Founding Chair Occupational Medicine opening in east Texas Seeking an Occupational and Environmental Medicine physician to join our region's leading program serving the beautiful communities of East Texas. * Located in *Tyler, TX* - just 98 miles from Dallas! * Faculty appointment commensurate with their credentials. * An established occupational health clinic that is a member of the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC) and that offers a broad range of occupational health services to workers, employers, and other clients from across the region as well as professional physician services at selected plant-based facilities * One of only two ACGME-accredited occupational medicine residency programs in Texas and U.S. Public Health Region 6, and is partially supported through a NIOSH Training Project Grant as well as CMMS-capped GME positions * A newly established public health/general preventive medicine residency in a sister Department of Preventive Medicine and Population Health * A robust portfolio of grants, contracts, and research initiatives in related occupational, environmental, and public health disciplines (e.g., occupational respiratory diseases). * ABPM board certified or eligible in occupational & environmental medicine * Experienced and graduating Occupational Medicine physicians are encouraged to apply! Recruitment Package May Include: * Base salary + wRVU production incentive * CME/CEU Allowance * Sign-on bonus * Medical debt assistance * Relocation allowance * Paid malpractice coverage * Health benefits + Retirement plan * Marketing + practice growth assistance Community information: * Population of over 100,000 (233,00 in the Tyler metropolitan area) * Outstanding area public and private schools * Small-town comforts with easy proximity to metropolitan cities * Affordable housing and low cost of living * Various lifestyle choices lake front, historical homes, modern, rural * No State Income Tax