Pediatric GI in Large Freestanding Children's Hospital

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Children’s are seeking general and subspecialized pediatric gastroenterologists, including focused tracts for clinicians, educators, 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. We are expanding all our programs, with a current emphasis for faculty with niches in advanced endoscopy, neurogastroenterology/motility, EGIDs, and hepatology.

 

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 Neurogastroenterology and Motility service.

 

The section is comprised of 11 physician faculty members, nine advanced practice nurse practitioners, specialty nurses, procedure nurses/technicians, administrative staff, dietitians, psychologists, and social workers, with planned fully funded pediatric gastroenterology fellowship to begin this year.

 

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.

·         Employee childcare center.

·         UAMS supports H-1B, J-1 Scholar, and J-1 Alien Physician foreign national employees.

·         As an employee of UAMS, you may benefit from student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).

Qualified candidates will hold an MD or equivalent and be board eligible/board certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology.

 

The section provides top-notch clinical care for patients across Arkansas and surrounding states through three campuses including the 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’s 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.

About Arkansas Children's

ABOUT ARKANSAS CHILDREN’S
Arkansas Children's is the only healthcare system in the state solely dedicated to caring for Arkansas' more than 700,000 children. The private, non-profit organization includes two pediatric hospitals, a pediatric research institute and USDA nutrition center, a philanthropic foundation, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics, and many education and outreach programs — all focused on fulfilling a promise to define and deliver unprecedented child health.

Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) is a 336-bed, Magnet-recognized facility in Little Rock operating the state’s only Level I pediatric trauma center; the state's only burn center; the state's only Level IV neonatal intensive care unit; the state's only pediatric intensive care unit; the state’s only pediatric surgery program with Level 1 verification from the American College of Surgeons (ACS); the state’s only magnetoencephalography (MEG) system for neurosurgical planning and cutting-edge research; and the state's only nationally recognized pediatric transport program. Additionally, ACH is nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report in four pediatric subspecialties (2021—2022): Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Nephrology, Pulmonology and Urology. Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW), the first and only pediatric hospital in the Northwest Arkansas region, is a level IV pediatric trauma center.

ACNW operates a 24-bed inpatient unit; a surgical unit with five operating rooms; outpatient clinics offering over 20 subspecialties; diagnostic services; imaging capabilities; occupational therapy services; and Northwest Arkansas' only pediatric emergency department, equipped with 30 exam rooms. Generous philanthropic and volunteer engagement has sustained Arkansas Children's since it began as an orphanage in 1912, and today ensures the system can deliver on its promise of unprecedented child health.

To learn more, visit archildrens.org.