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Assistant/Associate/Professor-Peoria (Child Development)

Assistant/Associate/Professor-Peoria (Child Development)

Hiring Department: UICOMP-Pediatrics

Location: Peoria, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1026754

Posting Close Date: 10/31/2024

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.

The Child Development and Rehabilitation general pediatrician position requires candidates who have or are eligible for Illinois licensure, BC/BE in pediatrics and a passion for caring for infants and children who have or at risk of having neurodevelopmental disabilities. The general pediatrician will work with neurodevelopmental pediatricians, developmental behavioral pediatricians and nurse practitioners to support the continued development of several comprehensive service lines within the Division of Child Development and Rehabilitation. Candidates with scholarly and research interests are highly desirable, along with experience in teaching medical students and residents.

Position Summary
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. This pediatrician will support the continued development of several comprehensive service lines within the Division of Child Development and Rehabilitation. Candidates with scholarly and research interests are highly desirable, along with experience in teaching medical students and residents.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Participate in undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs of the Department.
• Provide outpatient diagnostic and management services for patients in the region with general developmental delay, intellectual disabilities, 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.
• Help lead quality improvement projects for the division.

Minimum Qualifications

• MD/DO or foreign equivalent
• Eligible for licensure in Illinois
• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Pediatrics
• 3 years Residency in Pediatrics

Preferred Qualifications

• Leadership in teaching residents and medical students
• 3-5 years experience working with infants and children who have or at risk of having neurodevelopmental disability.
• Experience in diagnosing and managing autism spectrum disorder in young children.
• Experience in evaluation and management of infant and children with cerebral palsy.

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 Quaternary Care 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

One of the oldest communities 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 fireworks show that draws well over 100,000 annually. Residents are flocking to live in the refurbished warehouses and lofts on Water Street that produce the perfect lifestyle for a 24/7 city.

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.

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For fullest consideration please apply by 8/21/2024.

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