Section Chief, Ambulatory Pediatrics
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Summary of Position:
The Department of Pediatrics at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) seeks a dedicated and mission-driven leader to be the Section Chief of Ambulatory Pediatrics.
The ideal candidate will have a deep commitment to patient care, a passion for teaching, academic experience, and evidence of scholarly activity, including quality improvement. Furthermore, the Chief will be keenly interested in serving an urban, underserved patient population. The successful candidate will promote a strong culture of respect, institutional stewardship, and community engagement. This role entails the day-to-day management of the academic primary care practice, including ten providers across two sites (Temple Pediatric Care; TPC) and the Well Baby Nursery at Temple University Hospital (TUH).
The Chief is also tasked with driving quality and educational objectives, actively participating in faculty development, and meeting departmental budgetary goals. This position is integral to our educational mission with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, our collaborative efforts with population health, and our primary care service line, emphasizing the importance of quality in patient care.
Temple Health is one of Philadelphia's leading academic medical centers, with 20 clinical departments, 8 Basic Science Departments, 13 Research Centers (all of which are engaged in patient care education and research), and more than 1,000 physicians and scientists sharing the mission of bringing innovative treatments to patients. Temple Health is a progressive and innovative organization. Within the past year, it has earned national and regional accolades for excellence in healthcare.
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Specific Responsibilities
Develop and oversee work schedules for faculty and advanced practitioners in primary care sites and well-baby nursery.
Facilitate a quality educational experience for all undergraduate and graduate trainees.
Partner with nursing leadership and the practice manager to ensure smooth running of day-to-day activities in TPC
Work with the department chair and administrator on strategic and budgetary plans for the section.
Collaborate with the Vice Chair for Research to promote scholarship in the department.
Partner with the department chair and Senior Associate Dean, Office of Faculty Affairs on faculty development.
In conjunction with the chair, departmental quality champion, and the Center for Population Health, developing and achieving quality metrics.
Encourage and support diversity among the Section's constituents, creating an environment of professionalism, respect, tolerance, and acceptance.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Ability to understand and uphold the highest ethical standards and maintain the organization's integrity.
Display a style that fosters and supports change and innovation, with an ability to delegate yet maintain overall control and high standards.
Demonstrate sensitivity to the community's culture, needs, and aspirations.
Support and promulgate diversity among faculty, staff, students, and patients.
Educational Requirements and Minimum Qualifications
An MD, DO, or foreign equivalent with maintenance of board certification from the American Board of Pediatrics in general pediatrics.
Rank commensurate with experience.
In possession of/eligible for an unrestricted medical license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Faculty Appointment, Benefits/Compensation
The annual compensation shall be determined based on the experience and qualifications of the individual selected for the position. In addition to a competitive salary, there is a comprehensive suite of benefits including a generous 403b retirement match, health, dental, vision, life, malpractice, tuition remission, and CME, among others.
Lewis Katz School of Medicine (LKSOM), Department of Pediatrics
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The Organization
Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, and Temple Health
The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University is dedicated to excellence in education, research, and patient care, achieved by faculty, staff, and learners who represent and serve its diverse society.
In 2015, the Temple University School of Medicine was renamed the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in honor of Temple alumnus, former trustee, and philanthropist Lewis Katz. The school enjoys a national reputation for training humanistic clinicians and biomedical scientists- a school that values technical excellence and cultural competence through diversity, equity, and inclusion. LKSOM enrolls 220 medical students, 22 graduate students in the biomedical sciences, 35 physician assistant students, and 40 post-baccalaureate students per year.
Katz School of Medicine has 27 basic science and clinical departments, with over 900 fulland part-time faculty, 900 volunteer faculty, and more than 500 additional staff.
With more than 13,000 alumni, LKSOM has trained a significant proportion of the physician base in the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware region. Reflecting the excellent quality of a Temple medical education, the MD graduates are highly regarded by competitive residency training programs. They have made significant career contributions to both medical practice and medical research. Many have become department chairpersons, deans, and vice presidents of major academic medical centers.
At Katz, students learn the true art and science of doctoring. The schools world-class faculty sets the pace in key areas of investigation, pushing the boundaries of science to advance patient care.
The Katz School of Medicine home base is a modern, 11-story medical education and research building with state-of-the-art facilities and technologies. The building opened in 2009 and boasts open-air research labs, smart classrooms, and a state-of-the-art anatomy lab. More than half of the space in the building is dedicated to research. With specialized research centers and strengths focused on population health, neuroscience, cancer, metabolic disease, lung disease, and inflammation, infectious diseases including HIV, cardiovascular disease, substance addiction, and translational science, Katz conducts investigations to break new ground and trains future generations of researchers to follow suit.
Katz confers the following degrees: MD; PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) and MS (Master of Science) in Biomedical Sciences; Physician Assistant MMS (Master of Medical Science); MA (Master of Arts) in Urban Bioethics, the only program in the country; and the dual degrees MD/PhD, MD/MPH, MD/MA in Urban Bioethics and MD/MBA.
