Division Director Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, Pulmonary, and Sleep Medicine

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The Department of Pediatrics at Children’s Mercy (CM) seeks to recruit a scholarly leader to serve as Director of our comprehensive, academic Division of Allergy, Immunology, Pulmonary, and Sleep Medicine (AIPS). The Division Director will oversee the clinical, educational, research, quality improvement, and service missions of the division. This position also offers academic appointments at the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine and the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

The incoming physician leader will embody the Children’s Mercy vision “to create a world of wellbeing for all children” by embracing our values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team, and integrity in a way that represents an uncompromised commitment to excellence. This exceptional physician leader will be responsible for leadership, strategy, oversight, and vision for the Division of AIPS ensuring alignment with the goals and objectives of the hospital and its partners.

The Division has grown significantly in the past decade and is now primed for continued growth and expansion.

Characteristics for this position includes:
1) a track record of developing and mentoring young physicians into future leaders in pediatrics;
2) experience in academic/ research infrastructure and finances;
3) successful collaborator with other departments, administration, and hospital executive leadership;
4) an open communicative style of management;
5) commitment to developing a culture of empathy, inclusivity, accountability, and innovation.

General Information. The Division of Allergy, Immunology, Pulmonary, and Sleep Medicine has two Sections:
Allergy & Immunology and Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine. Our team is comprised of 9 Allergy/Immunology physicians, 11 pediatric Pulmonary/Sleep physicians, and 7 nurse practitioners. We are supported by registered nurses, nurse clinical coordinators, nurse research coordinators, respiratory therapists, sleep laboratory technicians, social workers, pharmacists, and nutritionists. The Division has three fellowship programs:
Allergy/Immunology, Pediatric Pulmonology, and a dedicated Pediatric Sleep Medicine fellowship that have all produced successful future leaders.

The Allergy and Immunology Section (A&I) has active programs and clinics in general allergy and immunology along with multidisciplinary clinics. A&I is active in scholarly work with NIH and extramurally funded projects in food allergy, asthma, artificial intelligence, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, and allergic disorders. Our Food Allergy Center is a FARE (Food Allergy Research Education) Network Excellence Center; the Center cares for children regionally and performs more than 300 oral challenges annually.

Our Super

Q Express Clinic cares for over 200 children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and is supported by Immunology and Sleep providers. A&I also provides care to over 600 patients a year in focused Immunology Clinic, part of the Jeffery Modell Foundation Network.

The Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Section has programs focused on many facets of pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine. In addition to the care and management of general pediatric pulmonary patients, Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine faculty support…