What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Faculty, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics position at UVA Community Health?
Description
The University of Virginia’s Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, seeks candidates for a full-time faculty member at Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor rank. Salary, rank, and tenure status are dependent upon qualifications and experience. The incumbent will see patients and mentor trainees in a variety of clinical settings that could include our Teen and Young Adult Center, Transgender Health clinic, Eating Disorders clinic, and adolescent medicine consult service. All Adolescent Medicine faculty members share call and weekend / holiday coverage. There are also exciting opportunities in the Division’s growing research, advocacy, and quality improvement activities.
The University of Virginia, School of Medicine and affiliated UVA Health form the premier medical and research institution in the Commonwealth of Virginia and have a rich tradition of discovery, translational, clinical and health services / outcomes-based research grounded in a culture of collaboration and service. Three Nobel laureates have called UVA their home. The University is located in Charlottesville, VA, situated in the Blue Ridge Mountains and picturesque Shenandoah Valley just 100 miles from Washington, DC. Our region boasts outstanding opportunities for outdoor recreation year round, including hiking, water-based activities and skiing. Likewise, it is a short drive to Virginia Beach and other types of costal recreation. Some of the finest restaurants and music are showcased on the Downtown Mall, which is the longest contiguous outdoor mall in the US. Our city is serviced by a regional airport, and travel by rail to cities throughout the eastern US is accomplished via a train station within walking distance of UVA. Charlottesville is routinely listed among the most desirable cities in which to live, raise a family, and retire.
Qualifications
Candidates must have an MD or DO degree and be board-certified / board-eligible in adolescent medicine. The position requires excellent clinical and teaching skills and experience necessary to precept residents and medical students.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physicians Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.
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