Division Chief, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Company: CareerPhysician
Location: Little Rock
Posted on: November 14, 2024

Job Description:

On behalf of Laura Dunn MD, Chair of Psychiatry at UAMS and Jason Williams Sr. Vice President, Chief Mental & Behavioral Health Officer, CareerPhysician, LLC, has been engaged to conduct an international search to identify a dynamic, transformational leader to serve as the next Division Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at UAMS in Little Rock, Arkansas. This individual will be charged with designing and implementing a vision to develop a robust academic division and research infrastructure while also accounting for excellence in clinical care for the children of Arkansas and the region, education of diverse learners, including child and adolescent psychiatrists, and faculty mentorship and advancement in research and scholarly production.Opportunity Highlights:

• The division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is home to 7 physician faculty, 7 Ph.D. faculty, 1 advanced practice registered nurse, 7 licensed counselors, and two interns. The division treats approximately 15k patients in an outpatient clinic environment and provides consultations but does not have inpatient responsibility.
• The department of Psychiatry has one of the largest and most comprehensive health services and implementation research groups in the nation, as well as NIH, academic, and pharmaceutical sponsored clinical trials and hosts a large, multi-year NIH sponsored T32 research training grant primarily focused on addiction and brain sciences.
• The named Chief will be integral in working with department leadership on a 5-year strategic plan and will have a unique opportunity to serve as a leader at the nationally recognized and state-of-the-art UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute. In addition, the Chief will develop and extend UAMS and Arkansas Children's digital health program to meet growing statewide demand.
• Applicants should hold a current faculty rank of Associate Professor or higher, be board-certified in Psychiatry and sub-specialty board certified in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Preferred attributes (not required) include strong leadership experience, funded research portfolio, success in mentoring junior faculty, and clinical excellence.For more details about this opportunity, or if you would like to recommend an individual(s) who exemplifies the qualities we are seeking in a candidate, please contact Mark Lozano at , or at 469-553-9311. All interactions will remain confidential, and no inquiries will be made without the consent of the applicant.UAMS and Arkansas Children's Hospital is an AA/EOE/ADA employer committed to excellence through diversity.
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