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Galveston, Texas

Assistant Professor Clinical Practice, Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology

Internal MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

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

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical PracticePatient Care

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).

Location & Logistics

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

Top Internist Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 35 employers

12
<$330k
17
$330k-360k
14
$360k-390k
5
$390k-420k
2
$420k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks46 jobs · 35 employers

401k / retirement match
85%
Sign-on bonus
61%
CME allowance
61%
Relocation assistance
39%
Loan repayment
35%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 4.2
Better work-life than 30% of Internal Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,176 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

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.