Allergist/Immunologist

• Seeking a full-time A/I specialist to join a dedicated team known for its collegiality, commitment to diversity, and excellence in patient care, research, and education.
• Candidate must be board certified/board eligible by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology and must have completed either pediatrics, internal medicine, or combined internal medicine/pediatrics residency training. 
• Ideal candidate will have interest in treating pediatric and adult patients with allergic diagnoses including allergic rhinitis, asthma, food allergies, allergic skin disorders, and eosinophilic GI disorders and immunodeficiency disorders.
• Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• The program is the only tertiary care center for complex allergic and immunologic disorders for children and adults in the region and has an internationally recognized food allergy research program, state-of-the-art asthma research program, as well as an A/I fellowship training program.
• Faculty appointment through UAMS College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at the Assistant or Associate Professor level.
• Competitive salary and benefits package along with robust faculty mentoring program and multiple available tracks for promotion and/or tenure including Clinician-Educator or Clinician-Scientist. 
•  Ample opportunity to provide comprehensive care in multidisciplinary clinics, participate in translational and clinical research, as well as teach and mentor medical students, residents, and fellows.
• Partnership with established team to create exceptional work-life balance.  Division faculty includes 10 physicians, 2 advanced practice providers, 2 basic science faculty, 7 specialty nurses, and 8 research nurses in addition to clinical support staff.
• Click to meet our team and our fellowship program!

• UAMS is the state’s only academic medical health system and level one trauma center.  The UAMS system includes a 535-bed hospital and serves as a regional tertiary care center for Arkansas and the surrounding region.
• More than 900 College of Medicine clinicians staff UAMS Medical Center, Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System.
• Arkansas Children’s is the only pediatric health system in Arkansas, serving a population of >3 million. ACH is the major pediatric referral center for Arkansas and the surrounding region serving children from birth to age 21.
• The ACH team consists of more than 500 faculty, 200 residents (95 pediatrics), and 4,400 support staff.
• As one of the largest children’s hospitals in the country, the ACH campus spans 36 city blocks and includes a 336-bed hospital, 3 intensive care units, a research institute, and a USDA-ARS nutrition center.

• The practice is located in Little Rock, Arkansas. Little Rock has a population range of 730,000 and is centrally located and has beautiful scenery, museums and cultural events, parks, gourmet dining, and nightlife. Little Rock also offers affordable housing in great neighborhoods and low cost of living. https://www.littlerock.com/
• Thriving community with many neighborhood options to suit a variety of lifestyles with excellent public and private school options.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences was founded in 1879 by eight physicians. Today UAMS is the state’s only academic health center, part of a statewide network of postsecondary education institutions of the University of Arkansas System governed by a 10-member Board of Trustees.

The mission of UAMS is to improve the health, health care and well-being of Arkansans and of others in the region, nation and the world by:

• Educating current and future health professionals and the public
• Providing high-quality, innovative, patient- and family-centered health care and specialty expertise not routinely available in community settings
• Advancing knowledge in areas of human health and disease and translating and accelerating discoveries into health improvements

Little Rock is located in a beautiful part of the country. There are many state parks that are well maintained and offer ample opportunities for outdoor activities. Little Rock, with a population of nearly half a million, has ranked #1 in “America’s 10 Great Places to Live” by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine in 2013 and one of America’s “Five Secret Foodie Cities” by Forbes Travel Guide in 2014. Little Rock thrives in “New South” culture, offering a booming nightlife, entertainment, and dining scenes. The city is also home to 15 miles of scenic riverfront walking and cycling trails, along with one of the longest pedestrian and bicycle bridges in America. One highlight is that golf can be played 12 months a year. Arkansas is famous for its green timber duck hunting, bass fishing and even trout fishing on the world famous White River tail water. The Buffalo River, a pristine floatable 120-mile long protected national park is two hours from downtown Little Rock. Travel is relatively easy due to the close proximity of the Little Rock National Airport and a number of interstate highways. Memphis is 140 miles east, St. Louis is 360 miles north, Dallas is 325 miles southwest and New Orleans is 420 miles south. Moreover, the Little Rock School District has approximately 25,000 students, who are educated in 50 schools throughout the system, and is also the home of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.