Pediatric Genetics - Academic

Academic Medical Genetics Physician 

Department of Pediatrics

The Division of Medical Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine seeks a full-time Geneticist. The position provides general consultative and patient care responsibilities in genetics; it will also include teaching responsibilities and the opportunity for research. The applicant will join a busy Medical Genetics Division and provide service in Columbia and at outreach locations throughout rural Missouri. 

The new Children’s Hospital at the University of Missouri Health Care opened June of 2024 has over 160 beds, offering a wide variety of pediatric medical and surgical sub-specialties, and comprehensive ancillary services.

“We brought together all of our highly specialized teams, top researchers and advanced resources together in one location to ensure our patients receive the best possible care close to home,” Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Dean of the MU School of Medicine, Richard Barohn, MD. 
Opportunity Highlights
Join a team of:

• 30 Pediatric specialties, including Genetics 
• Genetics Counselors 
•  Dieticians 
• APPs 

Responsibilities are:

• Clinical care in multi-disciplinary team
• Education across the medical education spectrum from pre-clinical to graduate medical education
• Research can be added for interested and established candidates 
• Research opportunities through grant/clinical trials 

Call Schedule

• 17 weeks per year with additional compensation for additional service
• Opportunities for remote call with virtual care

• New Hospital opened in June 2024
• Excellent work-life balance
• Competitive base salary and great university benefits 
• 8% 401K match and other retirement options

About Columbia:

Be surprised by what Columbia has to offer from picturesque parks to award winning cuisine to amazing art and superb shopping. Columbia is “more than a college town” and “surprisingly sophisticated.” 
• Rated as one of the Top 10 most livable college towns in America by Strategistico.com July 2022 
• #6 Most affordable outdoorsy paces to live by Realtor.com June 2022 
• #28 of the Best Places to Live in the US from CBS News April 2022 
• 20% Population growth since 2016, low cost of living and great schools

About Missouri University Health Care (MUHC) and University of Missouri (Mizzou):
The School of Medicine partners with both MU Health Care (MUHC) and the University of Missouri campus. Highlights include: 
• MUHC has one of the highest employee engagement scores in the Midwest. 
• Recognized as one of the “150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare” by Becker’s Hospital Review. 
• MUHC has consistently been named one of the nation’s “Most Wired” health systems by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). 
• Missouri’s largest public research university with an average enrollment of 35,000 students. 
• One of only five universities nationwide with law, medicine, veterinary medicine, and a nuclear research reactor on one campus. 

Employees of the University of Missouri and University of Missouri Healthcare are eligible for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program.

Our Community

Columbia is rated by Forbes magazine as the fifth best small city for business and careers in America and is consistently rated a top place to live by Money Magazine, boasting a low cost of living, a vibrant community, and nationally renowned public schools. Columbia is an ideal college town that combines small-town comforts, and community spirit, with big-city culture, activities, and resources. Our community is energetic and engaged, packed with restaurants and entertainment venues, and hosts more than a dozen annual cultural festivals.

Benefit Eligibility

This position is eligible for University benefits. The University offers a comprehensive benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, retirement, and educational fee discounts. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at U.M. System Total Rewards Benefits

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We value the uniqueness of every individual and strive to ensure each persons success. Contributions from individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives promote intellectual pluralism and enable us to achieve the excellence that we seek in learning, research and engagement. This commitment makes our university a better place to work, learn and innovate.

In your application materials, please discuss your experiences and expertise that support these values and enrich our missions of teaching, research and engagement.

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