at University of Illinois at Chicago in Peoria, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Assistant/Associate/Professor of Pediatrics-Neurology
Search Extended until 8/18/2023
Hiring Department: UICOMP-Pediatrics
Location: Peoria, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1012214
Posting Close Date: 8/18/2023
The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Illinois
College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP) seeks Pediatric Neurology physicians for
multiple positions at the level of Assistant/Associate Professor or
Professor/Physician Surgeon of Pediatrics or of Clinical Pediatrics to enhance
a growing division. The positions require 2 years of Pediatrics Residency and 3
years of Neurology Fellowship and can be tenure or non-tenure. Candidates must
be BC/BE in Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurology and will hold or be eligible for
an Illinois physician's license.
The ideal Child Neurology
candidate will be BC/BE in Pediatrics or in Neurology with a Pediatric
Neurology concentration and will hold or have applied for an Illinois
physician's license. The position
includes patient care services, teaching medical students and residents, and
opportunities to pursue research.
Malpractice insurance is
provided by the University of Illinois system and an excellent benefits
package available including vacations, sick time, CME, health and life
insurance and retirement plan.
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 124 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, Illinois
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
Skyconcert... 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 throughout the nation.
Job Duties
Provide acute and ongoing
consultative care to children with neurologic problems in the hospital and
outpatient setting.
Participate in educational
and training programs for medical students and residents of the Department
of... For full info follow application link.
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