University of Minnesota Hiring for Tenure Track Associate/Full Professor: Division Director of General Internal Med at Minneapolis, MN  Full Time

The University of Minnesota Medical School (UMN MS) seeks a driven and innovative leader in a tenure track or academic track position to serve as the director of the Division of General Internal Medicine in the Department of Medicine (DOM). The division director will have the opportunity to leverage the strong clinical, education, and research infrastructure of UMN MS to build the division into a national leader in academic general internal medicine.

Reporting to Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) Seaquist, MD, Chair of the Department of Medicine, the division director will set a vision for expanding research in health care delivery, particularly in underserved populations, and for managing medically complex patients into this division utilizing new resources to grow the division while leveraging the tremendous expertise and work already present on the campus to advance all missions of academic medicine. The director will be a recruiter, mentor, collaborator, and advocate, nurturing a dedicated and active faculty and staff and supporting them as they advance in their careers. The director will continue advancing the diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the division, DOM, and UMN MS.

THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL

UMN MS was founded in 1888 and is responsible for training 70% of Minnesota’s physicians across its two campuses. UMN MS is one of the largest medical schools in the United States, offering medical, graduate, and undergraduate degree programs and conducting $226 million in sponsored research in 2020. With 10 centers and 27 departments, UMN MS boasts strong research programs across basic and translational areas while conducting over 500 clinical trials. The medical school is a national leader in primary care physician training, rural physician training, and Native American physician training. Clinicians practice at sites across the greater Minneapolis metro region, including M Health Fairview, the University of Minnesota Medical Center, the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, and University of Minnesota Cancer Care, among others.
UMN MS is led by Dean and Vice President for Clinical Affairs Jakub Tolar, MD, PhD. Dr. Tolar is an international expert in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, and he maintains his research program on hematopoietic stem cell transplantation as a treatment for rare genetic diseases. Dr. Tolar previously served as the Executive Dean of the Medical School and the Director of the Stem Cell Institute. Dr. Tolar also serves as the Campus Public Health Officer, the Board Chair for the University of Minnesota Physicians, and he is the Co-Lead for the M Health Fairview Joint Clinical Enterprise.
M Health Fairview

M Health Fairview is a partnership between the University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Physicians, and Fairview Health Services that launched in 2019 to develop an academic health system. This enterprise brings together clinical innovation and training from UMN MS and Fairview’s extensive roots in community medicine, providing access to cutting edge care across the state. M Health Fairview has over 34,000 employees (including over 3,000 providers) with more than 100 specialties in ten hospital and medical centers and numerous clinics across Minnesota. M Health Fairview uses a service line model with dyad leadership representing UMN MS and Fairview to ensure alignment between academic and community practice. It is co-led by Dean Jakub Tolar and Fairview CEO James Hereford.
THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE

The DOM at UMN MS is the largest department in the School of Medicine, with over 600 faculty, 300 staff, and over 250 residents and fellows. The DOM has 11 divisions, including cardiovascular; diabetes, endocrinology, and metabolism; gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition; general internal medicine; hematology, oncology, and transplantation; hospital medicine; infectious diseases and international medicine; molecular medicine; nephrology and hypertension; pulmonary, allergy, critical care, and sleep medicine; and rheumatic and autoimmune diseases.

The DOM operates a large internal medicine residency program, which provides training at clinical sites throughout the Twin Cities metro region, including the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Regions Hospital in St. Paul, the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, the Center for International Health, HealthPartners Wabasha Clinic, and the Community-University Health Care Center in South Minneapolis. The DOM also operates 14 clinical and research fellowships and five T32 training grants. The department boasts a strong research profile, with over $40 million in NIH funding and 99 grants. This includes 69 R grants, eight training grants, 14 K awards, two P and three U grants, and a DP2 award across 64 principal investigators.
THE DIVISION OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE

The Division of GIM has 35 faculty members across primary care, health psychology, and academic leadership. The division is also home to departmental and other UMN MS leaders, including the Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Vice Chair of the Office of Faculty Affairs. The Division is focused on outpatient care for the most complex patients in the region.

