Assistant/Associate/Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology)

Assistant / Associate / Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Hematology / Oncology)

Search extended through 8 / 17 / 2024)

Hiring Department : Pediatrics

Location : Peoria, IL USA

Requisition ID : 1020710

Posting Close Date : 8 / 17 / 2024

The Department of Pediatrics at the University ofIllinois College of Medicine at Peoria seeks a PediatricHematologist / Oncologist for a position as Assistant / Associate Professor ofPediatrics to enhance a growing division.

The position requires 3 years of Pediatrics Residency and 3 years ofHematology / oncology Fellowship. Theideal candidate will be BC / BE in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology / Oncologyand will hold or have applied for an Illinois physician’s license.

The position includes care ofinpatients and outpatients with a variety of pediatric hematologic andoncologic problems, including those followed in the St.

Jude’s MidwestAffiliate. The individual hired to this position will : 1) See referralhematology / oncology consultations from throughout the Central Illinois Region.

2) Fully participate in teaching programs in hematology and oncology forundergraduate medical students and residents and participate in theundergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs of theDepartment.

3) Organize and conductbench and / or clinical research in the field of pediatric hematology / oncology. 4) Participate in cooperative researchefforts and clinical trials research protocols at St.

Jude Children’s ResearchHospital, Memphis, Tennessee and the Children’s Oncology Group (COG).

Position Summary

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria seeks a Pediatric Hematologist / Oncologist for a position as Assistant / Associate Professor of Pediatrics to enhance a growing division.

The position includes care of inpatients and outpatients with a variety of pediatric hematologic and oncologic problems, including those followed in the St. Jude's Midwest Affiliate.

Duties & Responsibilities

The position includes care of inpatients and outpatients with a variety of pediatric hematologic and oncologic problems, including those followed in the St.

Jude’s Midwest Affiliate,

• See referral hematology / oncology consultations from throughout the Central Illinois Region.
• Fully participate in teaching programs in hematology and oncology for undergraduate medical students and residents and participate in the undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs of the Department.
• Organize and conduct bench and / or clinical research in the field of pediatric hematology / oncology.
• Participate in cooperative research efforts and clinical trials research protocols at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee and the Children’s Oncology Group (COG).
• Perform other duties of a University faculty member including committee assignments, curriculum development, student counseling, and administration, as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Eligible for licensure in Illinois.
• Board certified / eligible in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology / Oncology.
• 3 years of Pediatrics Residency and 3 years of Hematology / Oncology Fellowship.
• MD / DO or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

Interest and experience in Leukemia / lymphoma is desired.

About University of Illinois College ofMedicine, Peoria (UICOMP) Department of Pediatrics and OSF HealthcareChildren’s Hospital of Illinois :

UICOMP is one of the threeregional campuses of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, one of thelargest public medical schools in the country.

UICOMP’s educational programsinclude 244 medical students and 300 residents / fellows in 21 different postgraduate programs.

The Department ofPediatrics is one of the largest departments at UICOMP. In collaboration with the OSF HealthCareChildren’s Hospital of Illinois, the Department has 19 divisions and over 145faculty members providing general pediatrics and subspecialty services to thepediatric population in Central Illinois.

About Children’s Hospital ofIllinois

Thecurrent research infrastructure within the Department includes office ofresearch, a dedicated biostatistician and internal research funding mechanismto support our faculty.

The primaryteaching hospital of UICOMP is Children’s Hospital of Illinois, a tertiary carefacility serving a 37-county region with a population base of over two million.

Children’s Hospital of Illinois provides comprehensive services to children,including Level IV NICU and a state-designated Pediatric Critical Care Center.

Children’s Hospital of Illinois is a major medical facility with 136 beds and a32-bed critical care unit and the only Level 1 trauma center in Illinoisoutside of Chicago.

There are existing resources through UICOMP and Children’sHospital of Illinois for seeding research funding, quality and outcomes focusedacademic work and innovation in health education.

About Peoria, Il

The oldest community in Illinois with apopulation of 112,936, Peoria is equal distance from Chicago and St. Louis.Here we have an enviable standard of living, exciting venues within a 15-20minute drive from our homes, safe streets, quality and quantity shopping, ourown symphony, our own ballet, Broadway Theater League, museums, art guilds,first-class medical facilities, the nation's oldest community theater andoldest Santa Claus parade.

Our vibrant riverfront showcases amultitude of festivals and celebrations that light up the summer nights muchlike our extraordinary Fourth of July Sky Concert.

a fireworks show thatdraws well over 100,000 annually. Citizens are flocking to live in therefurbished warehouses and lofts on Water Street that produce the perfectlifestyle for a 24 / 7 city.

We have many global businesses thatallow Peoria to play all over the world through their products and services.Peoria has begun to diversify its economy with infotech industries as well.

Thus our business community attracts some of the brightest graduates throughoutthe nation.

For fullestconsideration, please submit your application by 7 / 8 / 2024 at :