Internal Medicine

Director, Division of General Internal Medicine
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota Physicians
The University of Minnesota Medical School (UMN MS) seeks a driven and innovative leader to serve as the director of the Division of General Internal Medicine in the Department of Medicine (DOM). The division director will have the opportunity to leverage the strong clinical, education, and research infrastructure of UMN MS to build the division into a national leader in academic general internal medicine.
Reporting to Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) Seaquist, MD, Chair of the Department of Medicine, the division director will set a vision for expanding research in health care delivery, particularly in underserved populations, and for managing medically complex patients into this division utilizing new resources to grow the division while leveraging the tremendous expertise and work already present on the campus to advance all missions of academic medicine. The director will be a recruiter, mentor, collaborator, and advocate, nurturing a dedicated and active faculty and staff and supporting them as they advance in their careers. The director will continue advancing the diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the division, DOM, and UMN MS.
THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL
UMN MS was founded in 1888 and is responsible for training 70% of Minnesota s physicians across its two campuses. UMN MS is one of the largest medical schools in the United States, offering medical, graduate, and undergraduate degree programs and conducting $226 million in sponsored research in 2020. With 10 centers and 27 departments, UMN MS boasts strong research programs across basic and translational areas while conducting over 500 clinical trials. The medical school is a national leader in primary care physician training, rural physician training, and Native American physician training. Clinicians practice at sites across the greater Minneapolis metro region, including M Health Fairview, the University of Minnesota Medical Center, the University of Minnesota Masonic Children s Hospital, and University of Minnesota Cancer Care, among others.
UMN MS is led by Dean and Vice President for Clinical Affairs Jakub Tolar, MD, PhD. Dr. Tolar is an international expert in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, and he maintains his research program on hematopoietic stem cell transplantation as a treatment for rare genetic diseases. Dr. Tolar previously served as the Executive Dean of the Medical School and the Director of the Stem Cell Institute. Dr. Tolar also serves as the Campus Public Health Officer, the Board Chair for the University of Minnesota Physicians, and he is the Co-Lead for the M Health Fairview Joint Clinical Enterprise.
M Health Fairview
M Health Fairview is a partnership between the University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Physicians, and Fairview Health Services that launched in 2019 to develop an academic health system. This enterprise brings together clinical innovation and training from UMN MS and Fairview s extensive roots in community medicine, providing access to cutting edge care across the state. M Health Fairview has over 34,000 employees (including over 3,000 providers) with more than 100 specialties in ten hospital and medical centers and numerous clinics across Minnesota. M Health Fairview uses a service line model with dyad leadership representing UMN MS and Fairview to ensure alignment between academic and community practice. It is co-led by Dean Jakub Tolar and Fairview CEO James Hereford.
THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
The DOM at UMN MS is the largest department in the School of Medicine, with over 600 faculty, 300 staff, and over 250 residents and fellows. The DOM has 11 divisions, including cardiovascular; diabetes, endocrinology, and metabolism; gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition; general internal medicine; hematology, oncology, and transplantation; hospital medicine; infectious diseases and international medicine; molecular medicine; nephrology and hypertension; pulmonary, allergy, critical care, and sleep medicine; and rheumatic and autoimmune diseases.
The DOM operates a large internal medicine residency program, which provides training at clinical sites throughout the Twin Cities metro region, including the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Regions Hospital in St. Paul, the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, the Center for International Health, HealthPartners Wabasha Clinic, and the Community-University Health Care Center in South Minneapolis. The DOM also operates 14 clinical and research fellowships and five T32 training grants. The department boasts a strong research profile, with over $40 million in NIH funding and 99 grants. This includes 69 R grants, eight training grants, 14 K awards, two P and three U grants, and a DP2 award across 64 principal investigators.
THE DIVISION OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
The Division of GIM has 35 faculty members across primary care, health psychology, and academic leadership. The division is also home to departmental and other UMN MS leaders, including the Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Vice Chair of the Office of Faculty Affairs. The Division is focused on outpatient care for the most complex patients in the region.
The division practices primarily at two locations: M Health Fairview - Minneapolis Clinics and Surgery Center and the Community-University Health Care Center in South Minneapolis. The division is projected to generate more than $4 million in clinical revenue and $1.7 million in academic revenue for the next fiscal year.
GIM is the home of researchers with external funding in obesity medicine, health care delivery, mindfulness based interventions for chronic disease, health disparities and covid treatments. Two faculty members currently hold K awards from the NIH. Numerous faculties in the Division have actively embraced the educational mission, with many assuming leadership roles in teaching residents and medical students. A Health Psychology Fellowship is also housed within the division.
Reporting to the chair of medicine, the division director will lead a dedicated academic faculty with excellence in managing complex patients. The director will have oversight of recruitment, mentorship, education, and research initiatives while working closely with service line leaders at M Health Fairview to deliver age-friendly care at all clinical locations. Drawing on their own achievements in research and education, the director will encourage and support scholarship within the division. In addition to these roles, the next division director will be expected to address the following opportunities and challenges facing the division:
OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
Set a strategic vision for the division.
The division director will set the vision for the growth of the division within the greater strategic plan of the department and UMN MS. The director will oversee all missions of the division and pursue opportunities to expand the reach of UMN MS in the health care delivery, health services, and primary care spaces.
Recruit and mentor faculty and staff.
The division director will look to grow the division, recruiting externally and retaining residents and fellows. As residents in internal medicine turn more towards sub-specialization and hospital medicine, the division director will showcase the opportunities and increasing importance in complex care management to medical students and residents. The director will also serve as a mentor to faculty, staff, and students, guiding them as they pursue their individual passions. The division director will prioritize faculty development and use the resources available to them to protect time for scholarly activity in the group.
Support the education mission of the division and department.
The division of GIM is an important source of medical education for UME, GME, and CME learners. The faculty in GIM strongly support the education and training mission of the division, and the director will match that ideology.
Set and promote a culture of equity and inclusion in the division.
The division director will be a champion for diversity, equity, and inclusion, working with the Medical School Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Ana Nez, MD, FACP. The division director will implement best practices in recruiting, hiring, mentorship, and promotion while setting a culture that promotes equity and inclusivity.
QUALIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS
The successful candidate will bring a strategic vision for the growth of the division and an understanding and appreciation for all facets of the division. While no single candidate will have all the qualifications, the search committee seeks candidates with a well-rounded combination of the following abilities:
Required Qualifications

• Medical degree (MD or equivalent) and board certification in a primary care field.
• Eligibility to work in the United States and ability to be licensed in Minnesota are required.
• Eligible for appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor.
• Record of clinical excellence and understanding of the care of medically complex patients.
• Licensed or ability to acquire medical license and DEA in the State of Minnesota, and meet threshold criteria/qualifications for credentialing and privileges.
• Outstanding scholarship, including a track record of publications and extramural funding. . click apply for full job details