Family Medicine, Core Faculty Opportunity at Methodist Family Medicine Residency Program

Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, a member of Covenant Health, is looking for a fulltime core faculty member for our family medicine residency program. The program is an unopposed, unaffiliated program supported by the Covenant Health Network of hospitals in the Greater Knoxville area of Tennessee. Faculty are sought with a passion for excellence in outpatient medicine and scholarly activity. The program is an 8/8/8 program that will enroll its 3rd class in July of 2026. We have a new continuity clinic proximate to the hospital and have a rapidly growing panel of patients. Faculty have created 4 tracks for focused electives for residents who choose to "cluster" their electives around areas of our faculty's expertise. Current tracks include Behavioral Medicine, Geriatric/Palliative Care, Metabolic/Obesity Medicine and Direct Primary Care (which is the first such track in the country). We seek to expand our POCUS, procedural and Women's Health Curriculum. Join at the ground floor of an innovative program intent to master the use of telemedicine and integrated team care while honing critical thinking skills while harnessing emerging AI and technology in the primary care setting for the primary care practices of the future.

Outstanding Benefits and More:

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• Highly competitive salary with excellent sign-on, and relocation eligible
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• Robust benefits options including 401k, dental, vision, and life insurance
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• Exceptional paid time off and sick time
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• Generous comprehensive CME allowance (CME time and CME professional allowance) reflects an institutional commitment to lifelong learning and clinical excellence
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• Employer-paid malpractice coverage
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• Expert clinical operations in a provider-centric and supportive system
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Requirements:

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• Board certified family medicine physician
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• Federal DEA ability to obtain TN medical license
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• POCUS competence (clinical and teaching)
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• Outpatient Procedures
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• Medical Informatics knowledge and preferred medical application of AI
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