Section Head – General Academic Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine- Winston Salem, NC
Advocate Health Section Head – General Academic Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine- Winston Salem, NC
Description
Clinical Services
Our General Pediatrics team provides care in a community-based primary care clinic, designated as a patient-centered medical home, serving an under-resourced population. This clinic is also the primary teaching site for our pediatric residency program.
Additional clinical roles include:
- Staffing the newborn nursery within a state-of-the-art labor and delivery suite and mother-baby unit (opened July 2019)
- Providing subspecialty care through our Adolescent Medicine team, which serves patients aged 11–21 years and specializes in eating disorders, adolescent gynecology, mental health, and substance use disorders
Research Focus
Our clinical work drives a robust research agenda. Key areas of investigation include:
- Health-related social needs (especially food insecurity)
- Obesity prevention and treatment
- Early childhood nutrition and development
- Literacy and school readiness
- Early relational health
- Biomedical informatics
- Mental health
- Vaccination practices
Position Summary
The Section Head will provide strategic leadership and operational management to advance the mission of the section. This role requires:
- Clinical expertise
- Administrative skill
- A commitment to academic excellence
- A collaborative spirit
The Section Head will also serve as a career mentor to faculty, fostering professional growth and supporting scholarly and leadership development.