Assistant/Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent)

Assistant/Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent)

(Search extended through 7/31/2024)Hiring Department : UICOMP-PsychiatryLocation : Peoria, IL USARequisition ID : 1023381Posting Close Date : 7/31/2024The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria seeks a child and adolescent psychiatrist with strong interest in graduate medical education to develop and lead a new child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) fellowship. The CAP Fellowship Program Director is a full-time faculty position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.Our department has worked closely with community partners to prepare for the development of a new CAP training program. The broad array of resources, exceptional facilities, and collaborative commitment from the community provide an ideal opportunity for a motivated psychiatrist to lead and grow the program. The success of our other educational programs and the experience of the current faculty offer ample support to the incoming CAP Fellowship Program Director. Candidates should share our values for high-quality patient care, the education of fellows, residents, and medical students, and the promotion of scholarly activity. The ideal candidate will have meaningful administrative experience, excellent teaching and communication skills, and be eager to lead. Competitive salary and benefits are commensurate with rank.Position SummaryThe faculty member will work with the Department Chair to develop outpatient and community-based clinical services for children, adolescents, and their families within the UICOMP system. The faculty member will provide guidance and oversight to an emerging enterprise to facilitate the mission of the department for clinical care, education, scholarship, and outreach. The faculty member will develop a child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship, spearheading collaboration with community partners.Duties & ResponsibilitiesDevelopment of an ACGME-accredited child and adolescent psychiatry fellowshipAdministration of the program and accountable for operations, teaching, scholarly activity, recruitment and selection, faculty development, orientation, evaluation, and promotionDirect patient careSupervision and teaching of general psychiatry residents and medical studentsFunction as a University faculty member, performing such duties as are appropriate to academic rank and positionMinimum QualificationsMD or DO graduate of an LCME/AACOM-accredited medical schoolGraduate of an ACGME-approved child and adolescent psychiatry fellowshipLicensed or license-eligible in the state of IllinoisABPN board-certified in adult and child and adolescent psychiatryPreferred QualificationsExperience in inpatient and outpatient psychiatryTwo or more years of experience in administration of educational programsFor more information, please contact Dr. Jean Clore, Search Committee, at

jayclore@uic.eduFor fullest consideration please submit your application by 5/30/2024 at:

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