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Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and Texas Children's Hospital (TCH) in Houston seek to recruit a dynamic leader for the Chief, Division of Pediatric Critical Care, one of the largest and most diverse pediatric critical care divisions in the country with 95 attending physicians, 10 physician instructors, 50 advanced practice practitioners, and 21 fellows, across three campuses.
The Division offers the ACGME recognized Fellowship training program in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine as well as post-fellowship instructorships in Cardiac Intensive Care, Extracorporeal Life Support, Neurocritical Care and Critical Care Nephrology.
Robust in intramural and extramural funding, the Division exceeds $700,000 in NIH grants with R-01 and K awards among existing faculty, and has recently been selected to join the NIH Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network (CPCCRN) as a core center. TCH is also a core center for the NIH Pediatric Heart Network. Clinician-scientists in the Division have interests in sepsis and inflammation, leukocyte biology, cardiac disease, extracorporeal life support, and multisystem organ failure.
The ideal candidate will possess successful experience leading Critical Care Medicine across multiple sites within a premier academic institution. This individual will be recognized for excellent leadership in patient care, education, and research on a scale that merits national preeminence. Significant vision, communication, and collaboration skills, in addition to solid business acumen and a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusivity, are required to effectively lead the Division.
Texas Children's Hospital (www.texaschildrens.org) is an internationally recognized pediatric hospital located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston. Texas Children's Hospital is the primary pediatric training site for Baylor College of Medicine, which has the largest pediatric residency program in the country. As the largest pediatric hospital in the US, Texas Children's has 897 licensed beds across three campuses — Texas Children's Hospital Main Campus, Texas Children's Hospital West Campus, and Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands. Texas Children's Hospital is known for providing world-class, pioneering pediatric patient care, education, and research. Texas Children's has more than 800 basic research and clinical studies backed by over $120 million in extramural grant funding annually. Since opening its doors in 1954, Texas Children's has cared for patients from every corner of the world and, in 2021, provided nearly five million patient encounters. Texas Children's Hospital is proud to consistently be recognized as a leader in pediatric care by U.S. News & World Report, ranking third nationally in their 2021-22 Best Children's Hospitals rankings. Additionally, eight of the hospital's subspecialties rank within the top five.
Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), the only private medical school in the greater Southwest, is an internationally renowned medical and research institution that attracts students from around the world. BCM consistently ranks among the top of the nation's 179 medical schools with U.S. News and World Report placing the College 22nd in its annual survey of best medical schools for research, 16th for primary care, and among the top schools in the nation in the six ranked specialties.
With over 1,700 faculty with primary appointments, the Baylor College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics (www.bcm.edu/departments/pediatrics), one of the nation's largest, most diverse, and most successful pediatric programs, plays a preeminent role in providing the highest quality comprehensive pediatric healthcare, research, and education available. The Department of Pediatrics has clinical programs at Texas Children's Hospital (three campuses, with a fourth opening in Austin next year), Ben Taub Hospital, and the Children's Hospital of San Antonio (CHofSA). There are 26 Divisions in the Department of Pediatrics at Texas Children's Hospital and 14 Divisions in the Department of Pediatrics at CHofSA.
Qualified candidates, please submit nominations and/or curriculum vitae to the search consultant: Michelle McClintock, Senior Associate, Hodges Partners, 2911 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219, Phone: 214-902-7905, E-mail: mmcclintock@hodgespartners.com.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Affirmative Action, Equal Access, Equal Opportunity Employer.
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