Award-winning Children s Hospital affiliated with the University of California, Irvine, has an opening for a Pediatric Pulmonary Physician & Associate Program Director for the Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship Program. The fellowship program maintains reputational success at a national level for over 30 years. This dual role will have dedicated time allocated for the role of Associate Program Director. The role will initially work closely with the current Program Director with the eventual goal to lead the fellowship program. The position will also provide outpatient clinical pediatric pulmonary services that includes general pediatric asthma & allergy as well as inpatient pediatric pulmonary consultations.
U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Hospital among the top children s hospitals in Pediatric Pulmonology & Lung Surgery in the Best Children s Hospitals rankings. It features eight major centers of excellence with 7 inpatient care centers, located within the hospital, support services such as radiology and infusion and has more than 30 specialties in its outpatient specialty centers across the region. We are a major pediatric teaching hospital of the University of California, Irvine and a hub for clinical research and a unique provider of high-quality patient care.
The Division consists of five Pulmonologists and one Allergy/Immunologist. The division has a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation accredited center, a fully functional pulmonary function test lab, a multidisciplinary PCD program and a multidisciplinary Severe Asthma clinic. The division provides comprehensive clinical services in pulmonary medicine, multidisciplinary management of airway disorders and neuromuscular disorders. Academic affiliation with the University of California Irvine provides for teaching opportunities for pediatric fellows, residents and medical students on a regular basis. Direct affiliation with the Translational Pulmonary and Immunology Research Center (TPIRC) allows for collaboration with an on site basic and translational research laboratory and biobank under the supervision of a PhD research team.
We offer competitive pay with the area, guaranteed salary plus incentivized productivity, Medical/Dental/Vision, a matching 401K and CME, malpractice and relocation stipends as needed.
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