Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice, Internal Medicine-Rheumatology

Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice, Internal Medicine-Rheumatology

** Webster, Texas, United States*
* ** New*
* Faculty

UTMB Health

Requisition # 2603861

** POSITION OVERVIEW*
* UTMB's Department of Internal Medicine seeks board-certified rheumatologists (Assistant Professor) to join its expanding division. Faculty roles support clinical care, education, and research, with flexible mission profiles tailored to individual expertise.

Faculty members will provide subspecialty care for patients with rheumatic diseases, contribute to the education of medical students, residents, and fellows, and have opportunities to develop scholarly activities aligned with their interests and the division's strategic priorities. Roles may focus on clinical service, education, or research based on candidate expertise and divisional needs.

These positions report to the Division Chief of Rheumatology and work collaboratively with faculty across Internal Medicine subspecialties, hospital leadership, and interdisciplinary colleagues to advance patient care, education, and research missions.

** INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT*
* UTMB, established in 1891 as Texas's first medical school, is a $3.5 billion academic health center with five schools. With $168 million in sponsored research, it ranks 52nd nationally in NIH funding and among the top 2% of NIH-supported institutions.

UTMB operates four campuses with 1,000+ beds and 90+ clinics, serving over 1.8 million people in Southeast Texas. As the only academic health center south of Houston and a Level I Trauma Center, it offers qua ternary care, burn and transplant services, and specialty care for the TDCJ prison population.

UTMB hosts the Galveston National Laboratory (one of two BSL-4 university labs in the U.S.) and the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development. Research strengths include microbiology, immunology, infectious diseases, critical care, and translational sciences, with the Moody Brain Health Institute recently launched through a $25 million donation.

** DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW*
* The Department of Internal Medicine at UTMB's John Sealy School of Medicine, led by Dr. Salim Hayek, is the largest department and includes divisions such as Rheumatology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Pulmonary, and more. It offers a 32-position Internal Medicine residency and a unique Aerospace/Internal Medicine residency with NASA. The department emphasizes precision medicine, AI integration, patient care excellence, strong training programs, and growth in basic, translational, and clinical research.

** DIVISION STRENGTHS AND RESOURCES*
* The Division of Rheumatology provides comprehensive care for patients with rheumatic diseases across UTMB's multi-campus system. Division programs include:

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** Comprehensive Clinical Services** - Consultative and longitudinal care for patients with systemic rheumatologic conditions

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** Multi-Site Clinical Operations** - Rheumatology clinics in Galveston and League City, with expansion to Clear Lake and Angleton-Danbury campuses to meet growing demand

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** TDCJ Rheumatology Clinic** - Specialized rheumatologic care to the incarcerated population at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Hospital

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** Interdisciplinary Collaboration** - Integration with nephrology (glomerulonephritis), endocrinology (bone health), dermatology, neurology, orthopedics, and other specialties

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** ACGME-Accredited Fellowship** - Two-year rheumatology fellowship program with opportunities for faculty to serve as clinical educators and research mentors

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** Research Infrastructure** - Access to UTMB's strengths in immunology, infectious diseases, and translational sciences, with potential for collaboration on autoimmune disease mechanisms and therapeutics development

** PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES*
* Faculty responsibilities are tailored to individual expertise and appointment track, with flexibility to emphasize clinical, educational, or research missions. All faculty maintain clinical practice and contribute to educational activities commensurate with their appointment.

** Clinical Responsibilities*
* + Provide outpatient rheumatology care in one or more clinical sites…