Clinical Faculty, Pediatric Allergy and Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics

The University of Virginia Department of Pediatrics and the divisions of Respiratory Medicine, Allergy, and Immunology and Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition invite applications for a Clinical Faculty member at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. This position will be tenure-eligible or ineligible. This position will be 75% Allergy and 25% Gastroenterology.

For the 75% Allergy component, this position will:

• See general pediatrics allergy clinic patients and supervise allergy shot and biologic patients.
• Attend on Allergy/Immunology inpatient consult service.
• Perform oral immunotherapy (OIT) and oral food challenges (OFCs).
• Utilize unique GI/Allergy expertise in caring for EGID, FPIES, Alpha-gal, and other patients whose disease processes overlap these two specialties. Perform appropriate GI procedures including EGD, colonoscopy, transnasal endoscopy and EndoFLIP in the clinical care of these patients.
• See patients in satellite clinics, including Zion's Crossroads and Riverside & via telemedicine.
• Teach & supervise student, resident, and fellow trainees in outpatient clinic and the inpatient consult service.

For the 25% Gastroenterology component, this position will:

• Serve ½ day of general GI clinic per week.
• Teach & supervise student, resident, and fellow trainees in outpatient clinic.
• Participate in satellite clinic coverage commensurate to clinical FTE.

UVA Health is a world-class academic medical center and health system with a level 1 trauma center, a NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center, Level IV NICU, and a Comprehensive Stroke Center. UVA is the number 1 rated Children's Hospital in Virginia. Its footprint encompasses 4 hospitals and 2 physician groups with an integrated network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout Charlottesville, Albemarle, Nelson and Augusta counties, Culpeper, and Northern Virginia. Through its teaching and research, UVA Health continues to innovate and advance medicine while providing high-quality care.

Founded in 1819 as just the 10th medical school in America, the University of Virginia School of Medicine (UVA School of Medicine) - with 21 clinical departments, 8 research departments, and 6 research centers - consistently attracts some of the nation's most prominent researchers to develop breakthrough treatments that benefit patients around the world. Those research efforts are backed by more than $230 million in grant funding.

UVA Health is an academic health system that strives to provide excellence, innovation, and exceptional quality to the care of patients, the training of health professionals, and the creation and sharing of knowledge within a culture that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusivity. UVA Health is an expansive network comprised of the UVA Medical Center, UVA Community Hospitals, UVA Community Medical Group, UVA School of Nursing, UVA School of Medicine (SOM), University of Virginia Physicians Group, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, and other strategic partnerships and alliances. Physicians who work at UVA Medical Center are faculty in the School of Medicine's 21 clinical departments and are also employed by the UVA Physicians Group.

UVA Health Children's is the No. 1 children's hospital in Virginia for the third consecutive year as ranked by U.S. News and World Report. Among children's hospitals, UVA was ranked by U.S. News & World Report:

• #23 in neonatology
• #29 in pediatric gastroenterology and GI surgery
• #34 in pediatric diabetes and endocrinology
• #34 in pediatric orthopaedics
• #36 in pediatric cardiology and heart surgery
• #38 in pediatric pulmonology and lung surgery
• #40 in pediatric neurology and neurosurgery

People are at the heart of UVA Health and the system prides itself on the quality, integrity and engagement of its staff, faculty and community. To foster a happy, healthy, and productive work environment, UVA Health provides resources for its staff and faculty's physical, emotional, and financial health. UVA Health also recognizes the importance of our relationships with our community and prioritizes engagement within the surrounding region. UVA operates two campuses in Charlottesville and Fairfax Virginia and provided $273M in charity care to the community in the past year. UVAs employees are dedicated members of their communities with 168 faculty and learners supporting the Charlottesville Free Clinic and a homeless consult service. With $47M in philanthropic support for the community and over 7,000 supporting alumni, UVA Health is committed to supporting and growing its relationship with the communities in which we live.

UVA Health's commitment to patient care and employee well-being is reflected in its comprehensive values system. At UVA Health, faculty and staff embody UVA's values of Accountability, Stewardship, Professionalism, Integrity, Respect, and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (ASPIRE). UVA Health is committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and compassionate environment for faculty, staff, learners, and patients.

Qualifications

Candidates must have an MD or DO degree and must be board eligible/certified in Allergy/Immunology, and board eligible/certified in Gastroenterology.

Application Instructions

To Apply: Complete an application online - http://apply.interfolio.com/153967 and attach the following documents. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.

• Cover letter
• CV/resume
• Professional reference list

For additional information about the positions, please contact Dr. Jon Hemler at J AH5WC@uvahealth.org . For questions about the applicaiton process, please reach out to Kate Schoenster at kate.schoenster@uvahealth.org.

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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