Division Director, Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Emory Healthcare
Application
Details
Posted: 22-Apr-22
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Salary: Open
Categories:
Physicians/Surgeons
Internal Number: 87348
The Division Director of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine (PACCSM) works closely with Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory Healthcare and affiliate leadership (e.g., Grady Health System, Veterans Administration Health System) to lead, manage and promote the divisions patient care, teaching and research. This position includes responsibility for overall management of the division (95 faculty, 55 staff), faculty development, physician practice operations, education of 30 pulmonary/critical care fellows, medical students, graduate students, and research program growth and development. This individual is a key champion and supporter of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and practices within the institution and the division. This position establishes programs that enhance the academic reputation of the division and improve quality of care, and plays a visible role in planning the strategic direction of the division for the Department.
As a Division Director and scientific researcher in Emory University School of Medicines Department of Medicine, this visionary leader will strengthen Emorys expertise in research in pulmonary medicine. S/he will lead the Division of PACCSM to support strong basic, clinical, and health services research in lung development, lung inflammation/injury, lung regeneration/repair, asthma, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis, tuberculosis, and sepsis. The Division Director of PACCSM will be actively engaged in all aspects of pulmonary, allergy, critical care, and sleep research at Emory. The Division Director works closely with the fellowship program leadership to train future PACCSM academic physicians.
The Division Director also works closely with the Emory Clinic and Emory Healthcare leadership to ensure high quality pulmonary service to all patients, to coordinate pulmonary services across medical facilities, and to exercise appropriate operational deployment of pulmonary physicians and financial management of services. This individual will be a key partner with the leadership and faculty in the Emory Critical Care Center, Emory Transplant Center, and Emory Clinic Sleep Center. The PACCSM Division Director works closely with the Chair of the Department of Medicine to develop clinical programs involving pulmonary, allergy, critical care, and sleep medicine and plan new programs and services.
Qualifications
A qualified candidate will hold an MD or MD/PhD degree, be a board certified physician and a nationally recognized pulmonary researcher and clinician. The individual will provide leadership in all clinical, educational and research endeavors involving pulmonary disease for the faculty of the Division of PACCSM, with responsibility for the continued development of an academically distinguished Division of PACCSM for the Department of Medicine. Candidates should possess a minimum of eight (8) years of clinical/educational leadership experience. S/he will be an accomplished operational and strategic leader with direct administrative experience to include a broad understanding of complex health strategies and issues challenging the field of pulmonary and its medical education programs.
Emory University School of Medicine is recognized nationally and internationally as one of the nations outstanding institutions for biomedical education, research and patient care and is dedicated to training exceptional individuals who become leaders in academic medicine and biomedical research. Ranked 14th nationally in NIH research, the school is best known for its research and treatment in immunology/infectious disease, neurosciences, heart disease, cancer, organ transplantation, orthopaedics, pediatrics, pulmonary and critical care medicine, geriatrics, renal disease among other specialties. Emory Healthcare (EHC) is the largest, most comprehensive academic health system in the region. In fiscal year 2021, EHC earned $4.5 billion in net revenue. The Department of Medicine has over 700 faculty, over $200M in annual research funding and is ranked 16th nationally in NIH research.
As the only health network in Georgia that brings together a full range of hospitals, clinics and local practices, Emory Healthcare is committed to providing patients and families with better, more collaborative care for all of their medical needs. The Emory Healthcare Network encompasses teams of providers at our locations across Georgia, including Emory University Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital and the Wesley Woods Center; Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital and Emory Johns Creek Hospital; Emory Clinic; and the Emory Healthcare Network physicians, ranging from primary to specialty care providers. Through our integrated, collaborative care network, we are dedicated to providing the standard of care that our patients expect and deserve. Our researchers are discovering what’s next in medicine, and our physicians and care teams are putting that research to use to improve the health of our community today. From our experts at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, the state’s ONLY National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center, to the specialists at our Orthopaedics & Spine Center and our network of hundreds of primary care physicians, our team is 17,000 strong and committed to the health of our community.
