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Assistant/Associate/Professor - Medicine (Program of Med/Peds)
(Search extended through 12/10/2026)
Hiring Department : UICOMP-Medicine (Pgrm of Med/Peds)
Location : Peoria, IL USA
Requisition ID :
Posting Close Date : 3/17/2026
Salary: $225,000 to $275,000 peryear
TheUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UlCOMP) Med-Peds Divisionis seeking a board certified or board-eligible Med-Peds physician for afull-time position as an academic Med-Peds physician. This position will carry a dual appointmentin the Internal Medicine and Pediatric Departments at UICOMP and can becomposed of primarily inpatient duties, primarily outpatient duties, or a mixtureof inpatient and outpatient responsibilities depending on the interest of thefaculty member.
Aboutthe University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria
TheUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria is a regional campus of oneof the largest public medical schools in the United States. We are known forhaving small class sizes and exceptional faculty mentorship. This allows UICOMPstudents to excel under a rigorous curriculum. In collaboration with ourhospitals and clinical partners, UICOMP Faculty members provide care to morethan 45,000 patients each year. In addition, they contribute to medicaleducation and training for more than 260 students, and more than 300 physicianresidents and fellows annually. UICOMP healthcare partners include JumpSimulation, a world-class leader in healthcare simulation and innovation, alongwith OSF Saint Medical Center, OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois and CarleHearth Greater Peoria. UICOMP is also part of a R1 research institute withtranslational research focusing on Alzheimer dementia and oncology.
Learnmore about how the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria is helpingto transform healthcare here:
Thisposition is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental, Vision,Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers foremployees and dependents.
Position Summary
This Med-Peds Hospitalist will have an inpatient position with roles in both the Internal Medicine and Pediatric Department. The Med-Peds Hospitalist will conduct rounds on the inpatient Medicine and Pediatric teaching services at SFMC and CHOI respectively. They will be responsible for leading inpatient teaching rounds as a clinician educator and conducting patient care while teaching medical students and residents. In addition, the Hospitalist will patients independently on these services when residents are absent or have a day off of the service.
Duties & Responsibilities
Lead teaching rounds and teach medical students and residents in the Internal Medicine and Pediatric department on teaching services
Provide clinical services for patients hospitalized in the Children's Hospital of Illinois (CHOI) and OSF Saint Francis Medical Center (SFMC)
Organize and conduct research and QI projects as desired.
Provide attending physician coverage in the Med-Peds continuity clinic at Heartland Health Center if desired. This will include precepting in the Med-Peds residency continuity clinic, with an opportunity for teaching medical students and residents as a clinic preceptor if desired alongside Hospital based practice. This is not a requirement of the position but is an optional additional portion of the job description for faculty who desire inpatient and outpatient practice.
Participation in undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs of the Department of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine.
Perform other duties of a university faculty member including committee assignments, curriculum development, student and resident mentoring, and administrative and leadership opportunities.
Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications Eligible for licensure in Illinois.
Board certified or eligible in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine.
Successful completion of 4 years of Med-Peds residency or in the final year of training
MD/DO degree
The position is asan Assistant/Associate Professor orProfessor. The ideal candidate will have completed 4 years of Med-Peds residency or nearing completion in the PGY4 year and will beBC/BE in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. The position includes teaching medicalstudents and residents in the Internal Medicine and Pediatric department on inpatient teaching rounds along withproviding clinical services for patientshospitalized in the Children's Hospital of Illinois (CHOI) and OSF SaintFrancis Medical Center (SFMC); the faculty member will be able to organizeand conduct research and QI programs as desired with support from the UICOMPresearch department and Med-Peds research associate; the faculty will performother duties of a Universityfaculty member including committee assignments, curriculum development andadministration. As a Med-PedsHospitalist, opportunities are available for curriculum development, qualityimprovement, education and clinical leadership roles in both the InternalMedicine and Pediatric Departments.
The position also has the opportunity to precept in theoutpatient Med-Peds residency clinic at Heartland Health services, as well asthe possibility of seeing an independent panel of patients without residents ifdesired by the faculty member. There is the opportunity to join a procedure/POCUSservice on the internal medicine wards, as well as join a transition teamseeing complex inpatient consults on medicine floors and assisting withtransition from Pediatrics to Medicine for complex inpatients. Further academicinterests can be supported via the Departments of Internal Medicine andPediatrics, as well as Undergraduate Medical Education via UICOMP.
The candidate will join the Med-Peds Division at UICOMP asfaculty for the UICOMP Med-Peds residency program. ThePeoria Med-Peds program is one of the largest and most established in thecountry with 8 residents per year, and is known for combining innovative stateof the art clinical and educational programs with a resident-first, familyfriendly environment. The program isseeking a Clinician Educator with an equal passion for high value,patient-centered clinical care and dynamic, evidence based resident education. The Med-Peds group at UICOMP is a dynamiceducation-based group of faculty who serve on the inpatient and outpatient servicesfor the Internal Medicine and Pediatric departments.
Members of the group serve in various academic andclinical leadership positions acrossInternal Medicine and Pediatrics, as well as the hospital and medical school atlarge. There are ample opportunities for scholarship, leadership, and academicadvancement within the group, as well as within both departments in which weserve.
Theprimary teaching hospitals for the residency and student programs at UICOMP arethe OSF Healthcare Children's Hospital of Illinois (CHOI) and Saint Francis Medical Center(SFMC). OSF is UICOMP's main clinical partner. CHOI and SFMC servea 37-county region with a population base of over two millionpatients and provide comprehensive services to children and adults respectivelyas full service tertiary care referral centers.
Inaddition to tertiary care clinical services, applicants will have access to theJump Trading Simulation Education Center, a state-of-the-art simulation facility with over 40,000 square feet ofspace for faculty and otherresources. JUMP is a joint venturebetween UICOMP and CHOI and is located on the OSF campus. It is utilized forsimulation-based education for UME and GME, and interested applicants are ableto design curriculum or participate in simulation education for UME and GME asdesired.
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For fullestconsideration please apply by 10/30/2026.
The budgeted salaryrange for the position is $225,000 to $275,000 per year.
Salary iscompetitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, while alsoconsidering internal equity.
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Worksite address
peoria, IL, 61639, US
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