Are you a visionary? Are you a leader? Do you want to help rethink the delivery of primary care?

Our Medical Center, is looking for a founding core faculty member to build our new family medicine residency program.

The Family Medicine Residency will be introduced in conjunction with a new teaching clinic, located to attract the next generation of primary care providers to East Tennessee.

The 8-8-8 program is looking for visionary leaders to:

• Build faculty practice and honing curriculum and individual faculty skills

• Care for patients

• Precept and teach family medicine

• Coach and mentor residents

• Explore fundamental clinical and quality issues

We have a myriad of clinical settings at our Medical Center for our residents to further develop their skill. Telehealth will be a foundational activity within our clinic and all areas of teaching will be open to faculty with diverse interests. Our Chief Medical Officer will lead QI research and teaching on health systems.

You will enjoy a work-life balance in this beautiful city and have a chance to help build up the new program. The initial class will enter on July 1, 2024, allowing time to coalesce as a faculty team.

Outstanding Benefits and More:

• Highly competitive salary with excellent sign-on, and relocation eligible

• Robust benefits options including 401k, dental, vision, and life insurance

• Exceptional paid time off and sick time

• Generous comprehensive CME allowance (CME time and CME professional allowance) reflects an institutional commitment to lifelong learning and clinical excellence

• Employer-paid malpractice coverage

• Expert clinical operations in a provider-centric and supportive system

Requirements:

• Board certified family medicine physician

• Federal DEA ability to obtain TN medical license

• POCUS competence (clinical and teaching)

• Outpatient Procedures

• Medical Informatics knowledge and preferred medical application of AI

About our Medical Center

It first opened as an Army hospital in 1943 when Oak Ridge was still America's Secret City. Today, the medical center is a 301-bed facility that serves more than 200,000 people in Anderson, Roane, Morgan, Campbell and Scott counties. The hospital offers 30 specialty services ranging from cardiology and orthopedics to oncology and wound care. Its high caliber physicians, nurses, technicians and support staff help make the medical center what it is, an award-winning facility with the heart of a hometown hospital. Together, we are dedicated to providing compassionate care in a setting that is responsive to patient needs and focused on both clinical and service excellence.

About Us

A Tennessee-based healthcare enterprise committed to providing the right care at the right time and place. As a not-for-profit health system, we are dedicated to being the region’s premier healthcare network through service, community and innovation. We provide patient-centered care that inspires clinical and service excellence, and strive to be the first and best choice for our patients, employees, physicians, employers, volunteers and communities. It is the area’s largest employer and has more than 11,000 compassionate caregivers, expert clinicians, and dedicated employees and volunteers.

About the town, Tennessee

Located just outside of Knoxville, It offers the charm and warmth of a small town with the conveniences and amenities not usually found in a city its size. Home to the world's fastest supercomputer, It also hosts the National Laboratory, whose research and technology initiatives in scientific discovery, clean energy, and security have ushered in an exciting period of growth for our area.

• School district has been ranked #1 in TN for 2019

• No state income tax

Choosing where to live and practice is one of the most important decisions a physician ever makes. The quality of life in East Tennessee, the beauty of the area, the financial advantages of practicing here, access to all the resources needed to provide outstanding patient care.