Description
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Children’s are seeking general and subspecialized pediatric gastroenterologists, including clinicians and physician scientists, to join a significantly expanding Department of Pediatrics with a reputation for collegiality, diversity, and dedication to exceptional patient care, research, and education.
The Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (GI) section has fully established faculty-led programs in: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders, including transnasal endoscopy, Liver Diseases, Intestinal Failure & Rehabilitation, and a complex endoscopy team. We have a fully implemented aerodigestive program and recently developed a comprehensive Neurogastreoenterology and Motility service.
The section is comprised of 11 physician faculty members, seven advanced practice nurses, specialty nurses, lab nurses, dietitians, psychologists, and social workers, with planned fully funded pediatric gastroenterology fellowship to begin in 2025.
Arkansas Children’s enjoys close research connections with the Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, one of only two USDA-funded centers in the country focused on maternal and child nutrition research.
Benefits include:
- Competitive salary and benefits package along with robust faculty mentoring program and multiple tracks available for promotion and/or tenure.
- Faculty appointment through UAMS College of Medicine.
- Supportive environment for research and innovation, including the support of a comprehensive research institute on-site.
- Excellent leave benefits to promote a healthy work/life balance, including paid parental leave for benefit eligible employees.
- On-site childcare center.
- UAMS supports H-1B, J-1 Scholar, and J-1 Alien Physician foreign national employees, throughout their entire employee life cycle as non-immigrants.
- As an employee of UAMS, you may benefit from student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).
The section provides top-notch clinical care for patients across Arkansas and surrounding states through three campuses including main campus at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas Children’s Northwest, and Jonesboro. The section had over 10,000 outpatient clinic visits, over 1700 inpatient encounters and over 2000 procedures this past year.
The Arkansas Children’s Health System includes two hospitals, a statewide care network of clinics and outreach programs, a research institute and a foundation. Arkansas Children’s is the only pediatric health system in the state of Arkansas, providing coverage to the state’s children from birth to age 21. The hospital staff consists of more than 500 faculty, 200 residents and 4,400 support staff.
The capital city of Arkansas is a bustling, vibrant and charming city situated along the bank of the Arkansas River. At the geographic center of the state, Little Rock rests at the crossroads of the South and the Mid-West, combining the best elements into a greater whole.
GI’s future is bright with plans to further develop flagship programs, expand programming and research, recruit additional faculty, and improve patient access. Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to Jennifer L. Dotson, MD, MPH, Chief, Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology via email (jdotson@uams.edu).
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
Requirements
Qualified candidates will hold a MD or equivalent and be board eligible/board certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology.
