Chair – Department of Medicine

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The Chair of the Department of Medicine is responsible for the strategic direction and operational oversight of the full span of the department’s mission areas. UHealth is a large, fast growing, complex health enterprise comprised of organizations aligned with a vision of better health and innovative discovery. Research, education, clinical excellence and dynamism are integral to enterprise success. The story of the department mirrors that of UHealth and the Miller School of Medicine, where the past decade has seen remarkable success, growth and leadership rejuvenation. It is the ideal platform to pursue growth opportunities in clinical services and research across the health system, the Miller School and Sylvester. 

Capitalizing on this momentum, the chair will work with a sense of opportunity, urgency at system-wide level. They will catalyze pathbreaking treatments and the delivery of team-based, patient-first care on a system scale. The chair must possess a personal communication style, an ethos of collaboration and the highest integrity that fosters an environment of teamwork, respect and achievement. They will be a dynamic and experienced physician-scientist who has made substantive contributions to the science of internal medicine, secured peer-reviewed funding, provided academic leadership, and developed clinical and research programs, while demonstrating a strong commitment to education. Ideally, the chair will be a national leader with prominence in their field and bring successful experience in recruiting, retaining and developing faculty. Leaders with vision, optimism, authenticity and ambition thrive at UHealth, and the Department of Medicine offers ideal conditions for such an individual to take an already strong department to its next level.  

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Reports to 

Dean and Chief Academic Officer, Miller School of Medicine 

Chief Executive Officer, University of Miami Health System  

Direct reports 

Division Chiefs and Vice Chairs

Department Faculty and Staff  

Other key relationships 

Senior Leadership Team of UHealth 

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center leadership  

Chief Executive Officer, Hospitals 

Chief Medical Officer 

Other Department Chairs, Chiefs and Faculty Members 

Partner Health System Leadership (Jackson Health System) 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• In collaboration with institutional leadership, provide visionary and innovative leadership to take the department into its next phase of growth, specifically achieving the next levels of excellence in its missions and achieving national and international distinction. 

• Contribute to the advancement of the exceptional transdisciplinary research and clinical care delivery. 

• Recruit, mentor and develop others to build internal capabilities and the talent that facilitates succession. 

• Develop innovative clinical growth strategies to care for larger cross-sections of South Florida’s population. 

• Establish strong professional relationships, foster open communication and teamwork and champion healthy change. 

• Work closely and collaboratively with the leadership team to build, grow and integrate areas of acknowledged clinical excellence with outstanding outcomes, value, access and patient satisfaction.  

• Ensure top-tier clinical education and advanced training to medical students and residents as well as research training to trainees. Provide leadership and oversight to the residency programs within the department. 

• Supervise, prepare, implement and monitor the department budget that encompasses all funding sources and ensures compliance with grant, legislative and institutional guidelines. 

• Retain, recruit, mentor and develop outstanding faculty within Medicine in partnership with UHealth. Ensure an atmosphere of support and development. 

• Ensure compliance, ethical, medical and financial practices across the department. 

• Continually communicate and drive high-priority, strategic initiatives to keep the department, UHealth and Miller School leadership focused. Communicate effectively and regularly to school and hospital leadership, along with department faculty and staff, regarding the department’s overall health and performance. 

DESIRED OUTCOMES

• A larger, integrated, thriving faculty cohort bolstered by key recruits who are passionate about their work and committed to the highest levels of excellence across the tripartite mission. 

• An integrated clinical strategy across the health system and collaboration with key stakeholders. 

• An engaged and empowered team at the chair’s leadership table. 

• Strong relationships with faculty and enhanced morale across the department through a focus on faculty, learners, and staff engagement. 

• Thriving research and education programs. 

• Strong focus on diversity and inclusion initiatives to create positive, supportive communities within the department. 

Candidate Profile 

University of Miami Health System 

As further highlighted below, this critical position requires a dynamic, passionate, entrepreneurial and experienced physician leader with a proven track record across the range of individual scholarship, collaborative clinical leadership, program development, educational excellence, successful faculty recruitment, career development and community engagement.

IDEAL EXPERIENCE

Leadership at a complex academic institution

Service as a division chief, vice chair or chair who has developed academic leaders, mentored and developed junior faculty, identified and recruited cohorts of students, trainees, staff and faculty; created and managed annual budgets reflecting staffing, capital and other operating constraints; and successfully navigated the complexities of a sophisticated institutional network.

Success in supporting and expanding strong clinical programs

Experience leading clinical programs focused on access, high quality and outstanding patient satisfaction. 

Research leadership

Development of a successful research program, either clinical or lab-based, experience creating or contributing to the development of a division or department’s research vision, and proven ability to provide research and grant mentorship to faculty and trainees.

Personal academic accomplishments

A record of outstanding scholarly academic accomplishments, as reflected in the number and impact of publications, history of successful research funding and leadership in national and international societies.

Medical degree and board certification in internal medicine, with additional board certification in a relevant subspecialty (preferred)

Licensed or eligible for medical licensure in Florida. Personal record of scholarship must meet the requirements for faculty appointment as a tenured full professor.

CRITICAL LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES

Leading People

The chair will build and lead a diverse, engaged and high-performing team focused on achieving optimal quality and outcomes across patient care, education and research by:

• Engaging department faculty in setting direction as well as conveying the organizational vision and how the parts create a stronger departmental whole. 

• Translating department goals into priorities and the work of individual faculty and regularly communicating about long-term goals to reinforce the larger intent. 

• Hands-on in supporting and monitoring progress and seeking corrective actions, when needed.

• Deliberately developing pathways for professional growth and future leadership needs of the department.

• Displaying impeccable values, ethical standards and a moral compass, with high emotional intelligence.

• Recognizing the value of all employees, embracing differences and contributing to a positive, collaborative culture that engenders a commitment to the department’s success.

Acting Strategically

In an ever-changing local, regional and national healthcare environment, the successful candidate must create a compelling strategy and articulate a vision to continue advancing a critically important academic department and clinical enterprise. This will be accomplished by:

• Understanding how changes in competitive health systems, patient demographics and payor mixes affect the department.

• Developing strategies to build and grow sustainable mentorship programs and clinical activity within the department.

• Translating broader institutional strategies into clear, specific objectives and plans for divisions and individuals.

• Creating a strong and impassioned vision for building excellence in all aspects of the academic mission.

Collaborating and Influencing

As the leader in a complex health system, the ideal candidate must build strong relationships with others in an environment that thrives on multidisciplinary and interprofessional partnerships and collaborations. This is accomplished by:

• Pursuing and negotiating agreements for win-win outcomes that advance the broader enterprise. 

• Identifying and meeting with key players and stakeholders to help them advance the mission of UHealth/Miller School of Medicine, Sylvester and the department.

• Developing an explicit understanding of which relationships are most important and building a network to prioritize these relationships.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

It is the policy of the University to provide equal opportunity to all applicants and employees. The University prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion/creed, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin (including shared ancestry and shared characteristics), age, disability, marital status, familial status, citizenship status, or other protected classification. This prohibition includes harassment based upon any of the aforementioned protected classifications, including sexual harassment.  

The University also prohibits retaliation against anyone who files a complaint of discrimination; anyone against 

whom such a complaint is filed; or anyone who participates in an investigation of such a complaint. 

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Faculty-UMMG