Assistant or Associate Professor, Neonatology
University of Maryland Medical System

Job Info

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Job Description

• Level IV- 52 bed single family room Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• State of the Art LEED certified green NICU
• An accredited Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship program
• PICU providing ECMO and post cardiac surgery care
• Comprehensive Benefits including malpractice with tail, CME, and loan repayment/forgiveness counseling
• Be a part of a top-ranking US Medical School

Benefits/Perks:

• Competitive salary with bonus opportunity
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Excellent pension/retirement plans
• Paid malpractice Insurance
• Work life balance
• Generous paid time off
• CME leave and CME allowance

Located on the modern and urban campus of the University of Maryland at Baltimore, the School of Medicine is one of seven professional schools within the University of Maryland System. The campus is ideally located within walking distance to the Baltimore Inner Harbor, National Aquarium, Baltimore Convention Center, theaters, Orioles Park at Camden Yards and Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium. The University of Maryland Hospital for Children is also close to Historic Annapolis, Washington DC, the Chesapeake Bay, the Blue Ridge Mountains, and the Eastern Shore. There are many affordable residential communities with outstanding public and private schools. The area offers rich cultural fabric and unique recreational opportunities.

UMMS hospitals and health care facilities are equal opportunity employers and proud of an environment of diversity

Company Description
The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Division of Neonatology is a rapidly growing academically oriented division. We are currently seeking an assistant/associate faculty position for our level IV NICU in University of Maryland Medical Center. In addition to the main campus level IV NICU, coverage includes two level III regional NICUs with 15-26 beds.

As the oldest public medical school in the United States, the University of Maryland School of Medicine has an established tradition of outstanding clinical care, education, and research. The Department of Neonatology is deeply committed to promoting children's health in the community and across the state, while supporting innovative clinical programs and expanding research initiative through University of Maryland Institute for Clinical & Translational Research (ICTR).

Create your future in a healthcare and academic setting and become part of something greater by applying your experience, input, and leadership as a clinician and healthcare expert. With our goal of improving quality of care this is an outstanding opportunity to join an excellent institution, team and healthcare system.

Position Highlights:

• The candidate will have a faculty appointment in the Department of Pediatrics of the University of Maryland School of Medicine at the academic level commensurate with experience.
• An essential component of the position will be the education of our departmental residents and NICU fellows.
• The successful candidate should be BC/BE, with excellent teaching and clinical skills. In addition to clinical duties, neonatologists have an opportunity to participate in clinical and translational research and quality improvement projects.
• Collaborative working environment and opportunity to partner with local Community Physicians
• 24/7 in-house advanced practice providers
• The largest NICU High-risk Follow Up Program in the state of Maryland Center for Advanced Fetal Care (CAFC) for medically complex fetus and mother.
• The Maryland Regional Neonatal Transport Program (MRNTP) services that provides ambulance and helicopter transportation from more than 30 hospitals in the region for critically ill infants.
• Substance use in pregnancy (SUP) center of excellence and translational research
• H1B visa sponsorship supported

Qualifications

• Medical degree or foreign equivalent.
• Completion of Residency training in Pediatrics
• Completion of Fellowship training in Neonatology
• Maryland medical license or eligible for Maryland medical license.
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Neonatology
• Possesses and maintains current DEA or similar Narcotics and Controlled Substances Certification required.
• Demonstrates meeting minimum CME requirements for licensure and board certification.
• Demonstrates appropriate qualifications and experience to perform the duties required of this position.

Additional Information
Now in its third century, the University of Maryland School of Medicine was chartered in 1807 as the first public medical school in the United States. It continues today as one of the fastest growing, top tier biomedical research enterprise in the world-the 46 academic departments, centers, institutes, and programs and faculty of more than 3,000 physicians, scientists, and allied health professionals, including members of the National Academy of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences, and a distinguished two-time winner of the Albert E. Lasker Award in Medical Research. With an operating budget of more than $1.2 billion, the School of Medicine works closely in partnership with the University Maryland Medical Center and Medical System to provide research-intensive, academic, and clinically based care for nearly 2 million patients each year. The School of Medicine has nearly $600 million in extramural funding, with most of its academic departments highly ranked among all medical schools in the nation in research funding. As one of the seven professional schools that make up the University of Maryland, Baltimore campus, the School of Medicine has a total population of nearly 9,000 faculty and staff, including 2,500 students, trainees, residents, and fellows. The combined School of Medicine and Medical System ("University of Maryland Medicine") has an annual budget of over $6 billion and an economic impact of nearly $20billion on the states and local community. The School of Medicine, which tanks 8th highest among public medical schools in research productivity (according to the Associate of American Colleges Profile) is an innovator in translational medicine, with 606 active patients and 52 startup companies. In the latest U.S. News & World Report ranking of Best of Medical Schools, published in 2021, the UM School of Medicine ranked #9 among 92 public medical schools in the U.S. and in the top 15 percent ( 327) of all 192 public and private U.S. medical schools. The School of Medicine works locally, nationally, and globally with research and treatment facilities in 36 countries around the world.

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