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Women's Health Academic and Clinical Chair - MedStar Washington Hospital Center
The role serves as both the academic chair of the School of Medicine department and the clinical chief of women’s health for MedStar Washington Hospital Center. It oversees undergraduate and graduate medical education, basic/translational/clinical research, and the clinical activities and services provided to obstetric and gynecologic patients.
Key Responsibilities
- • serves as both the academic chair of the School of Medicine department and the clinical chief of women’s health for MWHC
- • oversees all undergraduate and graduate medical education in the department
- • oversees all basic, translational, and clinical research performed by department members
- • serves as chief of the academic division and chief of the clinical operations in women’s health at MWHC
- • directing the clinical activities and services provided to obstetric and gynecologic patients at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
- • Clinical sites of service include but are not limited to the labor and delivery unit, emergency department, operating room, inpatient and inpatient consultative services
- • advance the quality of clinical services
- • expand and deepen the department’s core academic missions of education and research
Required
- • proven record of leadership at the department level
- • strong clinical and academic background
- • Applicants should be at the professor level
- • at least 10 years of practice experience
- • completed an ACGME accredited residency in obstetrics and gynecology
- • American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology certified
- • eligible for licensure in DC, Virginia and Maryland
About The Job
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Georgetown University School of Medicine
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC
Georgetown University and MedStar Health are seeking applicants for the position of Academic Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN) for Georgetown University School of Medicine (GUSOM) and the Clinical Chair for MedStar Washington Hospital Center (MWHC).
The Position
The chair of OBGYN serves as both the academic chair of the School of Medicine department and the clinical chief of women’s health for MWHC. The chair oversees all undergraduate and graduate medical
education in the department and all basic, translational, and clinical research performed by department
members. The chair also serves as chief of the academic division and chief of the clinical operations in
women’s health at MWHC. The responsibilities include directing the clinical activities and services provided to obstetric and gynecologic patients at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Clinical sites of
service include but are not limited to the labor and delivery unit, emergency department, operating room, inpatient and inpatient consultative services.
The Department
OBGYN at MWHC provides well visits, preventive screenings, breast health, genetic services, diagnostic imaging, preconception counseling, fetal assessment, labor and delivery (high-risk/low-risk), mother/baby, gynecology oncology care, benign gynecology care, maternal-fetal medicine, award-winning NICU care, urogynecology care, education, and more. It performs approximately 3500 deliveries a year.
The department has 34 faculty members, 12 advanced practice providers, 40 residents and 11 fellows in obstetrics and gynecology. It offers fellowships maternal fetal medicine, maternal fetal medicine genetics, urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery, and minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. It is the primary teaching site in OBGYN for Georgetown medical students, with third year rotations in general OBGYN and our subspecialties on urogynecology, minimally invasive gynecology, and gynecology oncology. We also offer numerous 4th year medical student elective rotations.
In addition to clinical services and education, the department has an active portfolio of clinical, health equity, and medical education research. Our research spans research through Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) and MedStar Health Research Institute (MHRI).
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
MWHC is the largest not-for-profit Hospital in Washington, D.C. It is a member of MedStar Health, 802 operational beds, and a teaching hospital for Georgetown University School of Medicine.
The Hospital Center occupies a 47-acre campus in Northwest Washington that it shares with three other medical facilities. Immediately adjacent to MedStar Washington Hospital Center are the National Rehabilitation Hospital and the central branch of Children's National Medical Center.
The Washington Hospital Center Heart program is a national leader in the research, diagnosis, and
treatment of cardiovascular disease; its angioplasty or cardiac catheterization has the largest volume of
PCI cases in the nation. In addition to its cardiac care specialties, the Hospital Center is respected as a
top facility in other areas including cancer, neurosciences, gastrointestinal disorders, endocrinology,
women's services, transplantation and burn. MedStar Washington Hospital Center's neurosciences
program offers the full range of surgical and minimally invasive treatment and operates the first
JCAHO-accredited Primary Stroke Center in the District. The Hospital Center is home to the region's
adult burn center and is a level 1 trauma center.
MedStar Health System and Women’s Health
MedStar Health is the largest provider of health care services in Maryland and the District of Columbia
and the area’s largest employer. It has 9 acute care hospitals, one rehabilitation hospital and numerous
ambulatory care sites, imaging centers, urgent care clinics and physician offices. It provides services in
over 300 locations.
MedStar’s Women’s Health service line serves the entire system with a full range of obstetrical and
gynecologic services of both inpatient and outpatient ambulatory services. We employ approximately
145 physicians and advanced practice providers. We work collaboratively with our primary care
colleagues and our surgical subspecialists. We consider ourselves an academic service line with
research being done at 5 of 7 departments and we have learners at 5 of 7 acute care facilities.
Qualifications
We are seeking candidates with a proven record of leadership at the department level, with a strong
clinical and academic background. Applicants should be at the professor level and have at least 10
years of practice experience.
