This position is 50% clinical and 50% Fellowship/training. The candidate will provide care 5 sessions per week including general primary care and/or in the FAB Center. The remainder of the time will include additional time in the FAB Center working with the interdisciplinary team, longitudinal specialty rotations, and the academic enrichment activities. The fellow will be expected to complete at least one scholarly product such as submission of a poster or paper and participate in one QI project with the FAB Center team.

About the Jefferson FAB Center for Complex Care:

Adolescents, post-adolescents, and those well into adulthood often face significant challenges finding the right fit as they switch from pediatricians to adult providers. Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, or other complex childhood-onset conditions, are especially impacted during the transition. Jefferson’s FAB Center for Complex Care, located at Jefferson Health – Navy Yard, provides a comfortable space for our care teams to work with patients and help guide them as they continue to grow.

The highest quality of primary care is given to patients with, but not limited to, the following conditions:

• Autism
• Cerebral Palsy
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Down Syndrome
• Spina Bifida

• MD/DO or equivalent
• Have completed a Family Medicine or Medicine-Pediatrics residency program
• Have strong interest in caring for patients with complex-childhood onset conditions ages 12 and above and have prior experience in working with/providing care to such individuals during their medical training and/or in community settings
• Have strong primary care skills
• Previous experience or interest in quality improvement

About Jefferson

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.