Chair of Primary Care and Medicine
1 week ago
Position Summary:
The Illinois College of Osteopathic Medicine is seeking an accomplished physician, educator, and leader to serve as the founding Chair of the Department of Primary Care and Medicine. Reporting to the Senior Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs, the Chair will provide strategic direction for the Department, oversee departmental operations and administration, recruit and evaluate departmental faculty, and represent the Department's interests at the College and University levels.
The Chair will lead an interdisciplinary team of physician educators in developing and delivering an innovative osteopathic medical curriculum encompassing internal medicine, family medicine, critical care, emergency medicine, pediatrics, and related medical specialties.
The successful candidate will establish the Department's goals and objectives, manage faculty and staff, oversee the Department's contributions to the curriculum, develop internal and external partnerships, manage budgets and resources, and ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
The position is based on the Chicago, IL campus, with relocation assistance available for eligible candidates.
Key Responsibilities:
- Foster the College's vision, mission, values, goals, and agenda within the department and align the department's focus and activities with the College's strategic priorities
- Develop curriculum integrating osteopathic principles across all learning modalities: classroom and lab instruction, simulation, ambulatory care, inpatient service
- Recruit and develop talented physician educators with exemplary teaching, scholarship, and practitioner capabilities
- Secure diverse affiliations with clinics, hospitals, and healthcare centers to provide robust clinical training environments
- Foster passion for lifelong learning and commitment to underserved communities among trainees
- Build partnerships to increase research capacity and external funding
- Achieve early programmatic accreditation milestones and prepare for COCA site visits
Education Leadership:
The Chair will provide vision, oversight, and direction for the Department's teaching and instruction, including:
- Partner with the Office of Academic Affairs to provide oversight of curriculum design, delivery, and evaluation to promote program quality, integrity, and continuous quality improvement
- Coordinate teaching assignments for Departmental faculty
- Develop and implement longitudinal assessment plans from early clinical exposure through core rotations
- Promote the adoption of innovative, evidence-based instructional methods and technologies
- Participate in the development and delivery of the curriculum and the assessment of student learning
- Support the development of faculty teaching skills as medical educators and osteopathic role models
- Partner with stakeholders to facilitate student advising and ensure opportunities for student mentoring, scholarly activity, and professional growth
- Ensure programs meet evolving accreditation and regulatory requirements
Strategic Growth & Innovation:
The Chair will build and advance Department infrastructure to meet ambitious institutional goals, including:
- Recruit and develop exceptional faculty to deliver the curriculum
- Establish leadership structure, policies, and processes
- Diversify sources of financial support through partnerships, contracts, grants, and philanthropy
- Promote faculty scholarship through mentoring, infrastructure, and career development
- Foster affiliations with teaching hospitals, health centers, and medical groups
- Develop continuing professional development offerings
Institutional Collaboration:
The Chair will help shape College initiatives by:
- Actively participating in school governance, operations, and accreditation
- Developing synergies with other department chairs and administrators
- Implementing strategic goals and upholding osteopathic principles
- Advocating for Department priorities and emerging needs
Qualifications:
- Terminal degree (DO/MD) in requisite area of expertise
- Board certified with clinical expertise in internal medicine, primary care, or associated sub-specialties
- 10+ years of academic medicine experience with progressive leadership
- Subject matter expertise relevant to department focus
- Experience in medical education with progressive leadership experience
- Subject matter expertise in evidence-based osteopathic practice
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with strategic planning, faculty development, curriculum design, and people management
- Record of effective departmental or program leadership at the graduate or medical education level
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects, budgets, and teams
- Scholarly portfolio and proven external funding record
- Demonstrated teaching excellence
- Excellent people management and consensus-building skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Creative problem-solving skills with a solutions-oriented mindset
- Passion for the osteopathic philosophy and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion
Compensation & Benefits:
This opportunity is budgeted at $250,000-$300,000 base compensation. Additional compensation factors may impact total compensation. To learn more about our competitive benefits and additional rewards, including generous paid time-off, medical and dental insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement plan with employer contribution, multiple flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, click the link below.
The Chicago School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Please note: For the protection of faculty, staff, students, and all who enter our facilities, The Chicago School strongly recommends that all employees are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 per CDC guidance.
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