University of Tennessee Health Science Center OBGYN Faculty Opportunity in Jackson, Tennessee

West Tennessee Healthcare and The Department of Family Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is seeking a full time OBGYN or FM/OB faculty member for their unopposed (8-8-8) residency program based at Jackson-Madison Co. General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee.  The successful candidate will provide full-service obstetrical and operative/non-operative gynecological services and will work alongside other faculty to help train medical students and residents. Qualified applicants should hold an MD or DO degree, be board certified and have experience as a physician, leader and educator. This position is concurrently employed by the University of Tennessee and West Tennessee Healthcare. 

The University of Tennessee Family Practice Residency in Jackson is an evidence-based teaching program that has a balanced curriculum including medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, geriatrics and emergency medicine. Our program's 5-year average score for the ABFM Board Exam is in the top 1% nationally. As the only residency program at Jackson-Madison Co. General Hospital, we maintain our own inpatient medicine, pediatrics and OB. Our OB service delivers over 600 babies per year with residents closely managing labor, delivery, postpartum and newborn care. As residents progress through their training, they are given progressive autonomy while caring for more complex patients.

The outpatient clinic setting offers full spectrum family medicine. In addition to providing routine and preventative OBGYN services, in-office gynecological procedures include colposcopy, LEEP, IUD and Nexplanon. The clinic sees approximately 150 patients per day with both scheduled and walk-in patients. 

• Ranked 2nd Most Affordable Small & Midsize Metros in the U.S. by Porch.com in 2022
• Low cost of living—NO STATE INCOME TAX
• Population around 100,000 and growing
• Conveniently located between Memphis and Nashville
• Area attractions include: Jackson Symphony Orchestra, Cultural Arts, Athletic Clubs, Country Club, Professional Sports, Golf, Camping, Hunting, Fishing and Middle Fork Bottoms, an 850-Acre Nature and Recreation Area
• Ford Motor Company’s Blue Oval City is an electric automotive assembly complex located near Jackson. The mega-site will employ approximately 5,800 people and is expected to bring additional industries, growth and development to our area
• A designated Gig City
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Jackson-Madison Co. General Hospital

• 642-bed Tertiary Care Facility
• 400 + Physicians on Active Staff
• 100,000 + ER Visits Annually
• 92 Adult ICU beds
• 19-County Service Area with More than 550,000 Covered Lives
• Hospital EMR CERNER, transitioning to EPIC
• Hospitalist program available for medical management of admitted patients
• LTACH on-site
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