The
Organization
VCU School of
Medicine, established in 1838, has more than 700 students, 515 residents
and 119 fellows, and a 96 percent residency match rate. The 2,400
faculty members represent more than 200 specialties. The School
also offers master’s degrees, doctoral and interdisciplinary programs in
combination with M.D. degrees. The school has earned $117.4MM in
total award dollars, including $71MM in NIH funding. The largest
single provider of indigent healthcare in the commonwealth, the medical
center is the site for the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and is
recognized internationally for care in organ transplants, head and spinal
cord trauma, burn healing and cancer treatment. The School of
Medicine has started construction on a new 200,000 sq. ft.
state-of-the-art medical education building designed by I.M. Pei that
will provide modern classrooms and simulation laboratories.
The Department
of Internal Medicine, contributing over 25 percent of the School of
Medicine total revenue ($53MM annual budget), is comprised of 11 clinical
divisions. Research is very strong in the Department with
investigations in basic sciences, clinical and health services research.
The Department’s educational ranking places it in the top 25% of medical
education programs in the United States. Current annual research
expenditures exceed $15.5MM, the Department ranks 53rd nationally in NIH
funding, and the department has 29 endowed professorships. Faculty
members are actively involved in multi-disciplinary research and
education efforts through five distinct institutes. The Department
is comprised of 223 faculty and 500 staff.
The
Department of Internal Medicine is seeking an Administrator to support
the new Department Chairman in achieving goals in restructuring the
department operating infrastructure, financial performance, clinical
operations, and, in increased recruitment of physician scientists.
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With excellent
financial and administrative support, the Department Chairman seeks a
leader who can build productive relationships throughout the
organization, bring sophisticated operating expertise and offer
efficacious challenge to existing systems and practices.
Qualifications
To be
successful in this role, the Administrator must bring a minimum of five
years of progressively responsible experience in the healthcare industry,
as well as five years of demonstrable success leading a similarly complex
department that furthers efforts in research, education and clinical
care. Experience in managing the grants and contracts function is
essential, as are superlative financial management and analysis
skills. As importantly, the next Department Administrator must
bring an innate drive for performance improvement and excellence to both
complement the Chairman and exemplify the model of a contemporary
Department Administrator. A bachelor’s degree is required; a
master’s degree and CPA/CMPE are preferred.
The Location
Richmond, Virginia
is home to Fortune 500 corporations and was named one of America’s top 25
large metro areas for doing business by Inc. magazine, and Expansion
Management rated it one of the top 20 U.S. cities for European
expansion. In addition, Forbes ranked the community as the nation's
12th best place for business and careers. Located in the
Mid-Atlantic, it is just a two-hour drive from the mountains, the beach,
and the nation’s capital. Something for all lifestyles, the city
offers fine arts, theater, architecture, and culture.
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Interested
candidates may submit credentials for confidential
consideration or call for additional information:
Kathy
Powell-Florip, President
ALLIANCE SEARCH MANAGEMENT, INC.
594
Sawdust Road, Suite 194
The Woodlands, Texas 77380
kathy@alliancesearch.com
800.208.6089/970.229.5887
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