Inaugural Emergency Medicine Residency PD | The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine

Faculty position employed by the University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine, practicing in UT Health East Texas facilities. 

 

University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine is searching for an experienced Emergency Medicine physician leader to serve as the inaugural Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director at its growing academic institution in Tyler, TX- 90 mi from Dallas.

 

This is an opportunity to spearhead the development, approval, and implementation of an Emergency Medicine Residency Program. The incoming Program Director will be integral to assisting the UT Tyler School of Medicine and UT Health East Texas (9 facilities), including the region's only Level I Trauma Center, in its mission of cultivating a new generation of physicians prepared to improve healthcare outcomes and enhance the quality of life in East Texas.

 

The main responsibilities of the Program Director will include: 

• Lead and Direct the Emergency Medicine Accreditation process
• Program Administration
• Resident Recruitment/Selection and Supervision
• Educational Oversight to ensure curriculum compliance meets accreditation standards
• Compliance and Reporting: to ensure ACGME and other governing bodies' requirements are met 

Position Highlights:

• Advanced Care: Primary location is UT Health North Campus Tyler and secondary is UT Health Tyler, a 502-bed tertiary facility that is home to a Comprehensive Stroke Center, and the hub for UT Health East Texas EMS and AIR 1.
• 15 Emergency Medicine Physicians and 7 Advanced Practice Providers.
• 36 ED beds, including three exam rooms, currently staffed at 24 (12 holding beds).
• Administrative Time: At least 50% of the Program Director's time will be administrative time.
• Clinical Time: 4-6 shifts/month (12 hour shifts and competitive hourly rate)
• Advanced Simulation Center w/ dedicated staff
• EMR: Epic

 

Required Certifications/Experience:

• MD or DO, with board certification by ABEM or AOBEM
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as PD, APD, or core faculty 

Potential Eligibility For Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

 

About UT Tyler School of Medicine:

The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine is the first medical school in East Texas and the seventh in The University of Texas System. Its mission is to train future healthcare professionals to embrace responsibility for the unique needs of rural and hard-to-reach communities and populations, particularly those in East Texas. 

The school offers a robust Graduate Medical Education program, with 20 residency and fellowship training programs, enabling graduates to gain specialized skills in areas such as family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, psychiatry, surgery, and anesthesia. Additionally, UT Tyler’s Master of Biotechnology program provides students with an interdisciplinary curriculum that emphasizes medical research and biotechnology innovation. 

Construction is currently underway on a five-story, 248,000-square-foot Medical Education Building (MEB) in Tyler’s Midtown District.

  

About Our Community:

Tyler, ranked #1 of USA Today's "Five Best Cities to Move to in Texas" in 2024- is known as the "Rose Capital of America." Centrally located in Northeast TX halfway between Dallas and Shreveport, Tyler is among the fastest growing regions in Texas and is the largest retail, healthcare, and business center in upper east Texas. Residents enjoy affordable housing, high-performing public and private schools, and no state income tax!

About Ardent Health Services

From our roots in behavioral health to our groundbreaking partnership with leading real estate investment trust Ventas, Ardent has earned a reputation as one of the industry’s strongest – and most innovative – hospital operators. Since 2001, Ardent has invested more than $835 million in raising the standard of care in the communities we serve.

Ardent includes: 30 Hospitals; 4,287 Licensed Beds; 26,000 employees; 180 clinic locations; 1,200 employed providers; and 2.6 million provider encounters/day