Pediatric Endocrinologist - San Antonio, United States - AMN Healthcare

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Pediatric Endocrinologist

StartDate:

ASAP

Pay Rate:
$ $


Division of Endocrinology & Diabetes

Assistant/Associate Professor
UT Health San Antonio, Department of Pediatrics, Joe R.

& Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine is recruiting a pediatric endocrinologist at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor, to join a team of 8 providers in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes.

Salary, rank, and tenure status are dependent upon qualifications and experience. The position requires strong clinical skills and a commitment to clinical research.

The division supports a 3-year ACGME accredited fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology; thus, this position also requires the skills to precept our UT fellows, residents, and medical students.

The candidate must be board-certified or board-eligible in Pediatric Endocrinology. The applicant must be eligible to hold an unrestricted Texas medical license. The Pediatric Endocrine division has 8 faculty members and an active Pediatric Endocrinology fellowship program.

There are 3 diabetes educators, 3 nurses, 4 MAs and one social worker in clinic in addition to administrative and inpatient staff.

The candidate will share clinical responsibilities in outpatient clinics and inpatient consult service call. This individual will have the opportunity for protected time for academic clinical research in the Division.

Current research includes NIH, private and pharmaceutically funded projects focused on Type 2 Diabetes, Type 1 diabetes bionic pancreas pediatric clinical trial, comorbidities of genetic obesity, and social determinants of health in diabetes.

Other ongoing investigation includes 11 Center of Excellence Programs including one for pediatric thyroid nodules led by Dr. Francis, Pheo Para led by Dr.

Dahia and the awarded Therapeutics Development Network cystic fibrosis center of excellence with CF-related diabetes and liver disease research led by Dr.

Rayas.

Our division collaborates with the co-located adult diabetes care clinics and research facilities at the Texas Diabetes Institute led by Dr.

Ralph DeFronzo. ) The selected candidate will have the opportunity to develop additional clinical research projects.

We share fellowship resources with other pediatric subspecialty fellowships as well as adult endocrine and reproductive endocrine fellowships at UT Health.

Our University Hospital-based clinics and inpatient facilities include a new 12-story, 300-bed hospital for women, babies and children which opened in

Located near the natural beauty of the Texas Hill Country, San Antonio has a population of over 2 million. San Antonio is a destination city with world-renowned attractions coupled with a relaxed and inviting atmosphere.

The city offers diverse educational and employment opportunities for spouses and families and excellent public and private schools are available for children.

As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, San Antonio offers year-round cultural events, a famous annual Stock Show and Rodeo and the renowned Riverwalk.

San Antonio has been dubbed a top 10 best big cities by Conde Nast in 2020.The Best Cities in the U.

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2020 Readers' Choice Awards | Condé Nast Traveler ).

The cost of living and home sale prices are below the national median and were highlighted in the US News metro city list for best places to live.

Living in San Antonio, TX | U.S. News Best Places )
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Every day is a fiesta in San Antonio.

The home of the Alamo, this colorful city is a melting pot of mission churches and marketplaces, Mexican food and Spanish-Colonial courtyards, and the ideal destination for travelers who long for a diverse cultural experience, vibrant entertainment and career-enriching travel assignments.

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