The University of Texas Medical Branch Reviews

Pros

Competitive salary and good benefits

Cons

It is correctional care on site which is very stressful.

Advice to Senior Management

I have seen some positive changes in holding people accountable recently which was very much needed.

Pros

Benefits, Commute, Reputation, Service to Community, Med. Schools, Great People, work life balance, attempts to put people first. Paid employees after IKE when many didn't work. Great teams.

Cons

Sr. Leaders are not engaged with staff, Very political, Lack of diversity in leadership, slow to change, promotions political, Great place with issues. No identity

Advice to Senior Management

Take time to truly understand the challenges of employees, engage employees. Build future leaders from within. Clearly define the organization.

Pros

Good benefits, decent pay, & they invest in their employees' well-being

Cons

not room for growth in my department

Pros

Benefits & Time Off, If you live on Island, close to work.

Cons

pay & politics - hard to get anything done with all the paper work

Advice to Senior Management

Pay the middle class better. Stop giving 200k bonuses to the upper lvls.

Pros

- continually being rebuilt after Hurricane Ike
 - leaders have persistently fought against budget cuts for research, education, and hospital care
 - GNL is world class research facility

Cons

- Galveston Island is still recovering from Hurricane Ike
 - UTMB has a policy of recruiting postdocs and faculty from current employees, a process that decreases faculty/postdoc diversity and reduces the development of UTMB's professional network
 - for those not wanting to live on island, commuting can be an issue

Advice to Senior Management

Please put more emphasis on recruitment of external postdocs and faculty to bring in fresh ideas, prospectives, and experiences.

Pros

Benefits are good. Culture more laid back than the Houston medical center. Commute time a bit better as well. Plans are out there for growth.

Cons

Lack of obvious career ladder. Minimal tuition reinbursement. Galveston still rebuilding from the hurricane. Perpetual dark cloud of state mandated budget cuts.

Advice to Senior Management

Vision needs to be spelled out better - not just bullet points. Staff really do want to understand what their roles will be in three to five years.

Pros

Effort to promote rofessionalism and cutomer service.

Cons

Poor career advancement opportunities available for existing employees.

Pros

Very good benefit package. Enjoy most everyone with whom I work in the clinic. Employees really do seem to want to make a difference

Cons

Misrepresentation about bonus structure: was told if I made my production numbers every month there was a monthly $500 bonus. 6 months after employment was told "Oh, that's only if there's so extra money floating around"
Can't perform the skills/ procedures I trained for. Procedures I did weekly in private practice are not available due to lack of payor sources.

Pros

-Free healthcare
-Tuition reimbursement
-Warm weather
-Cafeteria on site
-Software discount

Cons

-No parking
-Little direction
-Job description is not clear, expectations is not laid out
-Organization structure changes often and laid off looms

Advice to Senior Management

Gives clear expectations, sticks to what the job description you post. Provide feedback and invest more in your employees, develope them. Treat people fairly.

Pros

State of Texas job benefits

Cons

management unwilling and unable to care