Assistant/Associate/Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Healthy Kids U) at University of Illinois College of Medicine

Hiring Department: UICOMP-Pediatrics

Location:  Peoria, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1027110

Posting Close Date: 11/26/2024

The Department of General Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria seeks a pediatric or medicine-pediatric trained physician with a strong interest and focus in pediatric obesity medicine. Clinical care of children with obesity will be delivered at Healthy Kids U, a multi-component multi-disciplinary pediatric obesity care program. The position is full-time at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.

Candidates should have a passion for delivering patient/family-centered and contextualized care and who work collaboratively within highly functional interprofessional coordinated care teams. They should also share our values for high-quality patient care, the education of residents and medical students, and the promotion of scholarly activity.

Position Summary

The Department of General Pediatrics seeks a pediatric or medicine-pediatric trained physician who will provide clinical care to children with obesity at Healthy Kids U, a multi-component multi-disciplinary pediatric obesity care program. The position is full-time at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Support and engage in an interprofessional collaborative care model
• Deliver direct patient care in managing childhood obesity as well as related co-morbidities, dysregulated to disordered eating patterns, and mental health concerns
• Maintain care coordination with other clinicians and disciplines
• Serve as a consultant for other primary care clinicians and pediatric subspecialties regarding the treatment of pediatric obesity and related diagnoses
• Supervision and teaching of pediatric, medicine-pediatric, and family medicine residents and medical students
• Collaborate and participate in quality improvement initiatives and clinical outcomes research
• Function as a University faculty member, performing such duties as are appropriate to academic rank and position

Minimum Qualifications

• MD or DO graduate of an LCME/AACOM-accredited medical school
• Licensed or Eligible for licensure in Illinois.
• Board certified or board eligible in Pediatrics
•  3 years pediatric or medicine-pediatrics residency

Preferred Qualifications

• American Board of Obesity Medicine Certification
• Childhood Obesity Medicine Fellowship
• Pediatric Nutrition Fellowship

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 9/17/2024.

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