Associate or Full Professor - Department Head, Department of Emergency Medicine

Date Posted: 12/23/2024
Closing Date: 01/27/2025, 11:59PM ET
Req ID: 41131
Job Category: Faculty - Clinical
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Dept of Medicine
Hospital Affiliation: University Health Network
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

The Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto and University Health Network are seeking applications for the Department Head of Emergency Medicine at the University Health Network. Applicants for the position must hold an MD and be eligible for certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the College of Family Physicians of Canada in Emergency Medicine. They must be eligible for licensure in the province of Ontario and are expected to participate in clinical practice in Emergency Medicine. They must also be eligible for academic appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor in the Division of Emergency Medicine within the Department of Medicine or the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.

We are seeking an experienced physician leader and academic scholar who in collaboration with the Clinical Vice President and Clinical Director and other medical leaders is able to develop and implement a strategic vision, build teams and services and establish productive collaborative partnerships across the University Heath Network and with our University partners, TAHSN hospitals and other stakeholders.

The University Health Network is one of Canada’s largest academic centres and is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. Our two Emergency Departments at Toronto General and Toronto Western Hospital care for more than one hundred and twenty thousand patients a year. The Emergency Departments supports patients from UHN’s 13 clinical programs including Canada’s largest organ transplantation service – the Ajmera Transplant Centre Program, the Princess Margaret Cancer Program, the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, the Krembil Neuroscience Program, Social Medicine and Indigenous Health Program among others.

Our Vision: A Healthier World

Our Purpose: Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning.

The successful candidate will be an outstanding academic leader with significant experience in complex hospital administration as demonstrated by prior success in quality management of clinical programs as well as a history of fostering a strong collegial and academic environment.

The position is remunerated for approximately 2-3 days/ per week, commensurate with qualifications and experience, not including clinical income. The position is a 5-year term, renewable once based on a successful review.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Interested individuals should submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, the names and contact information for 3 referees via email to:

Brian Hodges, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Executive Vice President, Education and Chief Medical Officer
[email protected]

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For more information about the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto, please visit our website at http://www.deptmedicine.utoronto.ca