Pediatric Emergency Medicine - University of Missouri Healthcare

The University of Missouri School of Medicine

Department of Emergency Medicine

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

All Ranks Available - Assistant, Associate and Full Professor

The University of Missouri's Department of Emergency Medicine is growing and adding a new faculty member to our pediatric emergency medicine team.  Great candidates will be BE/BC in pediatric emergency medicine, energetic, thoughtful, collaborative, and ready to build upon a foundation of excellence.  We need physicians with interest in any and all of the following: clinical care, teaching, administrative leadership, and research.  We will work together to try and match your interests with our needs to help you along your desired vocational path.  This is an exciting opportunity to help shape a program and leave your mark on improving care for kids in central Missouri.  You would be joining a spirited and talented faculty, creating a patient-centered environment of excellence. We are committed to innovation, quality, collaboration, teamwork, valuing the individual, and honoring the dignity of the human spirit. 

With approximately 50 faculty members, 25 APPs, and 31 residents, the Department of Emergency Medicine: 

• Sees approximately 120,000 visits annually 
• Home to the Frank L. Mitchell Jr., MD, Trauma Center, central Missouri's only American College of Surgeons-verified Level I trauma center.
• The hospital is a certified Level I stroke and STEMI center and an active tertiary care referral center
• 68 ED Beds 
• Staff includes dedicated ED pharmacist, social workers, and research support 

Required Qualifications

• Successful completion of a U.S.-based and accredited pediatric emergency medicine residency program
• ABPEM board-eligibility or board-certified
• Active and unencumbered MO license or ability to secure one

Employees of the University of Missouri and University of Missouri Healthcare are eligible for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program.

Our Community

Columbia is rated by Forbes magazine as the fifth best small city for business and careers in America and is consistently rated a top place to live by Money Magazine, boasting a low cost of living, a vibrant community, and nationally renowned public schools. Columbia is an ideal college town that combines small-town comforts, and community spirit, with big-city culture, activities, and resources. Our community is energetic and engaged, packed with restaurants and entertainment venues, and hosts more than a dozen annual cultural festivals.

Benefit Eligibility

This position is eligible for University benefits. The University offers a comprehensive benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, retirement, and educational fee discounts. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at U.M. System Total Rewards Benefits

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We value the uniqueness of every individual and strive to ensure each persons success. Contributions from individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives promote intellectual pluralism and enable us to achieve the excellence that we seek in learning, research and engagement. This commitment makes our university a better place to work, learn and innovate.

In your application materials, please discuss your experiences and expertise that support these values and enrich our missions of teaching, research and engagement.

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