Department of Pediatrics

Division of Endocrinology & Diabetes

Open Rank Assistant or Associate Professor/Clinical

The Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics, Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio is seeking a faculty Assistant or Associate Professor/Clinical. Compensation will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience.

The qualified candidate must be board-certified or board-eligible in Pediatric Endocrinology and eligible to hold an unrestricted Texas medical license.

The position requires strong clinical skills, a commitment to clinical research, and the skills to precept the fellows in our 3-year ACGME accredited fellowship as well as residents and medical students The Pediatric Endocrinology division has 8 faculty members, 3 diabetes educators, 3 nurses, 4 MAs and one social worker in clinic plus administrative and inpatient staff. The candidate will share clinical responsibilities in outpatient clinics and inpatient consult service call as well as the opportunity for protected academic clinical research time. Current research includes NIH, private and pharmaceutically funded projects focused on Type 2 Diabetes, Type 1 diabetes bionic pancreas pediatric clinical trial, comorbidities of genetic obesity, and social determinants of health in diabetes. Other ongoing investigations include 11 Center of Excellence Programs including one for pediatric thyroid nodules led by Dr. Gary Francis, Pheo Para led by Dr. Patricia Dahia, and the newly awarded Therapeutics Development Network for cystic fibrosis related diabetes and liver disease research led by Dr. Maria Rayas. Our division collaborates with the co-located adult diabetes care clinics and research facilities at the Texas Diabetes Institute led by Dr. Ralph DeFronzo. (https://www.universityhealth.com/pediatrics/services/endocrinology) We share fellowship resources with 5 other pediatric subspecialty fellowships as well as adult endocrine and reproductive endocrine fellowships at UT Health. (https://www1.amnhealthcare.com/e/123142/pediatrics-endocrinology-/zfnznb/1478747559/h/GQiRK2ysXjPFB96Cec5IvvqtGf2KiNGrafIrBTCGhps.

Our University Hospital-based clinics and inpatient facilities include a new 12-story, 300-bed Women’s and Children’s hospital opened in 2023. https://www.universityhealth.com/sayhello.

Located near the natural beauty of the Texas Hill Country, San Antonio has a population of over 2 million. San Antonio is a destination city with world-renowned attractions coupled with a relaxed and inviting atmosphere. The city offers diverse educational and employment opportunities for spouses and families and excellent public and private schools are available for children. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, San Antonio offers year-round cultural events, a famous annual Stock Show and Rodeo and the renowned Riverwalk. San Antonio has been dubbed a top 10 best big cities by Conde Nast in 2020.The Best Cities in the U.S.: 2020 Readers' Choice Awards | Condé Nast Traveler (cntraveler.com). The cost of living and home sale prices are below the national median and were highlighted in the US News metro city list for best places to live. Living in San Antonio, TX | U.S. News Best Places (usnews.com)
Please visit the UT Health candidate portal https://uthscsa.referrals.selectminds.com/faculty to apply for REQ #24000988.

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