Medical Genetics Faculty
The Children’s National Rare Disease Institute (RDI) in Washington DC announces recruitment for a new full-time MD or MD/PhD faculty member focused on general medical genetics and metabolism at the Assistant or Associate‐Professor level. The RDI has a strong history as one of the first five genetics centers originally founded and remains a leader in clinical care and translational approaches to precision medicine. Clinical duties will include providing consultative general genetics and metabolic disorders inpatient and outpatient care, and telemedicine consultation. The physician will have teaching responsibilities to medical students, residents and genetics fellows. This full-time position includes up to 20% protected time for academic activities without research funding, or up to 75% protected research time for applicants with secured research funding.
The RDI currently consists of 12 faculty members, 12 genetic counselors, three metabolic dieticians, one physician assistant, and a large operational/ support team. The division is also dedicated to the training of Medical Genetics, MFM, and LGG Fellows, with ACGME and ABMGG accredited Fellowship training programs associated with the National Institutes of Health. Certification in metabolism is not a requirement.
CNH is a 360 bed free‐standing children’s hospital consistently rated in the top 10 US News and World Report pediatric institutions, which provides the full range of referral and primary care to children in the Washington DC metropolitan region, with a culturally diverse and international patient population base. CNMC provides the most modern and updated clinical facilities, including a 70-bed top-rated NICU and over 80 intensive care beds (including PICU, Cardiac ICU and Neuro ICU), Level 1 ER/ trauma center including biohazard response facility, and specialized units for Heart and Kidney, Surgical, and Oncology and Transplantation services.
Rich opportunities, state‐of‐the‐art research facilities, and infrastructural support are present on‐site for the pursuit of a wide range of clinical, basic science, epidemiologic and outcomes research as well as opportunities for pediatric innovation with a burgeoning tech transfer Center. The Center for Health Outcomes Research & Delivery Science (CHORDS), the Center for Precision Medicine, and the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation offer academic, research support and mentoring and opportunities for growth with pilot grant funding available for faculty at every stage in their careers. Given the location of Children’s National, there are many opportunities for advocacy to affect policy on behalf of children. In addition, there are opportunities for participation in global health.
The successful candidate will be board certified/eligible in Medical Genetics, having completed formal Medical Genetics training at an accredited program. Candidates who are primarily clinical, as well as those with existing or planned funded research programs, will be considered for this position.
