Vice Chair, Academic Affairs, Department of Anesthesiology

Position Description:

Our faculty make MCW what it is, hub for delivering outstanding clinical care as well as an outstanding environment to learn the art and science of anesthesiology. The Department both honors its remarkable history and embraces the the spirit of discovery and evolution. It is in this environment of intellectual curiosity that our students, residents and fellows learn and our faculty develop satisfying professional careers.

The Department of Anesthesiology Vice Char for Academic Affairs will provide mentorship and career guidance to our faculty. As part of our leadership team, the Vice Chair will be responsible for implementing the strategic objectives of the Medical College of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital with respect to education and development.The Vice Chair for Academic Affairs will work with faculty, both new and established, to ensure that all are involved in both the academic and clinical missions of the Department to increase faulty engagement and retention and anticipate promotion.

The Department of Anesthesiology aims to recruit talented faculty at all levels to complement the skills of those who are already in the Department and to assist in developing in new areas. To achieve this goal we seek to attract the very best faculty by creating a collegial, intellectually exciting and supportive environment in which to work and are committed to recruiting, advancing and retaining the most diverse and outstanding faculty, while encouraging and nurturing growth and development.

Responsibilities of the Position:

In partnership with the Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, the Department’s Executive Leadership Team, the Core Residency Program Director, the Departmental Leadership and the Department Administrator, the Vice Chair is accountable for:

• Effectively role modeling quality, patient centered comprehensive care, self-directed learning, ethical conduct and professionalism
• Demonstrating an understanding and support of the mission, vision and values of MCW and our affiliate partners
• Working with faculty to optimize their understanding of the promotion process
• Mentoring faculty to facilitate their accomplishments towards promotion
• Assisting in Faculty recruitment, selection and appointment processes
• Working with the Departmental Chair and the Department Administrator in determining Leaves of absences, and professional and personal leaves without pay
• Encouraging and embracing diversity across the practice and creating an environment of professionalism, collegiality and respect.
• Increasing national visibility for the practice through enhanced clinical, research, and academic achievements
• Leading and coordinating local workshops and seminars on professional development
• Supporting high-quality education programs across the entire spectrum of learners including faculty, community-based providers, and consulting physicians within the peri-operative environment
• Participating in and representing MCW and FH in regional and national organizations and societies
• Overseeing the residency program, fellowship, medical student, and MSA Program Directors, SNA rotation at Froedtert Hospital Director, Directors of all outside GME rotators (ENT, Plastic Surgery, Critical Care), and Advanced Practice Provider rotations in Anesthesiology
• Managing Wednesday morning Grand Rounds Schedule, coordinating speakers, local presenters, and visiting professors. Is responsible for ensuring that the program is compliant with all institutional CME requirements
• Serving as a member of the Core Residency and Fellowship Progam Evaluation and Clinical Competency Committees, and resident/fellow recruitment committees
• Compiling resident evaluations of the faculty for presentation to the Chair
• Overseeing the compilation of yearly documentation of faculty involvement in local educational programs (grand rounds, mentoring, lectures, workshops, daily question creation, journal clubs, etc.) for each faculty member
• Coordinating with the residency and fellowship directors and administrators to ensure that educational efforts are coordinated and optimized
  
  

Qualification Requirements:

ABA Board Certification in Anesthesiology and active participation in Maintenance of Certification.

The successful candidate for Vice Chair for Academic Affairs will be a respected anesthesiologist who possesses strong leadership, organizational and communication skills as well as a demonstrated ability to work effectively in a highly matrixed environment.

Required Experience: At least seven (7) years of experience in academic anesthesiology, with at least two years of experience in faculty development. This experience should have included responsibility for program planning and direction.

