Asst/Assoc/Professor of Clinical Medicine – Infectious Disease

Asst / Assoc / Professor of Clinical Medicine Infectious Disease

Search extended through 6 / 5 / 2024

Hiring Department : UICOMP-Internal Medicine

Location : Peoria, IL USA

Requisition ID : 1021931

Closing Date : 6 / 5 / 2024

The Department of Medicine at theUniversity of Illinois, College of Medicine Peoria (UICOMP), is seekingInfectious Disease candidates for openings in Peoria, IL, for the title of Assistant / Associate / Professorof Clinical Medicine, depending on experience.

The candidate will assist thedepartment teach medical students, residents and fellows in Internal Medicineand Infectious Diseases.

Other duties include assisting the department : provide clinical patient care in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases inthe hospital and clinics and via telemedicine;

provide Grand Rounds and lectures;assist with curriculum development; participate in clinical medical scienceresearch; and perform administrative duties and University service as assigned.

Requirements for the position are an MDor DO degree or its foreign equivalent, plus 5 years of training (3 years in anInternal Medicine residency program, and 2 years in an Infectious Diseasesfellowship program), eligible for medical licensure in Illinois, and boardcertification or eligibility for certification in Internal Medicine and InfectiousDiseases.

Travel may be periodically requiredbetween healthcare facilities or for professional development. H1 Visasponsorship is available.

Malpractice insurance is provided by the Universityof Illinois system and an excellent benefits package available includingvacation and sick time, CME health and life insurance and retirement plan.

Position Summary

The candidate will assist the department teaching medical students, residents and fellows in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases.

Other duties include assisting the department : provide clinical patient care in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases in the hospital and clinics via tele-medicine.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Teach infectious disease topics to medical students in lectures, seminars, clinics, and wards.
• Develop and deliver resident education in the subspecialty of Infectious Disease by providing rotations for residents on an infectious disease service, giving infectious disease core lectures, and attending morning report and other conferences.
• Serve on appropriate educational committees at the College of Medicine.
• Serve on appropriate hospital committees to improve the quality of patient care, for example, hospital formulary, infection control, or antimicrobial stewardship committees.
• Perform inpatient and outpatient care and telemedicine consultation as a consulting and attending infectious disease physician specialist.
• Work 1-2 half-days per week in the ambulatory care of HIV-infected and / or infectious disease patients.
• Opportunity to participate as a general internal medicine hospitalist attending physician on the resident teaching service.
• Deliver 1-2 lectures per year during medicine grand rounds on topics of relevance to general internists.
• Support and develop the research and scholarly activities of the Department of Medicine and the Section of Infectious Disease.
• Function as a faculty person within the statutes of the University of Illinois.
• Function as staff member within the bylaws of the university-affiliated hospital(s).
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Chair of the Department of Medicine
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must possess MD, or DO, or equivalent degree.
• Must be board certified or board eligible for certifying examination of the American Board of Internal Medicine or comparable certifying authority in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease.
• Five (5) years training (three years in Internal Medicine residency and two years in Infectious Disease fellowship).
• Must be eligible for medical licensure in the State of Illinois.
• Must be eligible for medical staff appointment at university-affiliated hospital.
• At least five (5) years’ experience as an Assistant Professor are required for the title of Associate Professor.

For fullestconsideration please submit your application by 3 / 28 / 2024 at :