Pediatrics - Pulmonology - Physician - Academics

Pediatrics - Pulmonology - Physician - Academics at Rush University Medical Center summary:

The Pediatric Pulmonology Physician at Rush University Medical Center provides expert care for children with complex respiratory conditions, both inpatient and outpatient. This academic role involves mentoring medical students and residents, advancing clinical medicine, and participating in research collaborations. The position supports patient access across Chicagoland and contributes to a nationally recognized pediatric pulmonary program within an elite academic health system.

The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology at Rush University Medical Center, a nationally recognized clinical and academic institution and the teaching hospital for Rush Medical and Nursing Colleges, is seeking a full-time BC/BE Pediatric Pulmonology Physician to join their faculty at Rush’s downtown campus in Chicago, IL.

The Division of Pediatric Pulmonology at Rush provides comprehensive care for infants, children and adolescents with pulmonary disorders at Rush University Medical Center and Rush Copley Medical center in Aurora, IL. The Section has a bronchoscopy service and a state-of-the-art pediatric pulmonary function lab with facilities for exercise challenge, plethysmography and impulse oscillometry This dynamic role offers the opportunity to expand patient access to expert pulmonary care throughout the Chicagoland region, offering advanced care for complex asthma, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, congenital lung diseases, neuromuscular disorders and cystic fibrosis.

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The Rush University Children's Hospital (RUCH ) is part of the Rush University Medical Center (RUMC). It is an academic medical center that has 110 pediatric beds. RUMC is a 671-bed hospital serving adults and children in downtown Chicago, Illinois. It includes the 58- adult bed Johnston R. Bowman Health Center, Rush University and Rush Health. Rush University is home to one of the first medical colleges in the Midwest and one of the nation’s top-ranked nursing colleges, as well as graduate programs in allied health, health systems management and biomedical research.

The Medical Center also offers more than 70 highly selective residency and fellowship programs in medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties. It has excellent residents. The Categorical Pediatrics and Medicine/Pediatrics residency programs have had a 99% pass rate on the General Pediatrics Certifying Examination offered by the American Board of Pediatrics in the past 4 years.

Rush University System for Health (Rush) is an academic health system whose mission is to improve the health of the individuals and the diverse communities it serves through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships.

Rush includes Rush University Medical Center, Rush University, Rush Copley Medical Center and Rush Oak Park Hospital, as well as numerous regional outpatient care facilities. Rush University, with more than 2,500 students, is a health sciences university that comprises Rush Medical College, the College of Nursing, and the College of Health Sciences.

Rush is an elite medical community recognized yearly for excellence in patient care, medical discovery and clinical expertise. We are committed to fostering and sustaining a climate and culture wherein all staff, faculty, patients, and students thrive. Our continued pursuits have earned Rush University Medical Center the distinction of being on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals Honor Roll for .

This places the Medical Center amongst the top 50 of the more than 5,000 hospitals evaluated. U.S. News & World Report has also recognized eleven Rush programs amongst the nation’s best, including top ten national rankings for neurology and neurosurgery and orthopedics. Rush University Medical Center has received Vizient's Quality…