Assistant/Associate Professor-Trauma-(Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital) - Surgery, McGovern Medical School

Location: Texas Medical Center-Houston, Texas

Category: Faculty

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

Requisition #: 250000MX

McGovern Medical SchoolatUTHealth Houston, a leading academic health center, invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), non-tenure clinical track Assistant Professor/Associate Professor position in theDepartment of Surgery. The candidate will serve as full-time surgical faculty atHarris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Harris Health LBJ)and will be an integral part of the development of the next ACS Level 1 Verified Trauma Center in Houston, Texas. A new $1.6 billion hospital is under construction and expected to open in late 2028. The new Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital will become the county's third adult Level I trauma hospital. The candidate will join a talented team of physicians who strive for excellence in education, research, and clinical practice.

Position Key Accountabilities:

· Participate in the acute care surgery clinical practice at Harris Health LBJ.

· Collaborating with the broader Department.

· Teaching activities including patient rounds, presentations, lectures, and attendance at appropriate conferences, such as Surgery Grand Rounds, Morbidity and Mortality Conferences, and the scheduled Harris Health LBJ Division conferences.

· Participate in various academic activities such as research, quality improvement, education, and administration.

Qualifications:

· Texas Medical License or be eligible for a Texas Faculty Temporary License.

· American Board of Surgery certified or board eligible.

Qualified applicants must demonstrate a commitment to excellence, discovery, and service, have the potential to be outstanding in their field of expertise, and share an interest in fulfilling the common goals of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)

Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.

UTHealth Benefits

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