The division practices primarily at two locations: M Health Fairview – Minneapolis Clinics and Surgery Center and the Community-University Health Care Center in South Minneapolis. The division is projected to generate more than $4 million in clinical revenue and $1.7 million in academic revenue for the next fiscal year.

GIM is the home of researchers with external funding in obesity medicine, health care
delivery, mindfulness based interventions for chronic disease, health disparities and covid treatments. Two faculty members currently hold K awards from the NIH. Numerous faculties in the Division have actively embraced the educational mission, with many assuming leadership roles in teaching residents and medical students. A Health Psychology Fellowship is also housed within the division.

Reporting to the chair of medicine, the division director will lead a dedicated academic faculty with excellence in managing complex patients. The director will have oversight of recruitment, mentorship, education, and research initiatives while working closely with service line leaders at M Health Fairview to deliver age-friendly care at all clinical locations. Drawing on their own achievements in research and education, the director will encourage and support scholarship within the division. In addition to these roles, the next division director will be expected to address the following opportunities and challenges facing the division:

OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

Set a strategic vision for the division.

The division director will set the vision for the growth of the division within the greater strategic plan of the department and UMN MS. The director will oversee all missions of the division and pursue opportunities to expand the reach of UMN MS in the health care delivery, health services, and primary care spaces.

Recruit and mentor faculty and staff.

The division director will look to grow the division, recruiting externally and retaining residents and fellows. As residents in internal medicine turn more towards sub-specialization and hospital medicine, the division director will showcase the opportunities and increasing importance in complex care management to medical students and residents. The director will also serve as a mentor to faculty, staff, and students, guiding them as they pursue their individual passions. The division director will prioritize faculty development and use the resources available to them to protect time for scholarly activity in the group.

Support the education mission of the division and department.

The division of GIM is an important source of medical education for UME, GME, and CME learners. The faculty in GIM strongly support the education and training mission of the division, and the director will match that ideology.

Set and promote a culture of equity and inclusion in the division.

The division director will be a champion for diversity, equity, and inclusion, working with the Medical School Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Ana Nunez, MD, FACP. The division director will implement best practices in recruiting, hiring, mentorship, and promotion while setting a culture that promotes equity and inclusivity.

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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

The University of Minnesota was founded in 1851 and is an AAU and R1 public research university that is ranked among the world’s most renowned institutions of higher learning and one of the most preeminent research universities in the United States. The University has scholars of national and international reputation and continues to advance discovery and innovation to improve the lives of Minnesotans and beyond. The flagship Twin Cities campus has the special distinction of being both a globally engaged R1 institution and Minnesota’s land-grant university, and the Twin Cities campus is one of the few major land-grant research institutions situated in a major metropolitan area.

The University has an annual operating budget of $4.2 billion a year and generates an economic impact of $9 billion for the state of Minnesota. The University, the state’s sixth-largest employer, has over 27,000 faculty and staff; it enrolls 65,000 students from 130 countries – 52,000 on the flagship Twin Cities campus, and has over half a million alumni living around the world. The University of Minnesota has schools and colleges in the fields of biological sciences; liberal arts; dentistry; design; education and human development; food, agriculture, and natural resource sciences; law; engineering; medicine; nursing; public affairs; public health; and veterinary medicine. The University averages over $1 billion in research expenditures annually and is in the top 10 among public universities. The University of Minnesota is home to 19 members of the National Academy of Sciences and 13 members of the National Academy of Medicine. The University consistently advances the land-grant mission and is committed to integrating public engagement into the advancement of learning, research, and discovery.
The Board of Regents approved the system-wide strategic plan, MPact 2025, in July of 2020. This plan reflects the system’s deepened commitment to research, teaching, service, open access to opportunity, and forward-thinking innovations to advance the University’s land-grant mission and impact the world.

UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP

Jeff Ettinger became the interim president of the University of Minnesota on June 10, 2023. Most recently, Ettinger had been the chair of The Hormel Foundation board of directors-a position from which he’s taking a leave of absence while leading the U of M. The Hormel Foundation is one of Minnesota’s largest community foundations and grant makers. Previously, he was CEO of the Hormel Foods Corporation in Austin, Minn., from 2005 to 2016, where he was responsible for a $9 billion annual budget and 20,000 team members. He received the Career Achievement Award in 2018 from the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal; was named a Barron’s “World’s Best CEOs” in 2016 and a “Best-Performing CEOs in the World” in 2016 by the Harvard Business Review; and was a Corporate Responsibility “Responsible CEO of the Year” in 2012.Ettinger received his B.A. degree from the University of California Los Angeles in 1980 and also his J.D. from UCLA in 1983.

QUALIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS

The successful candidate will bring a strategic vision for the growth of the division and an understanding and appreciation for all facets of the division. While no single candidate will have all the qualifications, the search committee seeks candidates with a well-rounded combination
of the following abilities:

Required Qualifications

Medical degree (MD or equivalent) and board certification in a primary care field.
Eligibility to work in the United States and ability to be licensed in Minnesota are required.
Eligible for appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor.
Record of clinical excellence and understanding of the care of medically complex patients.
Licensed or ability to acquire medical license and DEA in the State of Minnesota, and meet threshold criteria/qualifications for credentialing and privileges.
Outstanding scholarship, including a track record of publications and extramural funding.
Demonstrated record in supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Preferred Qualifications

Strong visionary, inspirational leader who can develop and communicate a long-term vision for the advancement of the division and is equally skilled at developing and operating a detailed plan to achieve that vision.
Highly approachable and compassionate; a record of promoting a culture of innovation, collaboration, teamwork, respect, and honesty; professional and personal demeanor characterized by integrity, graciousness, sincerity, and a passion for the organization’s mission and objectives.
Exceptionally team-oriented; skilled at working well and partnering with providers across a large, complex organization and community.
Highly adept and at ease managing the day-to-day operational details with the ability to be decisive, to conceptualize and analyze complex business opportunities, and oversee multiple projects.
Demonstrated experience in recruiting, retaining, and mentoring a diverse and highly skilled cadre of faculty, staff, and students.

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Working at the University

At the University of Minnesota, you’ll find a flexible work environment and supportive colleagues who are interested in lifelong learning. We prioritize work-life balance, allowing you to invest in the future of your career and in your life outside of work.

The University also offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Competitive wages, paid holidays, and generous time off
• Continuous learning opportunities through professional training and degree-seeking programs supported by the
• Low-cost medical, dental, and pharmacy plans
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• University HSA contributions
• Disability and employer-paid life insurance
• Employee wellbeing program
• Excellent retirement plans with employer contribution
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Financial counseling services
• Employee Assistance Program with eight sessions of counseling at no cost
• with free or reduced rates in the Twin Cities metro area

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Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will have the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a cover letter and resume. To be considered for this position, you also need to apply via the M Physicians posting,

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Applications must be submitted by April 1, 2024 to be considered for this position.

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The University recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting the academic mission. The University is committed to attracting and retaining employees with varying identities and backgrounds.

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The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC)

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC), is among the largest public research universities in the country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Located at the heart of one of the nation’s most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities, students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit from extensive partnerships with world-renowned health centers, international corporations, government agencies, and arts, nonprofit, and public service organizations.

At the University of Minnesota, we are proud to be recognized by the Star Tribune as a Top Workplace for 2021, as well as by Forbes as Best Employers for Women and one of America’s Best Employers (2015, 2018, 2019, 2023), Best Employer for Diversity (2019, 2020), Best Employer for New Grads (2018, 2019), and Best Employer by State (2019, 2022).