you work, live, & play on sunny Galveston Island! Go to utmb.edu find out more about Galveston and the surrounding communities.

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide direct patient care in a clinical setting for 90% of their time, focusing on a patient-centered medical home model. Additionally, they will dedicate 10% of their time to teaching and supervising medical students and residents.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree and possess a strong commitment to research, patient care, and medical education. Applicants must also have U.S. citizenship or valid employment authorization to work in the United States.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical practiceResident supervisionPrecepting

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Assistant Professor Clinical Practice - Family Medicine at UnitedHealth Group a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,448 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

UnitedHealth Group ranks #9 of 21 employers hiring Family Medicine on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 76/100, 1,189 active listings.

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 58% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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).

Location & Logistics

Texas 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

11
<$330k
17
$330k-360k
15
$360k-390k
5
$390k-420k
2
$420k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks46 jobs · 35 employers

401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
63%
Sign-on bonus
59%
Relocation assistance
39% this job
Loan repayment
35%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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AvaMed Workforce · Chowchilla, California

$220/hr
#2

Physician, Internal Medicine - Foster City Medical Center

Sutter Health · Foster City, California

$370k-$425k
#3

Physician, Family Medicine – Telemedicine Opportunity – DrHouse

$100-$200/hr
#4

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$100-$200/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Family Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,448 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Galveston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$395k
Typical market rent
$1,405/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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

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Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary with bonus
Superior benefits package
Excellent retirement program
Relocation allowance