Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine

Faculty- Pediatric Endocrinology Position

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

Overview:

The Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine seeks a board eligible or board-certified Pediatric Endocrinologist to join its growing academic department. The department has approximately 70 community-based and 25 full-time academic employed faculty members. The pediatric residency program is a fully accredited program with all subspecialty care and tertiary care capabilities. There are 24 categorical pediatric and 16 medicine-pediatric residents.

Responsibilities:

The candidate will be joining a thriving practice served by a multidisciplinary team including 2 pediatric endocrinology faculty, 2 registered dietitians, endocrine nurse, medical social workers, psychologists, and medical assistant. In addition, a team of diabetes educators from the Bronson Diabetes Center provides inpatient and outpatient diabetes services for pediatric patients. The ideal candidate will have strong academic and research interests to fully participate in the education of our medical students, residents, the faculty, and the community at large. Administrative duties for the school and the residency program are expected. The faculty will have protected time for clinical, research or other scholarly activities, with support from the research and statistic departments. There are excellent opportunities for clinical research in collaboration with the Center for Clinical Research at WMed.

Qualifications:

• An MD/DO degree or equivalent
• Licensure to practice medicine in Michigan
• Board certified or Board eligible in Pediatric Endocrinology.

About Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
We are committed to excellence and health equity through transformative medical education, high-quality, patient- and family-entered care, innovative research, and community partnerships within a just culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Our vision is health equity for all in Southwest Michigan through innovation in the practice and study of medicine.

The medical school is a collaboration of Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo's two teaching health systems, Ascension Borgess and Bronson Healthcare. The medical school is a private nonprofit corporation supported by private gifts, clinical revenues, research activities, tuition, and endowment income. Building upon a $100 million foundational gift in 2011, WMed is a recipient of the Empowering Futures Gift, a philanthropic commitment of $300 million to support the mission of the medical school. WMed contributes to the economic vitality of Southwest Michigan through the services we provide as well as the creation of 1,600 new jobs and an annual estimated economic impact of $353 million in Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties.

WMed is fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and the Higher Learning Commission. The medical school offers a comprehensive, innovative four-year Doctor of Medicine degree program and two Master of Science degree programs in Biomedical Sciences and Medical Engineering. We train physicians in 10 residencies and five fellowships accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. To support our educational mission, we have Joint Accreditation for interprofessional continuing education, which incorporates accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

WMed Health is the clinical practice of the medical school with more than 300 providers offering comprehensive primary care and specialty services in several locations throughout Kalamazoo, Portage, and Battle Creek. The Department of Pathology faculty serve as the Office of the Medical Examiner for counties throughout Michigan and northern Indiana.

The W.E. Upjohn M.D. Campus located in downtown Kalamazoo serves as the primary educational facility with faculty and administrative offices, student study and social spaces, team-based learning halls, a state-of-the-art Simulation Center accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, basic science research labs, as well as toxicology and forensic pathology labs.

WMed is building upon Kalamazoo’s century-long foundation of drug discovery and medical device development with a strategic investment in clinical, laboratory, community, and educational research. The Center for Immunobiology, Center for Clinical Research, Research Histology Lab, Innovation Center, and Human Research Protection Program contribute to the medical school’s advancement of knowledge through innovation and discovery. 

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer of females, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans, and actively strives to increase diversity within its community. We provide a drug- and tobacco-free workplace.

EEO Minorities/Women/Disabled/Protected Veterans.

Questions and inquiries can be directed to Dr. Dilip R. Patel, Chair, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at dilip.patel@wmed.edu; qualified applicants should apply online at www.wmed.edu