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Assistant/Associate/Professor of Clinical Pediatri

at University of Illinois at Chicago in Peoria, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Assistant/Associate/Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology)
Search Extended through 8/15/2023
Hiring Department: Pediatrics
Location: Peoria, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1017110
Posting Close Date: 8/15/2023

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of
Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria seeks a Pediatric
Hematologist/Oncologist for a position as Assistant/Associate Professor of
Pediatrics to enhance a growing division. The position requires 3 years of Pediatrics Residency and 3 years of Hematology/oncology
Fellowship. The ideal candidate will be
BC/BE in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and will hold or have
applied for an Illinois physician's license.
The position includes care of
inpatients and outpatients with a variety of pediatric hematologic and
oncologic problems, including those followed in the St. Jude's Midwest
Affiliate, with an emphasis on Neuro Oncology. The individual hired to this
position will: 1) See referral hematology/oncology consultations from
throughout the Central Illinois Region. 2) Fully participate in teaching
programs in hematology and oncology for undergraduate medical students and
residents and participate in the undergraduate, graduate, and continuing
education programs of the Department. 3)
Organize and conduct bench and/or clinical research in the field of pediatric
hematology/oncology. 4) Participate in
cooperative research efforts and clinical trials research protocols at St. Jude
Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee and the Children's Oncology
Group (COG).

About University of Illinois College of
Medicine, Peoria (UICOMP) Department of Pediatrics and OSF Healthcare
Children's Hospital of Illinois:
UICOMP is one of the three
regional campuses of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, one of the
largest public medical schools in the country. UICOMP's educational programs
include 244 medical students and 300 residents/fellows in 21 different post
graduate programs. The Department of
Pediatrics is one of the largest departments at UICOMP. In collaboration with the OSF HealthCare
Children's Hospital of Illinois, the Department has 19 divisions and over 145
faculty members providing general pediatrics and subspecialty services to the
pediatric population in Central Illinois.
About Children's Hospital of
Illinois

The
current research infrastructure within the Department includes office of
research, a dedicated biostatistician and internal research funding mechanism
to support our faculty. The primary
teaching hospital of UICOMP is Children's Hospital of Illinois, a tertiary care
facility serving a 37-county region with a population base of over two million.
Children's Hospital of Illinois provides comprehensive services to children,
including Level IV NICU and a state-designated Pediatric Critical Care Center.
Children's Hospital of Illinois is a major medical facility with 136 beds and a
32-bed critical care unit and the only Level 1 trauma center in Illinois
outside of Chicago. There are existing resources through UICOMP and Children's
Hospital of Illinois for seeding research funding, quality and outcomes focused
academic work and innovation in health education.
About Peoria, Il

The oldest community in Illinois with a
population of 112,936, Peoria is equal distance from Chicago and St. Louis.
Here we have an enviable standard of living, exciting venues within a 15-20
minute drive from our homes, safe streets, quality and quantity shopping, our
own symphony, our own ballet, Broadway Theater League, museums, art guilds,
first-class medical facilities, the nation's oldest community theater and
oldest Santa Claus parade.
Our vibrant riverfront showcases a
multitude of festivals and celebrations that light up the summer nights much
like our extraordinary Fourth of July Sky Concert... a fireworks show that
draws well over 100,000 annually. Citizens are flocking to live in the
refurbished warehouses and lofts on Water Street that produce the perfect
lifestyle for a 24/7 city.
Naturally, we are proud to be the site
of the U.S. headquarters for Caterpillar, Inc., but we have many global
businesses that allow Peoria to play all over the world through their products
and services. Peoria has begun to diversify its economy with infotech
industries as well. Thus our business community attracts some of the brightest
graduates... For full info follow application link.

The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer.   Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

The University of Illinois at Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity 
institution/employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services.

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Job Posting: 10938977

Posted On: May 18, 2023

Updated On: Jun 17, 2023

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