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Associate Chief of Staff, Geriatrics and Extended Care, VAPHS

Employer
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Posted Date
Mar 2, 2018

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Specialty
Geriatrics
Position Type
Permanent

The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPSOM) are seeking a physician-scientist BC in Geriatric Medicine to serve as Associate Chief of Staff, Geriatrics and Extended Care, VAPHS. The candidate will serve in a major leadership positon at VAPHS with responsibility for oversight of the quality and programmatic development of Geriatric clinical care, investigation and education, including the training of medical students and residents from UPSOM who rotate through VAPHS. Outstanding collaborative opportunities exist with the Aging Institute that has recently recruited Dr. Toren Finkel as Director and has received significant resources from UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh.

A candidate is sought with established track record in biologic, clinical, or epidemiologic investigation of aging with active research funding who has also had experience as a clinical leader and medical educator. The position will offer extensive opportunities for fostering and participating collaborative initiatives between VAPHS and the outstanding faculty of the UPSOM and UPMC in the development of new approaches to geriatric clinical care and training and novel aging related research ranging from its basic biology to its epidemiology. The candidate must qualify for an academic appointment at the UPSOM at the Associate or full Professor level.

CVs should be submitted to Elizabeth Whiting, Human Resource Specialist: Elizabeth.whiting@va.gov. VAPHS and UPSOM are EOE.

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