The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is seeking an outstanding academic pediatric hospitalist to join the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, within the Department of Pediatrics. This faculty position will drive the Division and Department’s strategic goals to advance clinical care, medical education, scholarship, and advocacy.

The division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) is comprised of an outstanding group of academic faculty and staff who are recognized as local and national leaders in education, quality improvement, advocacy, informatics, and health systems research. Approximately a third of the PHM faculty are fellowship graduates, many from the division’s own fellowship program. Members within the division are established leaders within the Department and Children’s of Alabama, with roles including leadership of the Pediatrics Clerkship and the Residency Programs, medical directorships of clinical units and informatics programs, and chairpersons of multiple quality and safety initiatives. For more information about our thriving Pediatric Hospital Medicine Division, visit our website at https://www.uab.edu/medicine/peds/hospital-medicine.

The successful candidate will have excellent clinical and teaching skills and defined scholarly interests. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are necessary, and a record of interdisciplinary collaboration is desirable. Candidates should possess a Doctoral degree (MD or DO),be licensed or eligible for license in the state of Alabama, and be board certified or board eligible in Pediatric Hospital Medicine. Salary, rank and tenure are based on experience and current academic achievements.

The UAB Department of Pediatrics has nationally recognized expertise and firmly established multidisciplinary programs. The Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine practices at Children’s of Alabama (COA), which is an independent children’s hospital. COA is ranked among the best children’s hospital programs in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. Last year, patients made more than 670,000 outpatient and 15,000 inpatient visits to COA from every county in Alabama and from 41 other states and four foreign countries. COA is the only medical center in Alabama dedicated solely to the care and treatment of children.

Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama and has an important history in civil rights in the United States. It is a diverse community in which UAB is an important economic engine and focus for discovery. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Statistical Area has a population of 1.2 million and offers outstanding opportunities for education, cultural and outdoor activities and community life.