The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Location
Type, TX | United States
Job description
The University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, invites nominations and applications for the position of Division Chief of Hospital Medicine. This position represents a major leadership appointment in the Department.
Candidates must have leadership and management experience as an academic hospitalist and scholarly achievements in research, quality, patient safety, or medical education. Candidates are expected to contribute to the teaching and training of medical students and housestaff. Applicants must be board certified in Internal Medicine and be eligible for Texas medical licensure. Appointment would be at the Associate Professor level or above; appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishments and experience.
Hospital Medicine will be a new Division in the Department, comprised of academic hospitalists who provide inpatient care at the Clements University Hospital (750 beds) and Parkland Hospital (900 beds). The new Division will be home to 128 faculty and 65 APPs, making it the largest Division in the Department. Hospital Medicine faculty already play key leadership roles in the clinical operations, quality and patient safety improvement, medical education, and informatics programs of the hospitals and Department. The Division Chief will be expected to lead and grow the Division’s clinical, educational, quality/safety, and research programs at all three sites. Developing the academic careers of faculty, recruiting, and mentoring new faculty, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion will be key responsibilities.
UT Southwestern is renowned for its Nobel prize-winning biomedical research programs and exceptional clinical services. It has a NIH-funded CTSA; strong research programs in health services, disparities, and clinical informatics; outstanding training programs in Internal Medicine and its subspecialties; and a new School of Public Health opening in 2023. The Clements University and Parkland Hospitals are state-of-the-art facilities that opened in 2014 and 2015, respectively.
Compliance with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate enforced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is a requirement for this position. Federal law requires individuals holding this position to be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption for certain medical, disability, or religious reasons. Individuals who do not meet CMS vaccination requirements are not eligible and should not apply for this position but are encouraged to apply for other non-healthcare positions at UT Southwestern for which they qualify.
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status. To learn more, please visit:
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