Candidates must have completed an ACGME accredited residency in obstetrics and gynecology, be
American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology certified, and be eligible for licensure in DC, Virginia and
Maryland.
The successful candidate will be a leader who can advance the quality of clinical services and expand
and deepen the department’s core academic missions of education and research. Georgetown
University and MedStar Washington Hospital Center are dedicated to the principle of caring for the
whole person – cura personalis – because “It’s how we treat people”. The institutions are committed to
selecting leaders who exemplify the integrity, collegiality and compassion needed to ensure the best in
clinical care and academic achievement.
This position has a hiring range of
USD $375,000.00 - USD $499,000.00 /Yr.
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Georgetown University School of Medicine
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC
Georgetown University and MedStar Health are seeking applicants for the position of Academic Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN) for Georgetown University School of Medicine (GUSOM) and the Clinical Chair for MedStar Washington Hospital Center (MWHC).
The Position
The chair of OBGYN serves as both the academic chair of the School of Medicine department and the clinical chief of women’s health for MWHC. The chair oversees all undergraduate and graduate medical
education in the department and all basic, translational, and clinical research performed by department
members. The chair also serves as chief of the academic division and chief of the clinical operations in
women’s health at MWHC. The responsibilities include directing the clinical activities and services provided to obstetric and gynecologic patients at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Clinical sites of
service include but are not limited to the labor and delivery unit, emergency department, operating room, inpatient and inpatient consultative services.
The Department
OBGYN at MWHC provides well visits, preventive screenings, breast health, genetic services, diagnostic imaging, preconception counseling, fetal assessment, labor and delivery (high-risk/low-risk), mother/baby, gynecology oncology care, benign gynecology care, maternal-fetal medicine, award-winning NICU care, urogynecology care, education, and more. It performs approximately 3500 deliveries a year.
The department has 34 faculty members, 12 advanced practice providers, 40 residents and 11 fellows in obstetrics and gynecology. It offers fellowships maternal fetal medicine, maternal fetal medicine genetics, urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery, and minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. It is the primary teaching site in OBGYN for Georgetown medical students, with third year rotations in general OBGYN and our subspecialties on urogynecology, minimally invasive gynecology, and gynecology oncology. We also offer numerous 4th year medical student elective rotations.
In addition to clinical services and education, the department has an active portfolio of clinical, health equity, and medical education research. Our research spans research through Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) and MedStar Health Research Institute (MHRI).
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
MWHC is the largest not-for-profit Hospital in Washington, D.C. It is a member of MedStar Health, 802 operational beds, and a teaching hospital for Georgetown University School of Medicine.
The Hospital Center occupies a 47-acre campus in Northwest Washington that it shares with three other medical facilities. Immediately adjacent to MedStar Washington Hospital Center are the National Rehabilitation Hospital and the central branch of Children's National Medical Center.
The Washington Hospital Center Heart program is a national leader in the research, diagnosis, and
treatment of cardiovascular disease; its angioplasty or cardiac catheterization has the largest volume of
PCI cases in the nation. In addition to its cardiac care specialties, the Hospital Center is respected as a
top facility in other areas including cancer, neurosciences, gastrointestinal disorders, endocrinology,
women's services, transplantation and burn. MedStar Washington Hospital Center's neurosciences
program offers the full range of surgical and minimally invasive treatment and operates the first
JCAHO-accredited Primary Stroke Center in the District. The Hospital Center is home to the region's
adult burn center and is a level 1 trauma center.
MedStar Health System and Women’s Health
MedStar Health is the largest provider of health care services in Maryland and the District of Columbia
and the area’s largest employer. It has 9 acute care hospitals, one rehabilitation hospital and numerous
ambulatory care sites, imaging centers, urgent care clinics and physician offices. It provides services in
over 300 locations.
MedStar’s Women’s Health service line serves the entire system with a full range of obstetrical and
gynecologic services of both inpatient and outpatient ambulatory services. We employ approximately
145 physicians and advanced practice providers. We work collaboratively with our primary care
colleagues and our surgical subspecialists. We consider ourselves an academic service line with
research being done at 5 of 7 departments and we have learners at 5 of 7 acute care facilities.
Qualifications
We are seeking candidates with a proven record of leadership at the department level, with a strong
clinical and academic background. Applicants should be at the professor level and have at least 10
years of practice experience.
Candidates must have completed an ACGME accredited residency in obstetrics and gynecology, be
American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology certified, and be eligible for licensure in DC, Virginia and
Maryland.
The successful candidate will be a leader who can advance the quality of clinical services and expand
and deepen the department’s core academic missions of education and research. Georgetown
University and MedStar Washington Hospital Center are dedicated to the principle of caring for the
whole person – cura personalis – because “It’s how we treat people”. The institutions are committed to
selecting leaders who exemplify the integrity, collegiality and compassion needed to ensure the best in
clinical care and academic achievement.
This position has a hiring range of
USD $375,000.00 - USD $499,000.00 /Yr.
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