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Columbus, Mississippi

Physician - Hematology & Oncology: BMG Starkville

OncologyIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Hematology and Oncology

Practice Opportunity

Practice Description

BC/ BE INTERNAL MEDICINE TO JOIN A GROUP IN STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI

  • Teaching to Internal Medicine residents is a plus
  • Hospitalist program 24/7 to support admission
  • 550K Employment base + RVU with Great earning potential
  • Medical student loan assistance
  • J1 Sponsorship is available, with financial assistance and an experienced legal team to assist
  • Great Benefits; Sign-on, Relocation, CME days & allowance; Personal paid vacation days
  • Employment is with Baptist Medical Group, a large multi-specialty group, 1500 providers, associated with Baptist Memorial Health Care, Memphis, TN Baptist

Memorial Hospital & Health Care Services

Communities: Columbus, Starkville, & West Point (The Golden Triangle,

Mississippi)

  • Charming Southeastern towns with Southern architecture and friendly atmosphere
  • Low cost of living; Strong public and private schools
  • Communities are located on a river for water sports and fishing
  • Beautiful PGA golf courses within minutes
  • Southeastern Conference sporting events in Starkville at Mississippi State

University and the University of Alabama 60 miles to the east

  • Columbus & Starkville Mississippi is located; 150 miles north of Jackson,

Mississippi; 150 miles southeast of Memphis, TN; 100 west of Birmingham, AL

  • Direct jet service by a major airline to Atlanta and to Dallas

For More Information, Visit the Links Below

Baptist Medical Group Home | Baptist Medical Group

BMH - Golden Triangle

goldentriangle.baptistonline.org

Columbus Chamber of Commerce columbus-ms.org

Starkville Partnership The Partnership | Chamber, Tourism, Main Street, Economic

Development

Golden Triangle (Mississippi) Golden Triangle (Mississippi) - Wikipedia

[en.wikipedia.org(Mississippi)]

Please contact Christina Dickey at 662.244.1085 or cell 662.251.1981; email christina.dickey@bmhcc.org [christina.dickey@bmhcc.org]

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide hematology and oncology care as part of a multi-specialty group in Starkville, Mississippi. Responsibilities include clinical practice and the potential for teaching internal medicine residents.

Requirements

Candidates must be board certified or board eligible in internal medicine. The role is open to qualified physicians, including those requiring J1 visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient careClinical teachingMedical practice management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician - Hematology & Oncology: BMG Starkville at Baptist a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Oncology — ranked against 619 active Oncology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Oncology — Physician Career Context

Of the 34 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 15% are remote, 59% have no call, 24% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

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$625k
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Annual compensation range

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Sanford Health · Bemidji, Minnesota

$700k
#2

Physician Radiation Oncology

MultiCare Health System · Olympia, Washington

$561k-$652k
#3

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$560k-$625k
#4

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$407k-$572k
+ 8 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.4this job 6.1
Better work-life than 80% of Oncology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 619 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Columbus

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$205k
Typical market rent
$1,358/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
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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About Baptist

Hospitals and Health Care
Memphis, Tennessee
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical student loan assistance
Sign-on bonus
Relocation assistance
CME days & allowance
Personal paid vacation days
J1 sponsorship available