Essential Leader Skills:

• Demonstrates, understands, and supports the mission, vision and values of the Medical College of Wisconsin, Medical College Physicians, F&MCW Community Physicians and Froedtert Health.
• Is responsible for encouraging and supporting diversity across the practice, creating an environment of professionalism, collegiality, and respect.
• Increases national visibility for the practice through enhanced clinical, research, and academic achievement.
• Demonstrates professionalism, acts with integrity and inspires trust and respect. Promotes professionalism and assures compliance with behaviors consistent with the F&MCW code of conduct.
• Supports high-quality education programs across the entire spectrum of learners, including medical students, residents and fellows, faculty, community-based providers, and consulting physicians within the peri-operative environment.
• Represents the Medical College of Wisconsin and Froedtert Health in regional and national organizations and societies and participates in medical meetings, societies and associations at a national level.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:

• Uses data to make appropriate decisions.
• Uses methods that effectively solve difficult problems and explore available resources for answers.
• Is approachable and listens well.
• Displays sensitivity, patience, diplomacy and tact in relationships. Builds rapport.
• Relates appropriately to a variety of people in all positions. Creates effective team relationships. Mitigates high stress situations.
• Communicates effectively in a variety of communication settings and formats.
• Fosters a positive morale. Encourages collegiality and civility. Inspires confidence and provides mentorship to others.
• Demonstrates ability to manage and supervise office personnel successfully.
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural, diverse, complex university environment with staff, faculty and administrators.
• Demonstrates commitment to practices that foster diversity, inclusion, and equity in a University context.
• Demonstrates ability to provide leadership and to work collaboratively university-wide to support the mission of the university.
• Demonstrates experience in leadership fostering diversity, inclusion, and equity in the setting of a Medical School. Experience with the recruitment of underrepresented faculty is highly desired.
• Successful faculty teaching experience and a record of scholarly activity sufficient to merit appointment as an associate professor.
• Experience in academic personnel administration, policies, and procedures.
• Academic or administrative experience sufficient in scope to have provided substantial experience in meeting and successfully solving a variety of personnel or management problems.
• Ability to perceive the implications and potential consequences of various situations and to assess the potential impact of alternative courses of action.
  
  

Reporting Relationships and Key Linkages:

• The Vice Chair for Academic Affairs reports directly to the Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology
• Direct reports include Residency and Fellowship Program Directors, faculty in the Department of Anesthesiology
• The Vice Chair for Academic Affairs will work with the Departmental Promotions Committee and the Office of Faculty Affairs to optimize nominations for promotion
• The Vice Chair for Academic Affairs will work with the Departmental Office of Education to create and sponsor faculty development seminars and workshops.
• The Vice Chair for Academic Affairs will work the Director of Education in the development of educational and evaluative programs.
  
  

Medical College of Wisconsin:

At the core of everything we do at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is the pursuit of new knowledge and the power of academic medicine. Bringing together the world’s top scientists and clinicians, inspired students, and invested communities, we are driven to solve the most complex challenges in health and society. MCW is home to a diverse group of thought leaders collaborating to build a healthier world and a continuous cycle of life-changing knowledge.

As a distinguished leader and innovator in the education and development of the next generation of physicians, scientists, pharmacists, and health professionals, MCW is home to more than 1,500 students in the Medical, Graduate, and Pharmacy Schools, and over 900 physicians in residency and fellowship programs. Approximately 1,650 physicians, 750 nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other healthcare practitioners care for approximately 521,000 patients of all ages annually.

Education

Our education program is highlighted by our highly regarded residency program with positions for 80 physicians-in-training, including interns and residents. We also provide specialty training through ACGME-approved fellowships in Pediatric Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Obstetric Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, and additional fellowships in Regional Anesthesia and Neuroanesthesia. Our dedication to training the next generation of physician-scientists is evidenced through our success in recruiting trainees into our NIH training grants (T32 and T35). In addition to our resident and fellow training programs, we offer a Master of Science in Anesthesia program – one of just 12 in the nation.

Research

Research in the Department is internationally recognized for its contributions to calcium channel biophysics, vascular reactivity, myocardial protection and experimental neurosciences, with a focus on traumatic brain injury and the physiology and pharmacology of pain modulation. Our research is supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin, the VA, American Heart Association and the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research, among others.

The Department of Anesthesiology at MCW includes 120 clinical faculty members, approximately 90 certified nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologist assistants, 10 active research faculty members, 66 residents and 17 fellows in pediatric anesthesia, cardiac anesthesia, obstetric anesthesia, critical care, regional acute pain and pain medicine. The Department anesthesiology team serves multiple sites both near the Froedtert and MCW campus, as well as several community sites and covers both ambulatory and in-patient services. Affiliated clinical sites include Froedtert Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin (CHW), Zablocki Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC), Community Memorial and West Bend Hospitals, and four ambulatory surgery centers in SE Wisconsin.

