Assistant Professor Clinical Practice, Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology
Compensation
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Job Description
Essential Job Functions
The clinical duties of this position will include up to 3 weekly clinic sessions as well as up to 6 outpatient endoscopy sessions per week at either the Galveston or League City Campus. Additionally, this position will cover the Gastroenterology & Hepatology consult service at Galveston & Clear Lake/League city campuses for approximately 10 weeks per year and provide night call coverage for ~8 weeks annually.
Minimum Qualifications
MD degree or equivalent, Board Certified or Board Eligible in Gastroenterology. Must have completed an ACGME-accredited internal medicine residency and Gastroenterology fellowship programs.
Salary
Commensurate with experience.
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 position involves conducting weekly clinical and outpatient endoscopy sessions at designated campuses. Additionally, the role requires providing gastroenterology and hepatology consult services and night call coverage throughout the year.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD degree or equivalent and be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Gastroenterology. Completion of an ACGME-accredited internal medicine residency and a gastroenterology fellowship program is mandatory.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context
UnitedHealth Group ranks #9 of 21 employers hiring Internist 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 Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 56% have no call, 52% require no weekends.
Internal Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.0% 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).
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Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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