Faculty Dermatologist Physician, Director of Pediatric Dermatology - Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson Universit - Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health

The Department of Dermatology in the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University is recruiting for a full time leadership position for Pediatric Dermatology.  The Director of Pediatric Dermatology is responsible for the following:

• Oversee and plan departmental management of pediatric dermatology
• Supervise, evaluate and train staff in specific competencies required for pediatric dermatology.
• Market Pediatric dermatology services to outside referral network via mailings, phone contact and personal visits
• Provide didactic and bedside instruction to residents and medical students in pediatric dermatology
• Evaluate performance of residents and ensure compliance with ACGNE procedure requirements
• Review pediatric dermatology financials with department management

• MD/DO
• BC/BE Dermatology
• Pediatric dermatology experience
• Licensed, or eligible, to practice medicine in the state of Pennsylvania

Interested applicants should forward a curriculum vitae and any additional inquiries to Dr. Sherry Yang, MD, c/o Sherry.Yang@jefferson.edu. 

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson’s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.