University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Pediatrics
Application
Details
Posted: 01-Feb-23
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Type: Full Time
Salary: commensurate with experience
Categories:
Academic / Research
Faculty
Research
Sector:
Academic Medical Group
Required Education:
MD/DO
Internal Number: UAMS01
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas seek a full-time board-certified pulmonologist to lead a nationally recognized (USNWR currently #24) and academically productive pediatric pulmonary division.
The Opportunity:
• Competitive salary and benefits package along with a robust faculty mentoring program for promotion and/or tenure. • Strong team including eight pulmonologists, a sleep specialist, advanced practice/specialty nurses, pediatric Pulmonary Medicine fellows, respiratory therapists, social workers and nutrition specialists. • Pulmonary Clinics in Little Rock and AC Northwest, with more than 7,000 outpatient visits/year, specialty nurse support and full respiratory therapy support in all clinics. • State-of-the-art pediatric pulmonary diagnostic services, performing ~ 12,000 PFT/year as well as bronchoscopy, nasal nitric oxide and other specialized testing. • Inpatient pulmonary service, pulmonary consultation service and strong collaborative NICU consultation service, with weekly Pulmonary-Neonatology care conferences year-round. • A large, innovative home ventilator program, with more than 12 non-ICU inpatient beds designed for children with chronic ventilator needs, large outpatient population of respiratory technology-dependent children, and unique telehealth ventilator weaning program. • Member of the National Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) Collaborative, with active participation in and co-leadership of several multi-center projects. • Strong research productivity, with 15 peer-reviewed publications from Pulmonary in FY22 and opportunities to expand. • Active involvement in educating medical students, residents and fellows with additional opportunity for leadership, educational outreach, as well as basic and clinical research. • Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship, established in 2005, with three fellows and strong educational program. • Pulmonary specialists attend numerous multidisciplinary clinics, including the Severe Asthma Clinic, SMA Clinic, Muscular Dystrophy Clinic, Sickle Cell Clinic, Fontan Clinic, Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic and Aerodigestive Clinic. Opportunities for further clinical expansion. • State-wide childhood asthma program in partnership with Allergy/Immunology. • The only Cystic Fibrosis Center in the state, including active participation in the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Development Netword (TDN) for 12 years. • The only accredited Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) center in the state. • The only accredited Pediatric Sleep Disorders Center in the state, with approximately 1,200 Pediatric Sleep Clinic outpatient visits/year and over 1,200 pediatric sleep studies/year. Currently planning expansion of sleep services and laboratory capacity.
• M.D. or equivalent degree • Candidate must be board certified/board eligible by the American Board of Internal Medicine/Pulmonary Disease and must have completed either pediatrics, internal medicine, or combined internal medicine/pediatrics residency training.
About University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Pediatrics
We are national leaders in pediatric care, research, education, and advocacy
Established in 1904, the Department of Pediatrics is the largest Department in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ College of Medicine and supports the Arkansas Children’s System including Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH), Arkansas Children’s Northwest hospital (ACNW) and Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI). Our mission as a department is to promote clinical, research, education and advocacy efforts to improve the health of the children of Arkansas and educate incredible pediatricians and pediatric specialists.
The American Thoracic Society improves global health by advancing research, patient care, and public health in pulmonary disease, critical illness, and sleep disorders. Founded in 1905 to combat TB, the ATS has grown to tackle asthma, COPD, lung cancer, sepsis, acute respiratory distress, and sleep apnea, among other diseases.
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