Emergency Medicine Physician

The University of Missouri School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine is seeking board-certified or board-eligible pediatric emergency medicine physicians who are enthusiastic, collaborative, and committed to advancing pediatric care in central Missouri. Our private 16-bed pediatric emergency department, featuring two large procedural bays, is designed for the resuscitation of critically ill and injured children. We collaborate closely with a multitude of pediatric subspecialties, including PICU, NICU, pediatric surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedics, infectious disease, and hematology/oncology. Serving Columbia's urban metro area and over 20 surrounding rural counties, our team provides comprehensive care to a wide-ranging patient demographic. We offer robust training programs for residents from emergency medicine, pediatrics, combined internal medicine-pediatrics, and family medicine. Our faculty actively engage in mentoring medical students through clerkships and elective rotations, emphasizing bedside clinical teaching and formal lectures. The Department of Emergency Medicine provides substantial support for research initiatives, assisting with study design, grant applications, IRB approval, data management, and manuscript preparation. Faculty and students collaborate on projects that advance the field of pediatric emergency medicine.