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Herman O. West Professorship in Geriatric Medicine

Employer
Dartmouth Health
Location
Lebanon, New Hampshire
Posted Date
May 4, 2023

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Specialty
Geriatrics
Position Type
Permanent

Job Details

Qualifications

M.D., D.O. from an accredited institution with appropriate clinical training and experience. Board certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry or Neurology; outstanding clinical skills and an extensive research portfolio applicable to geriatrics; interest in clinical teaching; eligibility for Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center staff privileges required. Candidate must have demonstrated capabilities for teaching, professional services and demonstrated scholarship to be eligible for appointment at the academic rank of Professor at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in a relevant academic department.

Responsibilities

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College are seeking outstanding candidates for the Herman O. West Professorship in Geriatric Medicine.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock is accredited by The Institute for Health Care Improvement (IHI) as an Age Friendly Health System and home to faculty, fellows, and staff who have a passion for patient care, medical education, scholarship and community health. Our mission is to advance health through research, education, clinical practice and community partnerships, providing each person the best care, in the right place, at the right time, every time.

This Professorship would provide academic leadership to the Geriatric Center of Excellence at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health (GCE). The interprofessional team at the GCE works closely with clinical, education and research teams from Community & Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Neurology and Emergency Medicine to advance vital aging and the highest quality of life for older adults. The vision for the GCE is to be seen by our community, the region, and the nation as a leader in the development, promotion, measurement and provision of high-quality sustainable care for older adults. The GCE includes clinicians, educators and researchers from all clinical disciplines including medicine, nursing, social work, psychology and pharmacy. Dartmouth has been awarded major geriatric grants and 118s to improve the health of older adults through education and innovative clinical care. We have been awarded a $4 million Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) cooperative agreement and also Co-Lead the GWEP Coordinating Center at The American Geriatrics Society. We have also been accredited as a Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department from the American College of Emergency Physicians. This accreditation was recently achieved as part of a $3 million West Health Foundation Geriatric Emergency Department grant focusing on a hub and spoke model to support and facilitate geriatric emergency department accreditation in 4 rural hospitals in VT and NY.

Dartmouth is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Application by members of any under-represented group is encouraged.

Company

Our Mission:

We advance health through research, education, clinical practice, and community partnerships, providing each person the best care, in the right place, at the right time, every time.

Our Vision:

Achieve the healthiest population possible, leading the transformation of health care in our region and setting the standard for our nation.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock is a national leader in academic medicine, particularly in evidence-based and patient-centered health care, medical research, and health care policy reform. The
system includes hundreds of physicians, specialists, and other providers who work together at different locations to meet the health care needs of more than 1.5 million patients in northern New England. Dartmouth-Hitchcock patients have access to specialists in almost every area of medicine in addition to primary care services at local community practices as well as world-class research at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. With a focus on achieving the healthiest population possible, Dartmouth-Hitchcock is also leading the transformation of health care in partnership with the Geisel School, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, and Dartmouth College’s business, engineering, and undergraduate faculties. From modest origins as a rural, regional medical college to national stature as a leading academic health care system, Dartmouth-Hitchcock is well aligned with the demands on medicine now and for the foreseeable future.

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