University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the state’s comprehensive provider of medical education, research, and academically based clinical care. UAMS offers 73 baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral, professional, and specialist degree programs and certificates through its Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions, Public Health, and graduate school. UAMS operates programs in all of Arkansas’ 75 counties, including eight UAMS Regional Centers (and a ninth in development), seven regional Centers on Aging, and one of the most successful Head Start programs in the nation.
UAMS is the largest public employer in the state of Arkansas with more than 11,000 employees and is consistently recognized as having the best hospital in the state. UAMS is one of the most important economic engines in Arkansas; the financial impact of UAMS and its key partners, Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, has been estimated at $4.5 billion per year.
Chair of Emergency Medicine
UAMS seeks an academic physician of unique vision, enthusiasm, and experience for the position of Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine. The Chair will ensure the excellence of the Department’s educational, scientific, and clinical programs and will have overall responsibility for operations and strategy across the Department. The Chair will also oversee the advancement and development of outstanding clinical and educational programs and focus on growing the research enterprise while sustaining the Department’s reputation in all mission areas. Outstanding candidates may be considered for Service Line leadership responsibilities in addition to the Chair role.
Key Responsibilities Of The Chair Of Emergency Medicine
- Provide visionary and innovative leadership to lead the Department into its next phase of growth and development with the aim of achieving superior clinical and academic programs.
- Work closely and collaboratively with UAMS leadership to build, grow, and integrate areas of acknowledged clinical excellence with outstanding outcomes and patient satisfaction; expand clinical programs to provide appropriate access to care.
- Ensure delivery of excellent clinical education and advanced training to medical students and residents.
- Together with the Dean, define and lead the Department’s research strategy. Recruit and support principal investigators and other faculty within the Department in efforts to secure NIH and other grant funding to support research priorities. Ensure a deliberate investment into research activities and priorities within the Department. Support collaborative research efforts at UAMS and across the state.
- Supervise, prepare, implement, and monitor the Department budget that encompasses all funding sources and ensures compliance with grant, legislative, and institutional guidelines.
- Recruit and retain outstanding faculty and staff in support of Department activities. Continue to develop the outstanding cohort of earlier career faculty in the Department. Ensure an atmosphere of support and development for all contributors while ensuring strategic personnel planning for the Department.
- Provide leadership in enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion and promote cultural competence within all aspects of the Department.
- Require ethical medical and financial practices across the Department. Support compliance activities as necessary.
- Partner with the Dean’s office to cultivate philanthropic support.
Ideal Experience
Academic Leadership
Service as a chair, vice chair, division chief, or in a similar executive role with the ability to develop clinical and scholastic programs, advance the careers and achievement of faculty and staff, and lead the educational activities of students, residents, and fellows.
Clinical Operations Management
Success managing complex clinical programs focused on access, quality, patient satisfaction, and support of faculty and staff; financial understanding of clinical operations within a complex academic medical center is desirable.
Recruiting
Successful experience attracting, retaining and developing high-performing individuals and teams.
Personal Scholarship and Work in Support of Others
A record of academic accomplishments as reflected in publications, research funding, and national and international society service. Personal scholarship must meet the requirements for UAMS faculty appointment at the Professor level; demonstrated contributions to research success, including a record of successful mentorship, is expected.
National and International Service
Participation and leadership in applicable societies and associations.
M.D. Degree and Board Certification in Emergency Medicine
Additional degrees are additive and desirable.
The Search Process
The executive search firm Spencer Stuart has been retained to assist in this recruitment. Inquiries, nominations, and applications are invited and should be submitted to Sanna Bryant at sbryant@spencerstuart.com. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.