It is the mission of the Department of Pediatrics, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, to provide exemplary medical education/training of physicians in pediatric medicine at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Additionally, it is the mission of the department to provide model comprehensive primary and consultative subspecialty care to children of eastern North Carolina, to advance scientific knowledge through basic and clinical research, and to provide continuing medical education opportunities for physicians in the region.

The Department of Pediatrics at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Child Abuse Pediatrician or a Board Certified/Board Eligible General Pediatrician with an interest in Child Abuse Pediatrics to join the faculty of the Division of General Pediatrics.

Child abuse work will be done not only at Maynard Childrens Hospital, ECU Health Medical Center, but also at the TEDI BEAR Childrens Advocacy Center (CAC). The Tedi Bear clinic is within the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and provides child abuse education, evaluation, prevention, and treatment to eastern North Carolinas children, their families, and their communities.

As a University based CAC, TEDI BEAR provides education not only to medical students and residents, but also to social work students and child life students, many of whom rotate through TEDI BEAR CAC. Child abuse duties would include both inpatient and outpatient evaluations of children, on-call, and teaching.

TEDI BEAR CAC provides services to a 29 county region in rural eastern North Carolina and is an accredited member of the National Childrens Alliance and a member of the Childrens Advocacy Centers of North Carolina. Consultative forensic services are also provided at Maynard Childrens Hospital, ECU Health Medical Center.

ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of 13,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1100 academic and community providers. There are over 180 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 130 locations. The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Childrens Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.

Fixed Term (12-month) or Tenure Track position available at the title/rank of Clinical Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Clinical Professor, or Professor. Number of years practicing and accomplishments varies for each title/rank.

Employment in this position provides eligibility to participate in the UNC Optional Retirement Program (ORP) which offers matching employer contributions and employee control of investment choices, along with eligibility to participate in various Voluntary Supplemental Retirement Plans (401k, 403b. 457). This position is not eligible to participate in the NC Teachers and State Employees Retirement System (TSERS). Additionally, this position offers multiple voluntary options for Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance as well as various supplemental plans including Critical Illness, Flexible Spending Accounts, Cancer, and Disability. While this position is not automatically eligible for the NC Teachers and State Employees Retirement System (TSERS), new hires transferring from another North Carolina state agency and current ECU employees transferring internally who had been enrolled in TSERS in their previous employment will continue participation in TSERS. These individuals may be able to elect to participate in ORP if they had not been offered that option at the time of their initial enrollment into TSERS.

Employment is contingent upon the availability of funds.

MD or DO degree from an appropriately accredited institution, or completed foreign medical education accepted and recognized for ECFMG Certification. Eligibility for medical licensure in the State of North Carolina. Board Certified/Board Eligible in Pediatric Forensics or General Pediatrics with an interest in Child Abuse Pediatrics. Minimum requirements are the same for both Clinical and Tenure Track.

Eligibility for an unrestricted medical license in the State of North Carolina. Board Certified/Board Eligible in Pediatric Forensics or General Pediatrics.

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East Carolina University requires applicants to submit a candidate profile online in order to be considered for the position. In addition to submitting a candidate profile online, please submit online the required applicant documents:

Curriculum Vitae
Letter of Interest
List of Three References (noting contact information)

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