Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas
Child Abuse Resource and Evaluation Team

The CARE Team at Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas is seeking a second BC/BE Pediatrician with fellowship training and /or significant experience in the evaluation and treatment of child maltreatment to join our team. The position includes an academic appointment at Texas A & M University. This full-time faculty position will provide you with an excellent opportunity to be a member of a highly energetic team committed to providing child abuse diagnostic and treatment services of the highest caliber. The CARE Team is a well established program recognized in the region that provides 24/7 inpatient and outpatient medical forensic evaluations for 1300 children annually who are suspected victims of child maltreatment. The CARE Team includes: a fulltime fellowship trained Forensic Pediatrician, four Forensic Nurse Examiners, five Medical Social Workers, a Clinical Coordinator and a medical secretary. The CARE Team is supported by the hospital administration as well as a complete compliment of hospital specialists.

As the regional child abuse resource and evaluation center of excellence, the team participates in local/regional multidisciplinary teams, chairs the regional child fatality review team, and provides professional training to multidisciplinary partners as well as providing fact and expert testimony in civil, criminal and federal court cases. 

This position focuses primarily on clinical services, undergraduate and graduate medical education, but also includes time for clinical research and program development. The ideal candidate possesses outstanding clinical and teaching skills and is viewed as a child advocate. Candidates should be qualified through fellowship training or experience to take the exam for the Certificate of Special Qualifications in Child Abuse Pediatrics which will be offered for the first time in 2009.

Driscoll Children’s Hospital is the only facility dedicated to the care of children in a 33 counties and 31,000 square miles of South Texas. Driscoll Children's Hospital is a tertiary care 189 bed regional referral center offering a medical staff comprised of pediatric board-certified specialists in more than 30 medical and 10 surgical specialties. Every year more than 6,500 children are admitted for inpatient care, 6,000 patients for day surgery, and 65,000 children for outpatient primary and specialty care. Driscoll was the first hospital in South Texas to provide emergency services exclusively for children and today we provide emergency care to more than 40,000 children a year. Driscoll was also the first hospital in south Texas to perform an organ transplant.

Salary is competitive, secure and accompanied by a full benefit package. Driscoll Children's Hospital is located on the sunny and warm Texas Gulf Coast, and just two blocks from the beautiful Corpus Christi Bay. The city of Corpus Christi offers all the conveniences of city life, but at a slow and relaxing pace. It's no wonder that Corpus Christi was recently recognized as being the city with the easiest commute to and from work in the United States! Corpus Christi offers guests and residents an exciting opportunity to experience a rich blend of culture in the relaxed atmosphere of this historic coastal port. The average Corpus Christi Bay Area temperature is 71.2 degrees, and year-round outdoor recreation is available: fishing (bay and offshore), outdoor tennis, sailing, golf, and windsurfing.

For more information please contact
Nancy Harper, MD
Medical Direcot, CARE TEAM
361-694-4473 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Annette Shook
Director of Physician Recruiting
361-694-6807 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it