General Practice job located in Jacksonville, Florida
Job Description
Ours is an academic division with 9 endocrine faculty, 5 APRNs, 5 Endocrine nurses, 6 certified diabetes educators as well as a team of medical and administrative assistants, and administrators that assist us in the care of our patients. As the only providers of comprehensive endocrine care in the region we have unparalleled access to all types of endocrine pathology. Our pediatric diabetes program -~1200 patients to-date - has a significant interest in advanced diabetes technology . We also have a 3-year Pediatric Endocrine fellowship program - 1 fellow per year - in collaboration with the University of Florida.
Our program has had a heavy emphasis on clinical research with 25+ years track record of successful studies on the complex interactions of nutrients and hormones, specifically focusing on disorders of growth, disorders of puberty and type 1 diabetes. We have had steady funding from NIH, private foundations and industry. Our program is integrated with Wolfson Children's Hospital, our partner hospital, a state-of-the art 240 bed facility right next to our 11-story outpatient clinic on the banks of the beautiful St. John's river in Jacksonville. The hospital has a well-staffed Clinical Research Center where complex physiological and interventional studies can be carried out in children. (Login for Information) Jacksonville is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic/Mayo Foundation which has a very large campus located in town, and our faculty has full academic appointments conferred through the Mayo system. Jacksonville is the northernmost city on Florida's east coast, located on the ocean and sprawling on the banks of the river, with a beautiful temperate climate and ample access to water.
We are seeking a driven academician and innovator that can combine both clinical practice with translationally relevant clinical research. Package of support would be commensurate to the applicant's qualifications. Interested candidates can contact us directly at the emails below with a CV and letter of interest.
Nelly Mauras, MD
Director of Research (Login for Information) North Florida
Vice Chair of Pediatrics for Research
(Login for Information) Children's Health, Jacksonville
Professor of Pediatrics
Mayo Medical School
Eric Sandler, MD
Chairman of Pediatrics
(Login for Information) Children's Health, Jacksonville
Professor of Pediatrics
Mayo Medical School
With a CC to:
Alexis Rodgers, Physician Recruiter
(Login for Information) Children's Health
About Us
(Login for Information) Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals - (Login for Information) Children's Hospital, Delaware and (Login for Information) Children's Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we're on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children's health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child's world a place to thrive. It's a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.
Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
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