Vice Chair – Family Medicine Education – F68180

Vice Chair - Family Medicine Education - F68180

The Department of Family Medicine and Population Health at Virginia Commonwealth University is currently recruiting for the Vice Chair of Family Medicine Education. The applicant should have direct experience combining health science clinical practice and teaching in the service of underserved patients. The applicant should be able to obtain a license to practice clinically and certification by the appropriate professional board in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The Vice Chair for Family Medicine Education will be responsible for the leadership, management, and administration of the Family Medicine medical education team across the domains of teaching, service, and scholarship. The position encompasses the full-spectrum of medical education to include pipeline, UME, GME, and faculty development. Experience working with medically underserved communities and the ability to care for patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting are required. The Vice Chair of Medical Education will have at least five (5) years of experience in health sciences education, will have held leadership positions in education and have experience appropriate for the appointment at the Associate Professor level or higher.

This positions responsibilities will include program leadership, direct patient care, resident teaching, and precepting. The Vice Chair of Medical Education will be an active participant in the Departments research and scholarship programs.

Please see the complete job listing for further details. Start date of approximately January 1, 2022 with competitive salary and generous benefit package.

As a preeminent national, urban, public research university and academic health center, Virginia Commonwealth University is committed to organizational diversity, equity and inclusion - an environment where all can thrive in their pursuit of excellence.

Applicants are requested to submit a Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (typically between 150-300 words) providing your career aspirations and contributions toward promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. Through this statement, you can share how your lived experiences; and past, present, and future academic and professional activities have or will contribute to VCUs mission of promoting equity and inclusion.

Note: Examples include working with others to further the goals of equity and inclusion; leading in any capacity that tangibly promotes an environment where diversity is welcomed, fostered, and celebrated; creative activity, research and scholarship that promotes equity and parity; teaching and mentoring students, and/or engaging with faculty and/or staff from traditionally underrepresented groups to create a positive and successful organizational experience.

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