Division Chief, General Academic Pediatrics

UF Health - Division Chief, GAP

Highlights:

• Home to 38 faculty and 12 APPs, General Academic Pediatrics at UF Health is highly productive and profitable. The division has an outstanding reputation serving children and families throughout North Central Florida and into Southern Georgia and parts of Alabama, financially, generating ~$2-3 million in revenue over expenses each year, and is thus a major source of income for the Department.

1. Dr. Rashmin Savani has been Chair of the Department of Pediatrics since 2022.  He is a nationally renowned neonatologist with a successful research program of his own.  He is well respected and liked by his faculty, is supportive of them, and is a great advocate for the Department and for GAP.

• UF Health has outstanding resources for research which are currently unrealized: 1)One Florida database provides claims data on 31 million patients in Florida. 2)The PORCH (Pediatric Research Hub) program in the Department of Pediatrics is available to help faculty through all stages of conducting research.   

Key leadership objectives for the named Chief:

• Expand Access to Pediatric Primary Care Services: Strengthen the division’s presence in existing markets, supporting the planned development of pediatric clinics in Ocala and Newberry, and identifying additional opportunities for strategic expansion
• Research and Mentorship: The incoming Chief will be empowered to develop strategic pathways for clinical and translational research, leveraging the abundance of resources available at University of Florida to create better collaborations between pediatrics and adult services as well as leveraging campus-wide innovation.
• Develop Collaborative Primary Care Models: Help advance plans for a joint pediatric and family medicine clinic in Newberry and strengthen relationships with pediatric subspecialties to improve coordinated, multidisciplinary care delivery.
• Strengthen Faculty Recruitment, Retention, and Development: Responsible for recruiting and retaining high-quality faculty while promoting faculty engagement, mentorship, leadership development, and academic advancement.
• Improve Pediatric-to-Adult Transition Processes: Develop stronger transition pathways for adolescents and young adults.
• Expand Community Outreach and Population Health Initiatives: Strengthen the division’s community presence through outreach initiatives, school partnerships, preventive health programs, and regional engagement efforts. .

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