Pediatric Infectious Disease Opportunity in Peoria, IL
Peoria, Illinois, United States
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Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Academic/Faculty/Research
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment Academic/Training Program
Location 61637, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 3/19/24
The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP) seeks a physician specialist in pediatric infectious diseases. The physician will teach medical students and residents, perform scholarly activity and provide patient care. Candidate must be board certified/eligible in the subspecialty of infectious disease and eligible for medical license in Illinois. The compensation package and academic rank (associate or assistant professor) will be competitive and commensurate with experience.

Principle Duties and 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 hospital committees to improve the quality of patient care, for example, hospital formulary, infection control, or antimicrobial stewardship committees
• Perform inpatient and outpatient care as a consulting and attending infectious disease physician specialist
• Support and develop the research and scholarly activities of the department of medicine and the section of infectious disease

Peoria is a great community that has many of the amenities you find in large cities, including a symphony orchestra, professional theatre companies, a ballet troupe, professional sports, and a civic center, where national acts perform nearly every week. It is the worldwide headquarters of Caterpillar, Inc., and home to Bradley University, which was ranked 3rd among Midwestern comprehensive universities by U.S. News & World Report.

Peoria is also notable for what you won't find. Like long commutes, high crime rates, or a high cost of living. All this, along with solid Midwestern values, makes Peoria a family-friendly place to live.
UICOMP supports a thriving education program with approximately 21 categorical pediatric residents and 32 combined medicine-pediatrics residents. The Department of Pediatrics has 72 faculty members covering most pediatric subspecialties and primary care. The clinical activities of the faculty are primarily concentrated at OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois (CHOI).

CHOI is the primary pediatric teaching facility for UICOMP and is a 132-bed facility that offers over 50 pediatric programs and services. These programs represent over 100 pediatric sub-specialists in 24 different disciplines, including the largest pediatric surgery program in Illinois. CHOI is the only fill service tertiary hospital for children in downstate Illinois. It is a designated Level I Trauma Center, and a Pediatric Critical Care Center, as well as having a Regional Perinatal center, and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit. University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer.