Grow with us Join the Department of Pediatrics
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital, ranked among Florida’s best children’s hospitals, is searching for the best and brightest to join our pediatrics team of faculty, healthcare providers, researchers, and administration staff!
Facts & Figures
U.S. News & World Report
Nationally Ranked in Seven Specialties
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital again ranks among the nation’s best according to U.S. News & World Report 2026-2027 rankings. We're honored to be recognized in seven pediatric specialties delivering some of the highest-quality pediatric care in the nation! Click the button below to learn more about the national recognition of our pediatric programs in cardiology and heart surgery (No. 17), diabetes and endocrinology (No. 32), neurology and neurosurgery (No. 33), pulmonology and lung surgery (No. 34), cancer (No. 35), neonatology (No. 49) and behavioral health (ranked in the top 50).
20+ Pediatric Specialties
9,090 Inpatient Treated
66,111 Outpatient Treated
790 Department Faculty & Staff
15+ Locations
208 Licensed Beds
Our Mission
The Department of Pediatrics consists of a dynamic and growing faculty dedicated to the highest quality patient care, research, and educational activity devoted to improving the health of children. This department is uniquely balanced, with almost exactly half of its budget derived from clinical activity and the other half from funded research. It is the mission of the Department of Pediatrics to provide the best health care – the best treatments, the best doctors, and the best researchers searching for new medicines and cures for sick children.
OPEN OPPORTUNITIES
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Gainesville, Florida
We are an active campus in the heart of a growing city located in the tourism capital of the world. With its beautiful natural landscape, nearby freshwater springs and wide-open prairies, Gainesville is a place "where nature and culture meet."
