Pediatric Medical Genetics, Division Chief

The Department of Pediatrics at Duke University School of Medicine is seeking an outstanding physician at the Associate Professor or Professor level to serve as Chief for the Division of Medical Genetics. This is a wonderful opportunity to lead a group of outstanding faculty members in their mission of delivering the highest quality care to patients and their families at Duke Childrens in the Medical Genetics program. Proven leadership and excellence in clinical care, education, research, scholarship, and administrative experience are required. Candidates must have a Doctor of Medicine (or equivalent) and be board-certified in Medical Genetics. Candidates must also have or be eligible for a North Carolina medical license.

Priorities for the Division Chief of Medical Genetics include providing comprehensive services in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of all forms of hereditary disorders and birth defects affecting fetuses, newborns, children, adolescents and adults. Our faculty and staff are comprised of clinical geneticists, biochemical geneticists, molecular geneticists, research faculty, genetic counselors, psychologists, and nurse practitioners as well as physician's assistants, physical therapists, speech therapists, and social workers. All faculty excel at bedside teaching, and the division has been repeatedly honored for their teaching from the graduating pediatrics and medicine-pediatrics residents. The division has an international reputation for excellence in clinical care and research

The Duke Department of Pediatrics has a long history of excellence in patient care, graduate, and undergraduate medical education, and clinical, laboratory and health services research.

Duke Children’s Hospital 2022-23 U.S. News & World Report's Best Children's Hospitals rankings:

One of the top 50 hospitals in the nation

1 in North Carolina

1 (tied) in the Southeast

Top 50 rankings for all its specialties

Duke Children’s serves a diverse population of patients as both a primary care facility and a referral center for patients from North Carolina and throughout the Southeast.

The Department of Pediatrics is ranked first or second nationally in the Blue Ridge NIH funding ranking for pediatric clinical science departments over the past few years.

Duke University and Duke University Medical Center offer extraordinary opportunities to medical students, residents, fellows, and faculty. Our top ranked School of Medicine shares a beautiful campus with nationally ranked programs in Nursing, Business, Law, Divinity, Environment, Informatics, Biomedical Engineering and many others.

Preferred candidates for Division Chief will possess the following qualities:

Transparent and inclusionary management style;

Commitment to valuing and promoting diversity, inclusion and equity;

Implementation of innovative patient care programs;

Excellent mentoring skills;

Commitment to academic scholarship in quality improvement, research and/or education

Business skills, including financial budgeting and resource management;

Experience with strategic program growth.

Community highlights:

Durham is an integral part of a growing tri-city area called the Triangle, which also includes Raleigh and Chapel Hill.

The area's four distinct yet mild seasons make it possible to enjoy many of these activities year-round. Durham averages 230 days of sunshine and less than seven inches of snow a year. Located in the hilly, forested Piedmont region of North Carolina, Durham is only three hours from the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky mountains to the west and clean, spacious beaches to the east.

Excellent public and private schools as well as local colleges and universities including the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University in Raleigh, and North Carolina Central University in Durham.

This mix of research, industry and teaching institutions makes for an active intellectual, cultural, and recreational life in Durham. [Learn more]

Ranked #3 in 2023 by U.S. News & World Report, “Best Places to Live”. [ Learn more ]

Duke University School of Medicine: Department of Pediatrics

Duke has a long tradition of excellence in Pediatrics, dating back to Dr. Wilburt C. Davison, who was the first dean of Duke University School of Medicine and served as the first chair of Pediatrics at Duke. Many of our faculty are leaders in their fields and are members of prestigious national and international organizations, including the Society for Pediatric Research, American Pediatric Society, American Board of Pediatrics, and Institute of Medicine, among others. Our Department currently includes approximately 220 faculty, 75 residents, and 60 subspecialty fellows. We have placed major emphasis on our training programs, and we offer outstanding residency training experiences in pediatrics and medicine-pediatrics and superb fellowship training experiences in almost all pediatric subspecialties. Our faculty, fellows, and residents are involved in a wide array of clinical, translational, and basic research programs and take advantage of the spirit of collaboration that characterizes Duke.

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

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