Pediatric Chronic Pain Specialist – Academic Anes[…]

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City : Hamilton

Category : Other

Industry : Education

Employer : McMaster University

Hamilton, ONFaculty of Health Sciences - Department of AnesthesiaAcademic Anesthetist - Pediatric Chronic Pain Specialist
 
McMaster University, Department of Anesthesia, in conjunction with Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, is seeking an academic anesthesiologist with particular subspecialty interest and/or training in Pediatric Chronic Pain to join their group at McMaster Children's Hospital. This is a full-time faculty position for a period of three years (renewable). Academic rank will commensurate with the candidate's qualifications and experience.
 
McMaster Children's hospital is a leading academic tertiary care teaching hospital that serves a community of 2.3 million people from south central Ontario and beyond. The hospital offers a full range of tertiary pediatric and neonatal surgical subspecialties (excluding cardiac surgery and transplant). This includes a Pediatric Chronic Pain Clinic as well as a Pediatric Anesthesia Clinical Fellowship program.
 
The ideal candidate will have special interests and/or expertise in Pediatric Chronic Pain management including current clinical expertise in pediatric anesthesia (with fellowship training) is essential. S/he will join a progressive multidisciplinary team to provide consultative and ongoing support to children with chronic pain, as well as providing inpatient support for a transitional pain service. The successful candidate will also participate in the care of children in the operating room. Opportunities also exist for some adult anesthesia work, if desired.
 
A commitment and demonstrated interest in education at all levels is essential, as well as active participation in research program and academic initiatives of the department. Academic opportunities exist to pursue research in chronic and/or acute pain, persistent post-surgical pain, the impact of anxiety in pediatrics on surgical outcomes, knowledge translation around best practice pain management, etc. including the opportunity to affiliate with the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care.
 
Applicants should be certified (or eligible for certification) by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and must be licensed (or eligible for licensure) in the Province of Ontario.
 
The McMaster University stream of Clinician Educator for this position involves, but is not limited to, the supervision and teaching of Undergraduate MD Students; the supervision and teaching of Anesthesia Residents and Clinical Fellows; participation in Continuing Medical Education; and significant engagement in educational reserch aned innovation is expected. 
 
 

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