Assistant / Associate / Professor - Medicine (Program of Med / Peds)

Assistant / Associate / Professor - Medicine (Program of Med / Peds)

Hiring Department : UICOMP-Medicine (Pgrm of Med / Peds)

Location : Peoria, IL USA

Requisition ID : 1038734

Posting Close Date : 3 / 17 / 2026

Salary :   $225,000 to $275,000 per

year

The

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UlCOMP) Med-Peds Division

is seeking a board­ certified or board-eligible Med-Peds physician for a

full-time position as an academic Med-Peds physician. This position will carry a dual appointment

in the Internal Medicine and Pediatric Departments at UICOMP and can be

composed of primarily inpatient duties, primarily outpatient duties, or a mixture

of inpatient and outpatient responsibilities depending on the interest of the

faculty member.

The position is as

an Assistant / Associate Professor or

Professor. 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 with

providing clinical services for patients

hospitalized in the Children’s Hospital of Illinois (CHOI) and OSF Saint

Francis Medical Center (SFMC); the faculty member will be able to organize

and conduct research and QI programs as desired with support from the UICOMP

research department and Med-Peds research associate; the faculty will perform

other duties of a University

faculty member including committee assignments, curriculum development and

administration. As a Med-Peds

Hospitalist, opportunities are available for curriculum development, quality

improvement, education and clinical leadership roles in both the Internal

Medicine and Pediatric Departments.

The position also has the opportunity to precept in the

outpatient Med-Peds residency clinic at Heartland Health services, as well as

the possibility of seeing an independent panel of patients without residents if

desired by the faculty member. There is the opportunity to join a procedure / POCUS

service on the internal medicine wards, as well as join a transition team

seeing complex inpatient consults on medicine floors and assisting with

transition from Pediatrics to Medicine for complex inpatients. Further academic

interests can be supported via the Departments of Internal Medicine and

Pediatrics, as well as Undergraduate Medical Education via UICOMP.

The candidate will join the Med-Peds Division at UICOMP as

faculty for the UICOMP Med-Peds residency program. The

Peoria Med-Peds program is one of the largest and most established in the

country with 8 residents per year, and is known for combining innovative state

of the art clinical and educational programs with a resident-first, family

friendly environment. The program is

seeking 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 dynamic

education-based group of faculty who serve on the inpatient and outpatient services

for the Internal Medicine and Pediatric departments.

Members of the group serve in various academic and

clinical leadership positions across

Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, as well as the hospital and medical school at

large. There are ample opportunities for scholarship, leadership, and academic

advancement within the group, as well as within both departments in which we

serve.

The

primary teaching hospitals for the residency and student programs at UICOMP are

the OSF Healthcare Children's Hospital of Illinois (CHOI) and Saint Francis Medical Center

(SFMC). OSF is UICOMP's main clinical partner. CHOI and SFMC serve

a 37-county region with a population base of over two million

patients and provide comprehensive services to children and adults respectively

as full service tertiary care referral centers.

In

addition to tertiary care clinical services, applicants will have access to the

Jump Trading Simulation Education Center, a state-of-the-art simulation facility with over 40,000 square feet of

space for faculty and other

resources. JUMP is a joint venture

between UICOMP and CHOI and is located on the OSF campus. It is utilized for

simulation-based education for UME and GME, and interested applicants are able

to design curriculum or participate in simulation education for UME and GME as

desired.

Malpractice

insurance is provided by the University of Illinois system and an excellent

benefits package is available including vacations, sick time, CME, health and

life insurance and retirement plan.

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

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For fullest

consideration please apply by 1 / 7 / 2026.

The budgeted salary

range for the position is $225,000 to $275,000 per year.

Salary is

competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also

considering internal equity.

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University of Illinois offers a very competitive benefits portfolio. Click for

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position is intended to be . This

includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time

Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

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process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a

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