Description
Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine
West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics seek an Adolescent Medicine physician (ranks available: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor). The successful candidate will be expected to practice in Morgantown, WV.
About the Job:
- The successful candidate will join our group of two adolescent medicine physicians, including full-time clinical and combination clinical-research faculty with funding through NIH and private funding mechanisms.
- Clinical responsibilities will include seeing adolescent and young adult patients with duties that entail a mix of general adolescent clinic and participation in multidisciplinary clinics, inpatient consults, and telemedicine in collaboration with advance practice providers throughout the state.
- In addition to providing excellent patient care, the successful candidate will also be actively involved in the teaching of medical students and residents.
Qualifications:
- Must have an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent
- Eligible for state medical license
- Completion of a pediatrics, medicine/pediatrics, or family medicine residency program, as well as an adolescent medicine fellowship program
- Must be board certified/eligible in adolescent medicine
About WVU Medicine Children’s:
Our newly opened 150 bed Children’s Hospital has a full suite of pediatric operating rooms, cardiac catheterization lab/interventional radiology, and GI-endoscopy with dedicated pediatric anesthesia staff. WVU Medicine Children’s is a Level 2 Pediatric Trauma Center, with plans to become Level 1, as it is for adults currently. J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital is the only hospital in West Virginia with a pediatric cardiac surgery program, the only epilepsy monitoring unit in the state equipped to serve children, and the only hospital in the state to receive Magnet status for nursing excellence.
About our Health System:
WVU Medicine is West Virginia University’s affiliated health system, West Virginia’s largest private employer, and a national leader in patient safety and quality. The system is comprised of eighteen member hospitals, anchored by, J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, an academic medical center offering tertiary and quaternary care.
About Morgantown, WV:
Morgantown, West Virginia, is a quintessential college town with Division I Big 12 sports, diverse cultural and arts activities, world famous outdoor recreation, and excellent schools. We are only 75 miles from Pittsburgh and 3 hours to DC. We are an inclusive, educated, small community with a strong local economy.
For additional questions, please contact Megan Core, Senior Physician Recruiter, megan.core@wvumedicine.org.
West Virginia University & University Health Associates are an AA/EO employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran – and WVU is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity.
