Clinical Associate Professor- Adolescent Medicine Specialist
Full Time
North Carolina
Posted
Job description
Posting Information
Department
General Pediatrics - 412009
Posting Open Date
05/05/2023
Application Deadline
Open Until Filled
Yes
Position Type
Permanent Faculty
Working Title
Clinical Associate Professor- Adolescent Medicine Specialist
Appointment Type
Fixed Term Faculty
Vacancy ID
FAC0004525
Full-time/Part-time
Full-Time Permanent
Hours per week
40
FTE
1
Position Location
North Carolina, US
Hiring Range
Dependent on Experience and/or Qualifications
Proposed Start Date
06/01/2023
Position Information
Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.
Position Summary
The Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (GPAM) at the University of North Carolina is recruiting a board-certified/eligible Adolescent Medicine physician to join a growing adolescent medicine program.
This person joins another board-certified Adolescent Medicine specialist in a program that also includes nurse practitioners, LCSWs, a research fellow, and other physicians with interest in adolescent care. We currently have adolescent-focused clinical programs in 3 locations but are growing rapidly. Clinical responsibilities would include time in UNC adolescent subspecialty clinics located in Raleigh and Chapel Hill with additional possible satellite sites. In addition, based on individual interests, there are opportunities to work in a variety of multi-disciplinary clinical settings including a Gender Wellness Clinic, a youth detention center, a Diagnostic clinic with a high proportion of adolescents with functional syndromes, a complex mental health clinic partnered with a child psychiatrist, a family planning clinic and an eating disorder treatment center based on individual interests. Time precepting in the general pediatrics continuity clinic is also an opportunity for those interested.
In addition to clinical programs, the division and institution have important research opportunities in adolescent health. Research interests in the division include the impact of social and contextual factors on health, childhood adversity, and health inequities with additional interest in sexual and reproductive health among adolescent-focused faculty members. The Gillings School of Public Health and the Sheps Center for Health Services research offer opportunities for broader adolescent health research.
The GPAM division is one of the largest divisions in the Department of Pediatrics and in addition to adolescent medicine includes primary care, behavioral health, and Child Abuse pediatrics. The division has a nationally-known and productive research program and faculty in addition to a long record of teaching excellence. The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area of North Carolina is an attractive place to live and work with great climate, schools, and both mountains and beach within a day drive.
This person joins another board-certified Adolescent Medicine specialist in a program that also includes nurse practitioners, LCSWs, a research fellow, and other physicians with interest in adolescent care. We currently have adolescent-focused clinical programs in 3 locations but are growing rapidly. Clinical responsibilities would include time in UNC adolescent subspecialty clinics located in Raleigh and Chapel Hill with additional possible satellite sites. In addition, based on individual interests, there are opportunities to work in a variety of multi-disciplinary clinical settings including a Gender Wellness Clinic, a youth detention center, a Diagnostic clinic with a high proportion of adolescents with functional syndromes, a complex mental health clinic partnered with a child psychiatrist, a family planning clinic and an eating disorder treatment center based on individual interests. Time precepting in the general pediatrics continuity clinic is also an opportunity for those interested.
In addition to clinical programs, the division and institution have important research opportunities in adolescent health. Research interests in the division include the impact of social and contextual factors on health, childhood adversity, and health inequities with additional interest in sexual and reproductive health among adolescent-focused faculty members. The Gillings School of Public Health and the Sheps Center for Health Services research offer opportunities for broader adolescent health research.
The GPAM division is one of the largest divisions in the Department of Pediatrics and in addition to adolescent medicine includes primary care, behavioral health, and Child Abuse pediatrics. The division has a nationally-known and productive research program and faculty in addition to a long record of teaching excellence. The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area of North Carolina is an attractive place to live and work with great climate, schools, and both mountains and beach within a day drive.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
M.D.; Fellowship-trained and Board certified/eligible in Adolescent Medicine.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
Applicants should be board-certified or board-eligible in Adolescent Medicine with broad clinical experience or training, a record of teaching excellence, and interest in developing a scholarly academic career.
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
Campus Security Authority Responsibilities
Not Applicable.
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