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Description

The Emory Department of Pediatrics and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta are seeking a General Pediatrician for The Child Health Equity Primary Care Fellowship. This non-ACGME fellowship is a one year limited-term position at the Senior Associate level. This position will focus on advanced preparation in health equity promotion, child health advocacy, and provision of quality primary care for underserved patient populations. Primary oversight will be provided by Dr. Belise Livingston-Burns. As a member of the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics, the successful candidate will report to Dr. Hughes Evans as Division Director, to the Campus Chief of Service, and ultimately to Dr. Lucky Jain, as Chair.

Job Description

• Devote 1.0 effort to the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, primarily seeing patients in the Primary Care Clinic at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding Hospital in the faculty practice and precepting residents in their continuity clinic.
• Clinical effort will consist of the equivalent of approximately 6 clinic sessions per week, after-hours phone triage coverage shared among all members of the division seeing outpatients, and shared Saturday clinic coverage.
• The remainder of your time will be devoted to quality and scholarly projects related to child health equity and social justice advocacy for underserved populations. This will involve working with faculty with expertise in addressing the social determinants of health, school-based health, environmental justice, and climate change.
• Devote appropriate effort to education of residents and medical students by sharing in the teaching responsibilities of the Division and by teaching in other venues as opportunity arises.
• When possible, attend the Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston and/or the Pediatrics Residents Grand Rounds.
• Provide exemplary clinical service and assure that patients cared for by you receive only the highest quality care.
• Attend weekly Division meetings, and attend medical staff meetings and faculty meetings as appropriate.
• Participate in ongoing quality improvement and clinical research activities of the division.
• Participate in oversight of nurse practitioners.
• Maintain Georgia state licensure, DEA certification, and appropriate facility privileges.

Employment will be as faculty of the Emory University School of Medicine, with applicable salary and benefits.

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