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Summit Medical Group
Athens, Tennessee

2027 - Internal Medicine Physician - Athens Medical Group

Internal MedicineFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 47m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Summit Medical Group as a Internal Medicine Physician – Quarterly Bonus, Partnership Track in Athens, TN, USA. About Our Career Opportunity Summit Medical Group, East Tennessee’s largest primary care organization, is seeking to hire a dedicated Internal Medicine Physician to join our team at Athens Medical Group in the year 2027. [https://www.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Malpractice insurance covered.
  • Highly competitive annual salary with quarterly bonus potential
  • Initial recruiting bonus
  • Relocation assistance
  • Annual CME allowance
  • Generous 401(k) retirement match
  • Safe harbor contribution
  • Profit sharing
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Long-term and short-term disability insurance

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Summit Medical Group as a Internal Medicine Physician – Quarterly Bonus, Partnership Track.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will deliver exceptional medical care and foster positive patient relationships within a primary care setting. They will work collaboratively with a dynamic healthcare team to provide comprehensive and personalized health services to the community.

Requirements

Candidates must be board certified or board eligible in internal medicine. The role requires a commitment to providing high-quality, preventive healthcare services.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Preventive healthPatient careClinical diagnosticsMedical collaborationPatient relationship management

Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 58% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Internal Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

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

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks46 jobs · 41 employers

401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
70% this job
Sign-on bonus
54% this job
Relocation assistance
43% this job
Loan repayment
33%

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Work-life snapshot

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Listing-based score

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About Summit Medical Group

Medical Practices
Knoxville, Tennessee
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Highly competitive annual salary with quarterly bonus potential
Initial recruiting bonus
Relocation assistance
Annual CME allowance
Generous 401(k) retirement match
Safe harbor contribution
Profit sharing
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance