Pediatric - Adolescent Medicine Physician (MD/DO)

Posted: 29-Jun-26

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

About the role

The Department of Pediatrics seeks to hire an Adolescent Medicine physician to join the Adolescent Medicine Section within the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (GPAM) at the University of North Carolina. This position is an open-rank, fixed-term faculty appointment in the School of Medicine at UNC Chapel Hill.

As a faculty member, the individual will join a multidisciplinary section that includes board-certified Adolescent Medicine physicians, nurse practitioners, Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs), and pediatricians with a strong interest in adolescent health.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient adolescent medicine care in Raleigh and/or Chapel Hill clinical settings
• Deliver inpatient consultative care on an as-needed basis, with plans for expansion
• Provide medical care in youth detention centers
• Deliver care within a youth psychiatric inpatient facility
• Collaborate in a Hematology-Adolescent Medicine clinic supporting reproductive healthcare for patients with possible bleeding disorders and other hematologic conditions
• Partner with the UNC Center for Excellence for Eating Disorders, housed within the Department of Psychiatry
• Participate in medical education, including medical student and resident teaching, curriculum development, and supervision of clinical rotations
• Develop and participate in other outpatient specialty collaborative clinics based on program growth and faculty interests

Research & Academic Opportunities

Division-wide research focuses include the impact of social and contextual factors on health, childhood adversity, and health inequities.

• Adolescent consent and confidentiality in telehealth
• Decision-making tools for contraceptive care
• Reproductive health autonomy
• Global health and HIV prevention
• Eating disorders treatment outcomes and quality improvement

Opportunities for broader adolescent health research are available through collaboration with the Gillings School of Global Public Health and the Sheps Center for Health Services Research.

Requirements

• Completion of post-residency fellowship training in Adolescent Medicine
• Board certification or board eligibility in Adolescent Medicine
• Eligibility for medical licensure in the state of North Carolina

About UNC Health

UNC Health is charting a new course for the organization, one that reflects our aspirations, values, and the high expectations customers have in today’s healthcare marketplace. UNC Health and its 33,000 employees serve as North Carolina’s Health Care System, caring for patients from all 100 counties and beyond. We leverage world-class research conducted in the UNC School of Medicine, translating innovation into life-saving therapies, procedures, and techniques for patients.