SECTION CHIEF – PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL MEDICINE

The Department of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin seeks a creative and scholarly leader to serve as Chief of the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Section and Medical Director of the Pediatric Hospitalist Program at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. The Section Chief will be responsible for leading the clinical, educational, and research missions of a comprehensive academic hospitalist program. The Section Chief will be responsible for establishing collaborative ties with the whole of the pediatric enterprise to ensure the welfare and improve the health of the children of Wisconsin and the region. The Section Chief will also have the opportunity to build an academic Pediatric Hospitalist Fellowship, which is a priority for the Department. This is a clinical faculty position offering an academic appointment at the Medical College of Wisconsin commensurate with experience.

The foremost quality necessary for this position is vision for the burgeoning future of Pediatric Hospitalists. Other desired characteristics include a track record of 1) developing young clinicians into our future leaders in Pediatrics; 2) administrating section academic infrastructure and finances; 3) administratively managing a high volume diverse hospital medicine service; 4) collaborating successfully as a pediatric hospital medicine leader with hospital and medical partners in managing hospital work flow while maintaining the highest value of care; and 5) developing a culture of high team accountability and professionalism across the whole of the enterprise.

The individual selected for this position will be a strategic and highly communicative leader. As Pediatric Hospital Medicine Section Chief, the individual reports to the Chair of Pediatrics. As Medical Director of the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Pediatric Hospital Medicine Program, the individual reports to the Chief Operating Officer of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. This individual will be a MD or MD/PhD who is board certified in Pediatrics.

About the Medical College of Wisconsin:

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is a large private medical school that fosters academic and clinical excellence and offers MD as well as graduate degrees in health sciences. MCW was founded in 1893 to serve the people of Wisconsin. MCW has more than 5000 full-time equivalent faculty and staff, and MCW is the ninth largest private employer in the metro-Milwaukee area.

About Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin:

Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin (CHW) is a rapidly growing nationally recognized facility located on the suburban campus of the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center. The hospital is a 297-bed tertiary care center and is a Level I pediatric trauma center. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin is one of the nation's top pediatric hospitals. Parents magazine ranked CHW 4^th in the Country, and U.S. News & World Report ranked all ten assessed subspecialties of CHW. Six of these subspecialties ranked in the top 20, including the Herma Heart Center (#5), Nephrology (#12), Neurosurgery (# 14), and Pulmonary Medicine (# 16). Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin has over 500 pediatric-trained doctors who see children of all ages for everything from serious procedures to routine checkups and complement our nationally-ranked clinical care with robust community support programs that keep kids safe and healthy.

About Milwaukee:

Milwaukee is an affordable and comfortable place to live and raise a family. Milwaukee is the nation’s 23^rd largest city and the largest city in Wisconsin. Highlights of Milwaukee include a busy downtown lakefront, many charming neighborhoods, and easy access to Wisconsin’s lake country. Milwaukee is large enough to provide the amenities of a metropolitan area, while small enough to allow for easy commutes and assessable amenities.

Wisconsin also contains some of the best schools in the nation. Wisconsin high schools boast a graduation rate of 90%. In 2014, U.S. News Best High School awarded 80 Wisconsin high schools bronze medals and 32 Wisconsin high schools silver medals. Two schools received gold medals.

Nominations and Applications (cover letter and curriculum vitae) should be submitted by e-mail to:

Dr. Michael Meyer, Search Committee Chair

c/o Jennifer Sabree

Department of Pediatrics

Children’s Corporate Center

999 N. 92^nd Street, Suite C720

Milwaukee, WI 53226

jsabree@mcw.edu

All materials will be treated as confidential.

The Medical College of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. For additional information, please visit our website at: www.mcw.edu