Assistant/Associate/Professor-Pediatrics (Child Development) (Job ID #149100)

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The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP) seeks physicians for multiple positions for the Division of Developmental Pediatrics to enhance an important clinical program.

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician positions require candidates with a MD/DO degree or foreign equivalent, who are BC/BE in pediatrics and developmental/behavioral pediatrics or neuro-developmental pediatrics, eligible for licensure in Illinois and have completed 3 years in residency and 3 years in fellowship training in neuro-developmental disabilities or development-behavioral pediatrics. These pediatricians support the continued development of five comprehensive service lines within the division of Child Development: cerebral palsy? in-patient consult service? general development? autism? and ADHD. Candidates with scholarly and research interests are highly desirable, along with experience in teaching medical students and residents.

An outstanding opportunity exists to immediately assume a leadership role as UICOMP Division Head of Child Development. Candidates for this position require board certification in pediatrics and developmental/behavioral pediatrics or neuro-developmental pediatrics and will be responsible for the overall operation of the division so that, as a whole, the division supports the mission of UICOMP, CHOI, and Easter Seals, including education, clinical services, research and other scholarly activity, and advocacy. UICOMP is one of the regional campuses that make up the nation’s largest public medical school. The Peoria campus is known among students for its small class sizes, rigorous curriculum and hands-on clerkships? to residents and fellows for the strong academic setting, large referral base and exceptional facilities? and by physicians seeking the ideal combination of teaching and
practicing medicine in a research-based university setting.

UICOMP’s main clinical partner is CHOI, a 124-bed, full-service hospital, with physicians in more than 115 pediatric specialties and 40+ subspecialties. Located on the campus of OSF St. Francis Medical Center, it’s the pediatric teaching affiliate of UICOMP, the state’s only major pediatric teaching hospital outside Chicago—and home to groundbreaking pediatric research in medicine. The hospital is also proud to house the St. Jude Midwest Affiliate, which brings some of the care and services offered by St. Jude in Memphis to central Illinois. Easter Seals of Central Illinois is the largest single provide of early intervention services in downstate Illinois. Other services offered in collaboration with UICOMP and CHOI include developmental therapy, autism spectrum disorder services, and a full range of therapy services (PT, OT, speech, feeding). Easter Seals is also the home of the Ray & Kathy LaHood Center for Cerebral Palsy, which provides a full range of diagnostic and treatment services for children with cerebral palsy and their families.

Malpractice insurance is provided by the University of Illinois system and an excellent benefits package available including vacations, sick time, CME, health and life insurance and retirement plan. For fullest consideration please apply by August 2, 2021 at the following link: https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=149100