Division Chief - Division of Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine UNC SOM
Position Summary:
This Open Rank faculty position will serve as Chief of the Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine and will hold an at-will secondary appointment as Division Chief. The Division Chief provides strategic, clinical, academic, and administrative leadership for the division and is responsible for advancing excellence in research, patient care, medical education, faculty development, and quality and safety initiatives across pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine.
The Chief reports directly to the Chair of Medicine and works collaboratively with division chiefs, departmental leadership, UNC Health, and School of Medicine leadership to advance the intertwined missions of the Department of Medicine. Key responsibilities include overseeing clinical operations; promoting research, scholarly activity, and innovation; recruiting, mentoring, developing, and evaluating faculty; managing divisional resources; fostering multidisciplinary partnerships; and ensuring compliance with institutional, regulatory, and accreditation standards. The role also includes enhancing access to high-quality pulmonary and critical care services while supporting excellence in complex clinical care, education, and research.
We seek a nationally recognized physician leader with a strong record of academic achievement, clinical excellence, and leadership experience. Successful candidates will demonstrate sustained productivity in basic, translational, and/or clinical research; creativity and passion for academic leadership; exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; and a proven ability to manage a multifaceted academic division. Candidates should possess the judgment, vision, and collaborative leadership style necessary to inspire confidence, support faculty success, and advance innovation, education, and patient-centered care.
Minimum Requirements:
MD Degree
Requirements:
Board certification in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine. Demonstrated leadership skills, excellent communication skills.
Our Primary Purpose
Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.
Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.
To Apply: https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/327652
Contact:
Sheila Barnes, Physician Recruitment Specialist
