Pediatric Endocrinologist Division Chief - Coastal Charleston, SC

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Department of Pediatrics seeks a Pediatric Endocrinologist at the Associate Professor or Professor level to serve as the Division Chief to the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology. Currently the Division includes five faculty members, one advanced practice provider and many other support staff including social workers and dieticians.

This opportunity is located in Charleston, SC at a major academic medical center that serves a diverse population of patients from a large geographic area.

Ranked among the top programs in the country, the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes operates within MUSC’s Department of Pediatrics and provides comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services for a broad range of diagnoses. Division members currently include 2 full time in person M.D. Faculty members, 2 full time Tele-MDs, 2 part time Tele-MDs, 1 in person APP, a dietician, and a dedicated social worker. The Division provides comprehensive care to children and teenagers with diabetes and a variety of other endocrine issues. We conduct clinical research studies that offer patients and their families an opportunity to participate in population health research as well as clinical trials.

Ideal Candidates:

• Qualified for Associate or Professor rank in Pediatrics
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pediatric Endocrinology
• Committed to MUSC’s educational missions and enthusiastic about patient-centered care
• Eligible for licensure in South Carolina
• Record of achievement in individual research or scholarship
• Demonstrated success in developing clinical, research, or educational programs in an academic health center
• Record of mentoring trainees and/or junior faculty
• Budgetary experience leading a clinical, research, or educational entity that would translate well to supervising a large division

We will provide:

• Relocation assistance
• Competitive pay and signing bonus
• Excellent retirement options, including a pension and optional tax-deferred contributions
• Sovereign Immunity malpractice coverage
• 22 days of annual leave, 15 days of sick leave, and 13 paid holidays
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility

MUSC is located in Charleston, SC, a city frequently named one of the best places in America to live. This charming coastal city offers residents a unique mix of history, culture, arts, innovation, and natural beauty. In Charleston, you can explore miles of pristine beaches and waterways in the morning, and wind your way along shaded cobblestone streets, exploring centuries-old historic homes in the afternoon. At night, visit one of Charleston’s many award-winning restaurants to enjoy traditional Lowcountry cuisine prepared by world-class chefs.

Charleston is a place where you can live your life to its fullest.

We invite you to join the team committed to “changing what’s possible” and to do so in one of the most exciting cities in the country. Send your CV accompanied by your letter of interest for immediate consideration to Fayth Hoecker, providerrecruitment@musc.edu.

Founded in 1824 in Charleston, MUSC is home to the oldest medical school in the South as well as the state's only integrated academic health system, with a unique charge to serve the state through education, research and patient care. Each year, MUSC educates and trains more than 3,000 students and 850 residents and fellows in six colleges: Dental Medicine, Graduate Studies, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. With $298 million in research funding in fiscal year 2022, the collaboration between faculty, staff, students, and our partners accelerates the movement of scientific discoveries that improve lives.

The Medical University of South Carolina's College of Medicine is leading the way in all areas of the MUSC mission – medical education, patient care, and biomedical research – at our main campus in downtown Charleston and across the state.

The College of Medicine is comprised of both clinical and basic science departments that are involved in education, clinical care, and research in the basic, translational and clinical sciences.

The largest and oldest academic medical center in South Carolina, we serve a diverse group of more than 740 medical students, 850 trainees in residency and fellowship programs, and patients throughout our state and beyond.

The medical University of South Carolina is a part of MUSC Health, as the clinical health system of the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Health is dedicated to delivering the highest quality and safe patient care while training generations of compassionate, competent health care providers to serve the people of South Carolina and beyond. Close to 25,000 care team members provide care for patients at 14 hospitals with approximately 2,500 beds and 5 additional hospital locations in development, more than 300 telehealth sites and nearly 750 care locations situated in the Lowcountry, Midlands, Pee Dee and Upstate regions of South Carolina. In 2022, for the eighth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named MUSC Health the No. 1 hospital in South Carolina.