Assistant/Associate Professor, Hospice & Palliative Medicine - Internal Medicine
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Job Description
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, a leading academic health center, is seeking applicants for a full-time (1.0 FTE) non-tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor position in the Joan and Stanford Alexander Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine.
The selected candidate will contribute to the Joan and Stanford Alexander Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine's mission to improve the lives of older adults, individuals with serious illness, and the people who care for them.
Our work is grounded in compassionate, relationship-based care and driven by a belief that aging and serious illness deserve thoughtful, coordinated, and human-centered approaches across every setting.
The Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine, Joan and Stanford Alexander Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, will primarily provide high-quality clinical palliative care at Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center. Responsibilities include direct patient care, learner supervision, and participation in divisional activities that support the clinical mission.
Position Key Accountabilities
Providing direct patient care in palliative medicine at Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center. Patient population age range is 16 and over for trauma and 18 and over for medicine.
Supervising and teaching medical students, residents, and fellows in inpatient and outpatient clinical settings as part of routine clinical care.
- Participating in interdisciplinary care teams to support patient- and family-centered decision-making.
- Contributing to divisional and departmental service activities related to clinical operations
Qualifications
M.D. or D.O.
- Texas Medical License.
- Board certification or board eligibility in Hospice & Palliative Medicine.
Key Responsibilities
Provide clinical palliative care at Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center, including direct patient care and participation in interdisciplinary teams supporting patient- and family-centered decisions. Supervise and teach medical students, residents, and fellows, and contribute to divisional and departmental clinical service activities.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Assistant/Associate Professor, Hospice & Palliative Medicine - Internal Medicine at UTHealth (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 22,526 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context
In Texas, the Internal Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$291k (33 salary observations; 271 listings), vs ~$267k nationally (998 salary observations; 3,419 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 44% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · above average in physician roles | ranked against 22,526 Physician roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Internal Medicine median $277k (middle half $262k–$311k)295 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Texas vs national | $291k median in Texas | $267k nationally (+9%)33 state / 998 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Texas index 97.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Internal Medicine listings in Texas | 115 active | 1,334 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 10% remote · 44% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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About UTHealth (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston)
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Living in Houston
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $243k
- Typical market rent
- $1,544/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 27 min
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.