Child Abuse Pediatrician at Dartmouth Health Children’s

The Department of Pediatrics at Dartmouth Health Children’s (DHC) and The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth seeks faculty to join the Ken & Vickie French Child Advocacy and Protection Program (CAPP). While a board-certified child abuse pediatrician would be ideal, we welcome general pediatricians or pediatric specialists with experience or strong interest in caring for children and adolescents at risk of abuse or neglect. This individual may assume directorship of the program after a period of transition (if desired).

DHC is the pediatric service of Dartmouth Health, an integrated academic healthcare delivery system for northern New England anchored by Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, New Hampshire. We provide an extended system of care including an ambulatory specialty center at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic in Manchester, the largest city in the state of NH, and 10 pediatric primary care medical homes across the region. DHC is committed to addressing systemic racism and other forms of oppression to assure that all children and adolescents can live their healthiest, happiest lives.

CAPP is a trauma-informed multidisciplinary program providing comprehensive assessment and care for children suspected of experiencing child maltreatment residing in Northern New England including New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine in collaboration with similar programs. Patient services include robust outpatient clinics in Lebanon, Manchester, and Nashua, NH, receiving approximately 600 referrals a year, around 50 hospital-based inpatient consults at DHC, and an on-call triage system for the region, all shared among three full time advanced practice providers, two part time family practice physicians, two part time pediatricians and a full-time child abuse pediatrician. Our program provides consultation and training for DHC's faculty and residents, Child Advocacy Centers, Child Protection Services, Law Enforcement, Prosecution, and other community stakeholders. We engage in advocacy from institutional to statewide legislation and provide collaborative leadership to state agencies.

A faculty appointment at The Geisel School of Medicine will be offered at a rank commensurate with experience and academic portfolio. Interested candidates may participate in scholarly activities across Dartmouth's campuses.

Candidates with less experience will have the opportunity to sharpen their skills while precepted by the current board-certified child abuse pediatrician. Leadership development opportunities will also be supported for candidates interested in building systems in child abuse pediatrics, quality improvement and workforce development. CAPP aims to achieve center of excellence status, supported by generous philanthropic funding from benefactors, and to potentially develop an ACGME-accredited child abuse pediatrics fellowship.

Faculty at Dartmouth Health enjoy high level academic medicine with a serene living environment. Home to Dartmouth College, the Lebanon region offers abundant cultural amenities along with four-season outdoors activities. Manchester is ranked among the best small cities in the United States for quality of life. Physicians can live in either region. Boston, New York, Montreal, the seacoast, and ski country are within short driving distance. This is an ideal place to work, play, raise a family and live. To confidentially learn details, please contact:

Joseph Bogan

682-343-4700 (direct office phone)

jbogan@provdoc.com

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