School of Medicine - Pediatrics

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Contact Information:
Lisa Turner
Manager
Department of Pediatrics
School of Medicine
Medical College of Georgia
Room BT 1854
Augusta, Georgia 30912
Phone: 706-721-4166
lturner@mcg.edu

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor
Section of Allergy & Immunology
Position No. 00006131 / 39276
Description: Must be a pediatrician who is either board certified or board eligible in Allergy/Immunology.  Interest in clinical investigation is encouraged.
Application Deadline: Until Filled

 

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor
Section of Pediatric Cardiology
Position No.  00002497 / 43211
Description:  Candidates must have completed an approved fellowship program and be board certified or board eligible.  Professional expectations include medical student and resident teaching, clinical practice and research. Rank is commensurate with experience.                                                
Application Deadline:  Until Filled

For further information, please contact:


Dr. William P. Kanto, Jr.
Medical College of Georgia
1446 Harper Street
BT-1847
Augusta, GA  30912
kanto@mcg.edu

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor
Position No. 00001713 / 45171
Posted: 11/26/2002 Re-posted: 11/26/2004
Description:  Must be a board certified pediatrician who has completed a pediatric pulmonary fellowship.  Interest in clinical research is encouraged, sleep studies, etc.
Application Deadline: Until Filled

 

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor
Position No. 00006568 / 45174
Description:  Seeking a board certified/board eligible Pediatric Infectious Diseases physician interested in conducting basic or transitional research.  The candidate should be a graduate of an approved Pediatric Infectious Diseases subspecialty residency program and have a strong background in research.  The successful candidate will be expected to develop an independent research center.  This academic position will combine protected time for research with limited time for clinical care and teaching.
Application Deadline: Until Filled

 

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor
Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Position No. 00008633 / 45257
Posted: 03/17/2003 Re-posted: 11/26/2004
Description:  Seeking a board certified/board eligible Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist with additional training in pediatric bone marrow transplantation.  We are looking for a candidate who seeks an academic career with emphasis in patient care, teaching and clinical research.  This position involves an active clinical practice in pediatric oncology and hematology, teaching of students and residents, and clinical research as a full member of the Children's Oncology Group.  Junior faculty would have protected time for cancer research development.
Application Deadline: Until Filled

 

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor
Section of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Position No. 00006275 / 49409
Description:  Seeking a board eligible or board certified pediatric intensives.  A significant portion of the successful candidate's time will be committed to the education of Pediatric Critical Care Fellows, Pediatric Residents, Emergency Medicine Residents, and medical students.  Opportunities for clinical and basic science research are plentiful.  The Medical College of Georgia boasts an active scientific community with opportunities for mentorship of the young investigator or collaboration for the experienced investigator.
Application Deadline:  Until Filled

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor
Section of Neonatology
Position No.  00008632 / 49414
Posted: 08/15/2005
Description:  Seeking a neonatologist to expand the current group to 8 physicians.  Must be BC/BE in pediatrics, and neonatal-perianatal medicine.  Responsibilities will include teaching, patient care and research.  Must demonstrate excellence as a clinician-educator. 
Application Deadline:  Until Filled

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor
Position No.  00002290 / 51217
Date Posted: 05/22/2007
Description:  Seeking a full-time mid- or upper-level BC pediatric gastroenterologist who has good clinical skills and academic credentials.  There is ample opportunity for either clinical or basic research and there is the potential to develop an outstanding clinical program.  There are already established research collaborations between the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.  Faculty in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology are focusing on issues relating to gastrointestinal physiology and the perturbations that occur in disease processes and this will provide multiple opportunities for interaction with clinicians.
Application Deadline:  Until Filled

Interested applicants are encouraged to contact:
Dr. William P. Kanto, Jr.
Department Chairman of Pediatrics
BT-1847
Medical College of Georgia
1446 Harper Street
Augusta, GA  30912
kanto@mcg.edu

Professor and Chair

Position No.  00008840 / 57437

Date Posted: 7/28/2008

Description:  The Medical College of Georgia (MCG) School of Medicine invites applications for the position of Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics and Medical Director of the Children’s Medical Center. We seek candidates with highly developed leadership skills, collaborative communication and interpersonal skills, and an outstanding academic record in education, research, and clinical care in pediatrics. The successful candidate will have the ability to define, articulate, and implement a vision and strategic direction for the Department, as well as provide important input into the overall direction of MCG School of Medicine and its hospital system partner, MCG Health, Inc. (MCGHI).

Candidates must hold the degree of MD or MD/PhD, be board certified in pediatrics, and have academic credentials appropriate for appointment at the rank of full professor and be eligible to obtain a license to practice medicine in the state of Georgia. Demonstrated leadership in academic medicine and pediatrics at the university level is required, as well as a successful record of interdisciplinary collaboration, team leadership, strategic planning, and resource development and management are necessary. Demonstrated excellence in education, research, and clinical care across the continuum with an understanding of mission interdependencies is vital. A keen understanding of institutional needs, departmental needs and the means to achieve mutual benefit, as well as an understanding of the interdependent and collaborative relationship between schools of medicine and health systems is essential.

The Department of Pediatrics is well positioned for a new chair. The department, with more than 70 full time faculty appointments and more than 35 residents and fellows, is financially stable and philanthropically oriented. The Children’s Medical Center (CMC) of MCGHI is a dedicated children’s hospital with a full range of subspecialty services. The CMC is a national leader in Patient and Family Centered Care. The Department is consistently recognized as a leader in all phases of medical education at MCG, and has an established track in both federal and other research funding, with focused strength in its renowned Georgia Prevention Institute. The MCG School of Medicine has a 180-year history as the State’s only public medical school and is presently leading expansion of medical education in the State of Georgia with newly established clinical campuses in Albany and Savannah, and a developing four-year campus in Athens that will seat its first class in 2010. MCG has a long tradition of excellence in education and clinical care and is one of four research-intensive universities of the University System of Georgia. It is comprised of schools of Allied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Graduate Studies, Medicine, and Nursing and is the sole academic institution in the State dedicated exclusively to the health sciences.

Augusta, Georgia, home of the Master’s golf tournament, is a charming city on the Savannah River and is a vibrant and livable community with one of the lowest costs of living in the United States. Its access to the Georgia/Carolina Mountains and the Georgia/Carolina/Florida coasts offer attractive weekend options.

Application Deadline:  Until Filled

To apply, please submit electronically and in hard copy a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and the names and addresses of three references to:

Peter F. Buckley, M.D.
Associate Dean for Leadership Development
Medical College of Georgia
1515 Pope Avenue

Augusta, GA 30912
pbuckley@mcg.edu

Assistant or Associate Professor

Position No. 00001734 / 58168

Date Posted: 9/19/2008

Description:  The Department of Pediatrics is seeking a board eligible/board certified pediatrician with good clinical skills and ability to relate to medical students and residents.  The rank will be Assistant or Associate. Please contact:

Application Deadline:  Until Filled

Interested Applicants should contact:

Dr. Reda Bassali

Medical College of Georgia

1446 Harper Street

BG-2113

Augusta, GA  30912

rbassali@mail.mcg.edu