In addition to its Philadelphia campus, Katz has a four-year regional campus in Bethlehem, PA. The St. Lukes University Health Network-Bethlehem Campus currently provides medical education for 40 medical students each year.
The Katz School of Medicine also provides opportunities for international students through educational affiliation agreements with universities worldwide. Visiting medical students may take up to two rotations within the program and they must be full-time students in their final year of medical school.
Katz has numerous research centers:
Aging and Cardiovascular Disease Center
Alzheimer Center at Temple
Center for Asian Health
Center for Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Center for Inflammation and Lung Research
Center for Metabolic Disease Research
Center for Microbiology and Immunology
Center for Neurovirology and Gene Editing
Center for Substance Abuse Research
Center for Urban Bioethics
Fels Cancer Institute for Personalized Medicine
The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice
Lemole Center for Integrated Lymphatics Research
Shriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center
Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center
With its affiliates, Katz has been awarded over $100 million in research grants over the last year, including more than $59 million in NIH funding for LKSOM. Philanthropic support of scholarships - a top priority, along with support for education, patient care, research, and service to the community - averages more than $25 million annually, typically representing a quarter of Temple Universitys overall philanthropic revenue.
Temple University
Founded by Russell H. Conwell in 1884, Temples official motto - Perseverantia Vincit, or Perseverance Conquers - reflects its students drive to succeed and ability to turn opportunities into accomplishments. Conwells purpose was to give education to those who were unable to get it through the usual channels. In Temples earliest incarnation, working-class citizens were taught late in the evening and referred to as night owls, giving rise to the schools mascot and team name.
In 1965, the University became a member of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, one of three state-related, comprehensive research universities in Pennsylvania. In addition to its Main Campus in North Philadelphia, Temple has three additional locations in Philadelphia: Temple University Center City, the Health Sciences Center, also in North Philadelphia, and the School of Podiatric Medicine near Philadelphias historic district. Regional campuses are located in Ambler and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with international campuses in Japan and Rome.
Temples influence extends around the globe, with longstanding campuses in Tokyo and Rome; programs in London, Beijing, and other locations; nearly 190 institutional collaborations in 43 countries; and more than 350,000 alumni worldwide. High graduation rates, accomplished graduate degree programs, new living and learning facilities and groundbreaking work in science education and research fuel Temples momentum. In the latest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, Temple is in the highest research activity category, or R1, placing it among the top four percent of all four-year institutions in the nation.
Temple had a budget of $3.7 billion in FY2022, including $2.5 billion for the Temple University Health System and $1.2 billion for the University. Approximately 73 percent of the Universitys operating budget is derived from tuition and fees, and 13 percent from the Commonwealth appropriation. The remaining budget comes from indirect cost recovery, gifts, auxiliary enterprises, and other sources.
Temple offers 630 academic degree and certificate programs, including 2 associate degree programs, 176 bachelors programs, 182 masters programs, 54 doctoral programs, and 13 professional practice degree programs. Temple is also among the nations largest providers of professional education, with approximately 3,800 students enrolled in the schools of dentistry, law, medicine, pharmacy, and podiatric medicine.
Temple University Health System (Temple Health) is a $2.5 billion academic health system dedicated to providing access to quality patient care and supporting excellence in medical education and research. Temple Health?includes Temple University Hospital (TUH)-Main Campus ; TUH-Episcopal Campus; TUH-Jeanes Campus; TUH-Northeastern Campus; Temple University Hospital Fox Chase Cancer Center Outpatient Department; TUH-Northeastern Endoscopy Center; The Hospital of Fox Chase Cancer Center, together with The Institute for Cancer Research, an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center; Fox Chase Cancer Center Medical Group, Inc., The Hospital of Fox Chase Cancer Centers physician practice plan; Temple Health Chestnut Hill Hospital; Temple Transport Team, a ground and air-ambulance company; Temple Physicians, Inc., a network of community-based specialty and primary-care physician practices; and Temple Faculty Practice Plan, Inc., Temple Healths academic physician practice plan. Temple Health is affiliated with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.
Temple Health refers to the health, education, and research activities carried out by the affiliates of Temple Health and by the Katz School of Medicine. Temple Health neither provides nor controls the provision of health care. All health care is provided by its member organizations or independent health care providers affiliated with Temple Health member organizations. Each Temple Health member organization is owned and operated pursuant to its governing documents.
TUHS is a progressive and innovative organization. Within the past year, it has earned national and regional accolades for excellence in healthcare. Among these recognitions are the Philadelphia Employer of Choice (the only healthcare provider named), Forbes Best in State, Healthcare Equality Index Leader, Nursing Magnet, and Leapfrog A Safety Grade. These honors speak to the proud team culture of TUHS.
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