Academic OB/GYN

Academic OB/GYN

Hiring Department: UICOMP-OBGYN

Location:  Peoria, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1024009

Posting Close Date: 4/29/2024

Position Summary

Provide direct patient care in obstetrics and gynecology. Teach, train, mentor, and precept residents and medical students in the context of clinical obstetrics and gynecology.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in obstetrics and gynecology.
•  Teach, train, mentor, and precept residents and medical students in the context of clinical obstetrics and gynecology.
•  Develop and lead scholarly activity in women’s health.
•  Prepare and deliver didactic presentations to residents and medical students.

Minimum Qualifications

• MD or DO.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
• Licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of Illinois.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with mentoring and training residents and medical students.
• Interest in high-risk patient management.
• Demonstrated ability to produce scholarly activity.
• Interest in academic leadership.

We are located in Peoria, Illinois – a central Illinois city with all the urban amenities, minus the traffic. Peoria boasts the largest park district in Illinois with dozens of miles of walking/biking paths, an airport with 11 direct destinations, a vibrant music and arts scene, minor league sports, and a low cost of living. The Peoria metro area is home to 375,000 people and just two hours from Chicago and St. Louis.

Our team of more than a dozen physician faculty offers a great range of support and camaraderie. Because of our size and reach, we can tailor a position to your interest and expertise, inpatient or outpatient care, teaching, and scholarly activity. Education and career growth is encouraged with stipends and paid time off for professional development.

We offer a competitive salary and the University of Illinois System provides generous paid leave, enrollment in the State University Retirement System pension, including malpractice coverage.

Peoria is a regional campus of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, which is among the largest and most diverse public medical schools in the U.S, and our OB/GYN residency program accepts up to four residents per year.

Academic offices are connected to a quaternary care hospital with a Level I Trauma Center, one of the most comprehensive neuroscience centers in the Midwest, and the largest children’s hospital in downstate Illinois. Faculty also have access to a world-class medical simulation center.

UIC is dedicated to building a culturally diverse faculty, committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment, and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities. UIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For fullest consideration, please apply by 04/15/2024, at:

https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/8716?c=uic

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