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Associate Professor/Professor (Pediatric Pulmonary Division Head) (Job ID #164203)
College of Medicine Peoria
Faculty
Peoria
06/10/2022

The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP) is seeking board-certified or board-eligible pediatricians to fill a full-time position in the Department of Pediatrics’ Pulmonology Division.

The ideal candidate will have an MD, DO, or equivalent degree, be BC/BE in Pediatric Pulmonology and will hold or have applied for an Illinois physician’s license. 

In addition to clinical patient care the Division offers opportunity to participate in medical students, residents and fellows teaching.

Successful candidate will be expected to provide ambulatory and inpatient clinical services for patients hospitalized at OSF Healthcare Children’s Hospital of Illinois, UICOMP’s main clinical partner. 

The pulmonary program includes ventilator dependent program, accredited CF center, a large sleep medicine program, asthma clinics and general pulmonary clinics.

We also provide pediatric bronchoscopy and pulmonary function testing services.

The Department is especially interested in a candidate who has experience in clinical and/or translational research. There is research infrastructure within the Department which includes office of research, a dedicated biostatistician and internal research funding mechanism to support our faculty.

The primary teaching hospital of UICOMP is the Children’s Hospital of Illinois at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center (CHOI), a tertiary care facility serving a 37-county region with a population base of over two million.  CHOI provides comprehensive services to children, including Level IV NICU and a state-designated Pediatric Critical Care Center. CHOI is a major medical facility with 124 beds and a 32-bed critical care unit and the only Level 1 trauma center in Illinois outside of Chicago. The Jump Trading Simulation Education Center, a state of the art simulation facility with over 40,000 square feet of space for faculty and other resources, is a joint venture between UICOMP and CHOI and is located on the OSF campus.

For fullest consideration please apply by May 6, 2022. Applications will be considered until the position has been filled. 

 

 

  • To be an active part of our existing pulmonary team.
  • Professional components include clinical, educational and scholar activities.
  • Provide care, diagnostic and treatment services to children with pulmonary conditions. 
  • To support the CF Center at Children’s Hospital of Illinois.
  • To contribute to the educational programs and activities for medical students and residents in relation to pediatric pulmonology.
  • Maintain a spirit of inquiry and scholarship in the activities of the pulmonology service.
  • MD, DO, or equivalent degree
  • Eligible for medical licensure in Illinois
  • Board certified or eligible in Pediatric Pulmonology
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