Child Advocacy & Protection Program

Dartmouth Health Children’s and Geisel School of Medicine

The Department of Pediatrics at Dartmouth Health Children’s and The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth seeks faculty to join the Ken & Vickie French Child Advocacy and Protection Program (CAPP). While a board-certified child abuse pediatrician would be ideal, we welcome general pediatricians or pediatric specialists with experience or strong interest in caring for children and adolescents at risk of abuse or neglect. The opportunity may involve assuming directorship of the program after a period of transition that will be acceptable to the candidate, should the successful candidate so desire.

Dartmouth Health Children’s is the pediatric service of Dartmouth Health, an integrated academic healthcare delivery system for northern New England anchored by Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, New Hampshire. We provide an extended system of care with primary, specialty, and advanced tertiary pediatric services, including an inpatient pediatric unit with PICU, level II Pediatric Trauma Center, and level III NICU at our flagship Children’s Hospital at DHMC (CHaD).  We also operate a comprehensive ambulatory specialty center at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic in Manchester, the largest city in the state of NH, and 10 pediatric primary care medical homes across the region. Dartmouth Health Children’s is committed to addressing systemic racism and other forms of oppression to assure that all children and adolescents can live their healthiest, happiest lives.

CAPP is a trauma-informed multidisciplinary program providing comprehensive assessment and care for children suspected of experiencing child maltreatment residing in Northern New England including New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine in collaboration with similar programs in the latter two states. Our patient services include robust outpatient clinics established in Lebanon, Manchester, and Nashua, NH, receiving approximately 600 referrals a year, around 50 hospital-based inpatient consults at Dartmouth Health Children’s, and an on-call triage system for the region, all shared among three full time advanced practice providers, two part time family practice physicians, two part time pediatricians and a full-time child abuse pediatrician. Our program provides consultation and training for Dartmouth Health Children’s faculty and residents, Child Advocacy Centers, Child Protection Services, Law Enforcement, Prosecution, and other community stakeholders. We engage in advocacy from institutional to statewide legislation, and provide collaborative leadership to state agencies.

Teaching pediatric residents and medical students is expected, so appointment to the faculty at The Geisel School of Medicine will be offered at a rank commensurate with experience and academic portfolio. Although not a requirement, interested candidates may participate in scholarly activities across Dartmouth's campuses including world-class traditional biomedical research, global health initiatives, and renowned leadership in quality improvement, outcome, and healthcare delivery sciences at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice.

Candidates with less experience in child abuse pediatrics will have opportunity to sharpen their skills while precepted by the current board-certified child abuse pediatrician. Leadership development opportunities will also be supported for candidates with interest in and potential for building systems in child abuse pediatrics and dedication to quality improvement and workforce development. CAPP aims to achieve center of excellence status, supported by generous philanthropic funding from benefactors, and to potentially develop an ACGME-accredited child abuse pediatrics fellowship.

Faculty at Dartmouth Health enjoy the rare opportunity to combine high level academic medicine with a serene and stress-free living environment. Lebanon is part of the Upper Connecticut River Valley, home to Dartmouth College and its abundant cultural and enrichment activities along with four-season outdoors activities. Greater Manchester is often ranked among the best small cities in the United States for quality of life. The successful candidate may choose to live in either region. With destinations like Boston, New York, Montreal, the seacoast and ski country within short driving distance, this is an ideal place to work, play, raise a family and live. 

To confidentially learn details, please contact:

Michael Gartman
Physician Recruiter
michael.n.gartman@hitchcock.org

Cover letter and CV should be addressed to: 

Resmiye Oral, MD

Section Chief, Child Advocacy and Protection Program

Dartmouth Health Children's 

• Current or eligible for ABMS Board Certification by American Academy of Pediatrics (to be obtained within 5 years) in General Pediatrics
• Must obtain and maintain a medical license in the state of New Hampshire