Contract & Benefits

Physician Recruitment Process and Compensation Overview

You would be employed by UT Regional One Physicians with a faculty appointment at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Compensation starts with a $475,000 base salary, plus a group wRVU incentive paid once a year.

The $475,000 base sits above the MGMA academic median for Maternal-Fetal Medicine before any incentive or leadership pay is added. The Director of Labor & Delivery role carries a separate leadership stipend, listed under Additional Compensation below.

This model includes assumed and/or estimated inputs where data was not provided. Assumptions are clearly marked. Final compensation details are to be confirmed by the employer.

Component Detail
Base Salary $475,000
Incentive Group wRVU incentive
Group wRVU Target 33,000 to 35,000 wRVUs
Bonus Payout Annually, September to October
Contract Term Three years
Clinical Schedule 4 days of direct patient care per week
Protected Academic Time Typically 0.1 to 0.2 FTE, based on your interests

Market Benchmark Comparison

Metric Value
UTROP Base Salary $475,000
MGMA Academic MFM Total Compensation, 50th Percentile $450,000*
MGMA Academic MFM Total Compensation, 75th Percentile $545,159*
MGMA Academic MFM Total Compensation, 90th Percentile $659,758*
Approximate Percentile of UTROP Base 57th*

Source: MGMA Academic Compensation 2026 (2025 Data), OB/GYN: Maternal and Fetal Medicine, All Practice Types. Used with permission from MGMA.

Benefits and Additional Compensation

UTROP and UTHSC provide the benefits below, along with a sign-on incentive and leadership pay that sit outside the base and incentive structure above.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • UTROP 403(b) with an employer contribution of up to 4%
  • UTHSC 401(k) with employer contributions
  • 457 plan (no employer contribution)
  • $2,500 CME allowance and 5 CME days
  • Short-term and long-term disability, paid by UTROP
  • Life insurance up to 1x annual salary, paid by UTROP
  • Professional liability coverage
  • Medical license, DEA, board recertification, scrubs, and related practice expenses paid by UTROP
  • Structured onboarding
  • Eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
  • Visa sponsorship available

Additional Compensation

  • $75,000 sign-on incentive, negotiable based on your needs; relocation is included in this amount, tied to the three-year contract term
  • Leadership stipend for the Director of Labor & Delivery role, set by UTHSC based on the role

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