The Department of General Internal Medicine at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is seeking a dynamic physician for a full-time academic faculty appointment rank commensurate with experience to provide clinical expertise in patient care management and provides an appropriate teaching environment for fellows, residents and students in the specialty of Geriatrics. Candidates must possess a M.D. degree in an accredited medical school, must have completed residency training in an approved American Residency Program, have made application and been accepted by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and be licensed as a physician in the State of Texas. Must be board certified / eligible in Internal Medicine and sub-specialty of Geriatrics or obtain board certification within 3 years of employment and must be licensed as a physician in the State of Texas. Responsibilities include providing patient care to onco-geriatrics patients and the internal medicine center, education of students, residents, and oncology fellows; and developing a research focus in health services/outcomes research. Academic time for research will be provided. Prefer candidates with strong clinical knowledge, experience and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Please email Dr. Sahai at: “ssahai <AT> mdanderson.org” with any questions
We are seeking Academic Internal Medicine candidates for a faculty opening in the Section of Consultative Medicine in the Department of General Internal Medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. The Department of General Internal Medicine resides within the Division of Internal Medicine. Within the Department, we have two sections: Section of Consultative Medicine (formerly Section of General Internal Medicine), and the Section of Hospital Medicine. We expect all faculty to contribute to research and education activities, and as such will let their interests guide those topics. Our focus is care of the medical comorbidities of the cancer patient, and as such, “OncoMedicine”. Academic rank and salary will be commensurate with experience, as determined by faculty committee at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center.
We are seeking superior candidates that will have an appointment in the Section of Consultative Medicine and practicing consultative and diagnostic medicine. Primary duties will be staffing the various service lines of the section on an outpatient basis and six to eight weeks on the Inpatient Consult Service per year. At present, current and envisioned service lines include:
We have an expectation that the ideal candidate will assume a leadership position within one of the service lines / programs as his/her career progresses. Another expectation is that the ideal candidate will take part in Quality Improvement activities within the department and institution. The position as currently envisioned is 80% clinical with four full days in direct patient care and one day for administrative and academic responsibilities. As administrative and scholarship responsibilities change, clinical effort will be re-examined on a yearly basis.
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Please email Dr. Sahai at: “ssahai <AT> mdanderson.org” with any questions
Sunil K. Sahai, MD, FAAP, FACP.
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Section of Consultative Medicine
Department of General Internal Medicine
Office: 713.745.4516 Fax: 713.794.1852