Posting Details

Title Information

Faculty Title
Assist Professor of Medicine

Job Class Code
10005

FLSA
Exempt

Position Information

Posting Number
FRGV1989

Working Title
Medical Director, Diabetes Center of Excellence (Endocrinologist or Diabetologist- Open Rank)

Number of Vacancies
1

Location
Harlingen, Texas

Division/Organization
Division of Health Affairs

Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position
1 year

Tenure Status
Non Tenure Track

FTE
1.0

Scope of Job

Lead the strategic development of the UTRGV Diabetes Center of Excellence, with a focus on innovation, collaboration, and high-impact outcomes. Provide clinical expertise in Endocrinology in a multidisciplinary care setting. Teaching, mentoring, and providing an appropriate research environment for medical students, residents, fellows, and other trainees. Collaborate with leadership across medicine, nursing, pharmacy, podiatry, and other health professions to design integrated, team-based care models that address prevention, education, and treatment of diabetes and its complications. We expect this individual to champion access to care tailored to the needs of the Rio Grande Valley population. Actively participate in and champion value-based care initiatives and population health programs focused on diabetes management and outcomes. In partnership with operational leadership, develop quality metrics, clinical pathways, and oversee data dashboards to ensure excellence in clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, and adherence to ADA standards of care. This individual is expected to participate in quality improvement and accreditation efforts.

Serve on or attend institutional committee meetings as assigned. Assume administrative duties as assigned. Present, participate, and attend teaching and continuing education conferences. Present lectures using visual aids to medical students, residents, fellows, and other trainees. Support faculty development efforts related to diabetes prevention and management.

Actively engage in clinical research and scholarly activity to enhance the academic environment. Develop and maintain independent clinical research programs as appropriate, which may necessitate (orally or in writing) instructing research support personnel in protocol implementation. Collaborate with other investigators. Write manuscripts describing scientific developments based on research projects for publication in peer-review journals. Seek and obtain appropriate funding mechanisms to support clinical research, if necessary. May require completion of grant proposals, applications, budget development, and analysis.

Oversee the design and growth of clinical programs including population health initiatives, high-risk patient care coordination, digital health integration, and chronic care management services. Develop and maintain a clinical endocrinology practice for UT Health RGV. Visually view, evaluate, and interpret medical records, physical exams, and other relevant data of patients; to include competency in taking history and examining patients. Process all essential clinical and diagnostic findings into sound treatment recommendations in multidisciplinary settings. Ensure all quality control standards are implemented and constant quality assurance measures are in place. Must be self-motivated, conscientious, and able to communicate (orally and in writing) and relate well to peers and personnel at the technical and administrative level.

Minimum Qualifications

MD or DO with expertise in diabetes. Board Certified or Board Eligible in Endocrinology, Diabetology, Family Medicine, or Internal Medicine. Eligible or licensed to practice in the state of Texas. Three (3) years of related experience.

Discipline Specific Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

License or Certification Required?

Salary

Desired Start Date
05/04/2026

Posting Detail Information

Open Date
04/03/2026

Close Date

Additional Information

UTRGV is a distributed institution. As such and as assigned, the position may
require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is
performed primarily in a general office environment. This position is security sensitive
and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code
§51.215. The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of
Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least
135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement
Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week
and at least 135 days in length.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Social Security Number *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.

Please Note

Texas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English to
demonstrate proficiency in English as determined by a satisfactory paper-based
test score of 500 (computer-based of 173 or internet-based of 61) on the Test of
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a satisfactory test score of 6.0 on the
International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Incomplete applications will not be considered. All positions are subject to budget approval.

Quick Link
https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/50709