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University of Miami Health System lists this Assistant Professor of Clinical - Human Genetics opportunity in miami, Florida. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
About The Department
The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is a nationally recognized center for clinical genetics, genomic research, and medical education. The Department houses the Medical Genetics Residency Program, the South Florida Newborn Screening Program, and a broad research portfolio spanning genetic disorders, neurogenetics, and inborn errors of metabolism. Faculty provide clinical care through University of Miami Hospital and Clinics/UHealth and Jackson Memorial Hospital, serving a large and diverse South Florida patient population.
Position Summary
The Department seeks a board-certified (or board-eligible) Clinical Geneticist to join our Division of Clinical and Translational Genetics, with a clinical and academic focus on inborn errors of metabolism and metabolic genetic disease. This faculty member will help lead metabolic patient care alongside our existing metabolic genetics team, manage a mixed pediatric and adult caseload, and contribute to resident education, newborn screening follow-up, and clinical research. This role is modeled on the scope of practice of our current faculty, including responsibility for a substantial portion of the Department's metabolic genetics patients, and offers the opportunity to build a clinical and academic niche within an established, highly collaborative division.
Key Responsibilities
Provide outpatient and inpatient clinical genetics consultation, with an emphasis on but not limited to inborn errors of metabolism (e.g., lysosomal storage disorders, galactosemia, urea cycle disorders, and related conditions) across the pediatric-to-adult lifespan
Evaluate, diagnose, and manage patients referred through the Newborn Screening Program, coordinating follow-up testing and long-term management
Participate in multidisciplinary clinics and collaborate with specialists in general and specialty genetics clinics and metabolism, biochemical genetics, dietetics/nutrition, neurology, and related fields
Order and interpret molecular and biochemical diagnostic testing, and provide treatment, prevention, genetic counseling, and family risk assessment
Contribute to teaching and supervision within the Medical Genetics Residency Program, including didactics, case conferences, and bedside/clinic teaching
Engage in clinical or translational research, with opportunities to contribute to ongoing studies in rare disease diagnosis (e.g., Undiagnosed Diseases Network-type work) and publish in peer-reviewed journals
Participate in departmental committees, quality initiatives, and community/professional education as needed
Qualifications
Required
M.D. degree
Board certification (or eligibility) in Clinical Genetics through the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ABMGG), or equivalent
Eligible for medical licensure in the State of Florida
Strong clinical, communication, and interpersonal skills for working with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams
Preferred
Additional training in Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, or Clinical Biochemical Genetics
Prior clinical experience managing genetic disorders including inborn errors of metabolism or biochemical genetic disorders
Experience with newborn screening follow-up and long-term metabolic disease management
Demonstrated interest or experience in resident/fellow teaching
Record of scholarly activity (publications, abstracts, presentations)
Academic Appointment
Appointment rank (Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, or higher) will be commensurate with experience, within the Division of Clinical and Translational Genetics, Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.
Job Status
Full time
Employee Type
Faculty-UMMG
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Worksite address
miami, FL, 33222, US
Who can apply
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