The Department of Pediatrics of the Palmetto Health USC Medical Group and the University of South Carolina in Columbia is seeking a pediatric neurologist with training in general pediatric neurology, headache disorders, neuromuscular disorders, or other areas. The Division of Pediatric Neurology has a Tourette Center of Excellence program, and expanded clinical areas with on-site outpatient video-EEG capabilities. The division is presently composed of four pediatric neurologists and two PNPs.  An adult neurology residency began in 2013 and the faculty provide significant teaching to the neurology and pediatric residents.

The position is full time non-tenure track for candidates BE/BC in General Pediatrics and BE/BC in pediatric neurology and will include responsibility for teaching residents and medical students.  Rank commensurate with experience.  Salary and start date are negotiable. 

Rated top teaching department in the School of Medicine for the last 22 years, the Department of Pediatrics has a record of academic achievement, financial success and high faculty morale.  Our residency program has 12 resident positions at each level with exceptional board pass rates.   All subspecialists within the department admit to hospitalist service with subspecialists acting as consultants. A freestanding Children’s Hospital opened June 2008; presently we serve over 151,000 children annually in our clinics with 7,500 inpatient admissions and 34,000 pediatric emergency visits. In the spring of 2018 , we will open the state`s first inpatient rehabilitation unit in our Children`s Hospital.

Columbia is a metropolitan area with a population of more than 725,000.  In addition to being the capital and home of the state’s flagship university, it offers a low cost of living and is situated with both the Atlantic coast and the Blue Ridge Mountains less than 2 hours away.

Interested candidates should forward letter of intent, CV and three references to:

Brennan Bogner: Brennan.Bogner@palmettohealth.org or by Phone at (803) 296-2183
 

Sincerely,

R. Caughman Taylor, MD

Chairman, USC Department of Pediatrics

9 Medical Park, Suite 200A

Columbia, SC 29203

Tel: 803-434-7950

Fax: 803-434-8606