at University of Illinois at Chicago in Peoria, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Assistant/Associate/Professor-Pediatrics (Child Development)
(Search Extended Until 7/31/2023)
Hiring Department: UICOMP-Pediatrics
Location: Peoria, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1015001
Posting Close Date: 7/31/2023
The
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP) seeks a physician
for a position at the level of Professor, Associate Professor or Assistant
Professor to enhance an important clinical program.
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician
position require candidates who have or are eligible for Illinois licensure,
BC/BE in pediatrics and BC/BE development-behavioral pediatrics. This
pediatrician will support the continued development of several comprehensive service
lines within the division: neurodevelopmental disability, general developmental
delay, autism spectrum disorder, and ADHD/ADD. Candidates with scholarly and
research interests are highly desirable, along with experience in teaching
medical students and residents.
Position Summary
This pediatrician will support the continued development of several comprehensive service lines within the division: neurodevelopmental disability, general developmental delay, autism spectrum disorder, and ADHD/ADD.
Duties & Responsibilities
Participate in undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs of the Department. A chance to coordinate the resident rotation if desired.
Provide outpatient diagnostic and management services for patients in the region with general developmental delay, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorder.
Organize and conduct research programs in developmental behavior pediatrics.
Perform other duties of a University faculty member including committee assignments, curriculum development, student counseling, and administration.
UICOMP
is one of the regional campuses that make up the nation's largest public
medical school. The Peoria campus is known among students for its small class
sizes, rigorous curriculum and hands-on clerkships; to residents and fellows
for the strong academic setting, large referral base and exceptional
facilities; and by physicians seeking the ideal combination of teaching and
practicing medicine in a research-based university setting.
UICOMP's
main clinical partner is OSF Healthcare Children's Hospital of Illinois (CHOI),
a 124-bed, full-service hospital, with physicians in more than 115 pediatric
specialties and 40+ subspecialties. Located on the campus of OSF St. Francis
Medical Center, it is the pediatric teaching affiliate of UICOMP, the state's only
major pediatric teaching hospital outside Chicago-and home to groundbreaking
pediatric research in medicine. The hospital is also proud to house the St.
Jude Midwest Affiliate, which brings some of the care and services offered by
St. Jude in Memphis to central Illinois.
Easter Seals of Central Illinois is the
largest single provider of early intervention services in downstate Illinois.
Other services offered in collaboration with UICOMP and CHOI include
developmental therapy, autism spectrum disorder services, and a full range of
therapy services (PT, OT, speech, feeding).
Minimum Qualifications
MD/DO or foreign equivalent.
Eligible for licensure in Illinois.
Board Certified/Board Eligible in Pediatrics and Development-Behavioral Pediatrics.
3 years Residency/3 years in Fellowship training in developmental behavioral pediatrics.
For fullest consideration please submit your application by 5/22/2023 at:
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