Medical College Physicians (MCP)

Medical College Physicians (MCP), Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin’s adult specialty care group, is an integral component of the Medical College of Wisconsin’s partnership with Froedtert Health and essential to Froedtert & MCW’s successes and achievements in adult clinical care. MCP physicians and advanced practice providers practice at Froedtert Hospital, Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital, Froedtert West Bend Hospital, at other hospitals in the Milwaukee metropolitan area, and at various community locations. Over 1,000 physicians and 400 advanced practice providers provide care to patients system wide.

Many MCP physicians and APPs also dedicate a percentage of their time to research or education. Their work within the academic and research areas of Medical College of Wisconsin continually drive innovation and generate new knowledge for the next generation of medical leaders.

Community Physicians (CP)

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Community Physicians is a primary care and multispecialty group with more than 300 physicians and nearly 170 advanced practice providers, delivering care in 35 health centers and clinics in southeastern Wisconsin. In fiscal 2019, combined patient visits to these locations totaled more than 900,000.

Froedtert Hospital:

Froedtert Hospital is the primary adult hospital affiliate of MCW and is staffed by MCP physicians providing care in all medical specialties and subspecialties. Froedtert and MCW are at the forefront of innovative technology and care in many areas, including cancer, heart and vascular diseases, brain injury and disorders, spinal cord injury, transplant, communication disorders, digestive diseases, diabetes, orthopedics, urology and women’s health. A 735-bed hospital, Froedtert, has the only adult Level 1 Trauma Center in eastern Wisconsin. All physicians practicing at Froedtert Hospital are MCW faculty members and share the college academic mission. Froedtert and The Medical College of Wisconsin Clinical Cancer Center is a state-of-the art comprehensive cancer center that brings together everything cancer patients need including, world-class cancer specialists, innovative cancer therapies, advanced treatment technology and the full range of support services to patients and their families. MCW physicians and practitioners provide primary and specialty care at many other hospitals and clinics in metro Milwaukee and Eastern Wisconsin including Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital and Froedtert West Bend Hospital.

Milwaukee

Located along the Lake Michigan shoreline, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is one of America’s great cities, combining a dynamic urban community with a rich cultural heritage with access to parks, rivers, and other outdoor recreation. Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin and the 23rd largest city in the United States. It is home to corporate headquarters for industry leaders including Northwestern Mutual, Johnson Controls, Manpower, Harley Davidson, and others. Milwaukee is a popular venue for sailing, windsurfing, kite-surfing, ethnic dining, and cultural festivals; the city is recognized for its museums, fine dining and hotels, professional sports, gardens and parks, and Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens. The population of the City of Milwaukee is approximately 600,000 and approximately 1.8 million people live in the greater Milwaukee area.

For more information about our program please visit: http://www.mcw.edu/Anesthesiology

The Medical College of Wisconsin is an equal opportunity employer.

All interactions will remain confidential, and no inquiries will be made without the consent of the applicant. Nominations and applications, including current curriculum vitae and a cover letter stating qualifications and reasons for interest in the role, may be submitted to:

Becky Trujillo, Sr Physician Recruiter - BLTrujillo@mcw.edu

Medical College of Wisconsin / Provider Recruitment | 8701 Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee WI 53226

Non-Discrimination

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace that includes individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We believe that embracing human differences is critical to realize our vision of a healthier world, and we recognize that a healthy and thriving community starts from within. We strive to integrate our human and social differences into MCW’s functioning, strategies and culture to create a diverse and equitable workplace. If you believe embracing individuality and working together makes us stronger, then MCW is the place for you. People of color, women, LGBTQIA , veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Position Requirements:

• M.D, Ph.D., or both degrees
• Leadership, organizational, and communication skills as well as a demonstrated ability to work effectively in a highly matrixed environment
• Strong managerial skills developing operational effectiveness, advising on research priorities, strategic planning, funding needs, IRB submission, and budgeting
• High research productivity as evidenced by a strong record of extramural grant funding and peer-reviewed publications along with teaching and mentoring experience sufficient to merit appointment as an associate professor at a minimum
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative research relationships
• Experience working with health systems is preferred
• Experience with philanthropic development for research is preferred
  
  

MCW as an Equal Opportunity Employer and Commitment to Non-Discrimination

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, or military status. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the MCW community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.