The Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center (BMC) seek an exceptional leader to serve as Chair, Department of Dermatology and as Dermatologist-in-Chief. The department includes laboratory, office, and clinical space on the Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC) and at BMC. This position offers candidates the unique opportunity to lead a dynamic department through its continued expansion.
Department of Dermatology
The Department of Dermatology is currently ranked #10 nationally in NIH funding. This includes a wide array of research interests with ongoing clinical trials and an overarching goal to discover innovative and effective treatment approaches. This also includes working with the Boston University Medical Campus Center for Aging Research. The Dermatology Residency Program includes 15 residents in total, with 5 residents in each of three years of training; additional fellowships include Dermatopathology; Cutaneous Oncology; and Rheumatologic Dermatology. The Dermatology Department operates its own Dermapathology Skin Pathology Laboratory (SPL). Staffed with Board Certified Dermapathologists and a support staff this facility processes over 20,000 specimens per year. SPL provides services for Boston Medical Center’s Dermatology physicians and other Ambulatory departments plus they serve outside Dermatology practices in the New England area.
Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine faculty push the frontiers of scientific and medical knowledge, just as they have done for more than 176 years. They teach the fundamentals of the basic biomedical sciences, clinical sciences and medicine, and principles of epidemiology, data science and public health. Established in 1848 as the Boston Female Medical College, the school successively became the New England Female Medical College and then the Boston University School of Medicine in 1873, when it became co-educational. The school was named the BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine in 2022.
Boston Medical Center Health System
Boston Medical Center Health System (BMCHS) is a ~$6 billion integrated academic health care system that is designed to transform the outcomes of low(er) income and vulnerable populations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and beyond. Anchored by Boston Medical Center, BMCHS has evolved to encompass seven major entities: Boston Medical Center, WellSense Health Plan, Boston University Medical Group, Boston HealthNet (a network of community health centers), Boston Accountable Care Organization, Clearway Health (a specialty pharmacy services provider), and Oakwell (a sustainability management and real estate optimization firm developed by BMCHS and Omicelo
About the role:
The Chair will be a major institutional leader and must advocate for their department’s staff and faculty. Working with the Dean and BMC President, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to expand on an already strong foundation of grant funded research, clinical care and education excellence to continue to build a nationally and internationally renowned department, promoting its numerous missions within the university, medical school, hospital, and the Boston Medical Center Health System.
The successful Chair must bring vision to creating the department’s future, coupled with a leadership style that inspires others. Above all, the Chair will be a consensus builder and an agent for change in an era when the research enterprise is undergoing innovation and transformation nationwide.
Requirements include:
Education
- The successful candidate will have earned a MD, MD/PhD, and Dermatology board certification by the American Board of Dermatology or equivalent and have academic credentials that support a faculty appointment at the professor rank at Boston University.
Experience
- Expertise as a superb clinical dermatologist
- Established record as a strong educator
- Demonstrated track record of leadership and management gained within an academic department, research intensive university, or institute.
- NIH funded research background in Dermatology, ideally with current research support.
- Strong organizational, financial, and budgetary skills that enable long-term planning towards strategic and tactical department goals.
- Success in mentoring and developing outstanding talent towards clinical, research, and academic success.
- A strong record of research accomplishments and productivity, including publications in leading peer-reviewed journals.
Interested candidates should submit their CV and Letter of Intent to Page Ettle at [email protected]