Assistant/Associate/Professor-Pediatric Rheumatology

Assistant/Associate/Professor-Pediatric RheumatologyHiring Department : UICOMP-PediatricsLocation : Peoria, IL USARequisition ID : 1027551Posting Close Date : 12/23/2024The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, in partnership with OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois is committed to delivering exceptional healthcare services to children in Central Illinois. A Pediatric Rheumatologist at our Peoria campus will be part of a large pediatric group providing ambulatory and inpatient care to pediatric patients with rheumatologic illnesses. There are opportunities to partner with the adult Rheumatologist at OSF Saint Francis Hospital and build collaborative partnerships with other children's hospitals in Illinois. The department is committed to supporting research and educational needs of the successful candidate.Position SummaryPediatric Rheumatologist to provide ambulatory and inpatient care to pediatric patients with rheumatologic illnesses at the Children's Hospital of Illinois.Duties & ResponsibilitiesProvide acute and ongoing consultative care to children that have rheumatologic illnesses in both the hospital and outpatient settings.Participate in education and training programs for medical students and residents and fellows in the Department of Pediatrics.Participate in collaborative research activities of the Division of Rheumatology and department.Perform other duties of a university faculty member including committee assignments, curriculum development, and student counseling.Minimum QualificationsProvide acute and ongoing consultative care to children that have rheumatologic illnesses in both the hospital and outpatient settings.Participate in education and training programs for medical students and residents and fellows in the Department of Pediatrics.Participate in collaborative research activities of the Division of Rheumatology and department.Perform other duties of a university faculty member including committee assignments, curriculum development, and student counseling.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 postgraduate 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 IllinoisThe current research infrastructure within the Department includes an office of research, a dedicated biostatistician, and an 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 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, ILOne 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 the 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.To apply, please visit this job listing on the UIC Job Board at

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