The UC Davis Health System invites applications for the position of Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education (CME). This is a 25% percent position. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience, leadership and commitment to medical education and will be responsible for overseeing the creation, coordination and implementation of all continuing medical education activities for the Health System.

The UCDHS Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited with Commendation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. The Office of CME provides continuing medical education credits for 49 Regularly Schedule Series (e.g. grand rounds, journal clubs, case conferences), 25-30 live full service conferences, on-line courses, and cosponsors or jointly sponsors 12 -15 CME activities annually.

The Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education will lead the educational mission for CME at UCDHS to ensure the delivery of quality patient care. This position will be responsible for the strategic visioning for education, organizational management and accountability, accreditation and compliance, and educational innovation. The successful candidate will serve as member of the School of Medicine faculty and UCDHS leadership team and work in collaboration with CME counterparts within the UC system and other external constituencies. An interest in performance improvement, integrating quality, inter-professional education, medical education, and/or health services research is desirable.

The incumbent will lead the UC Davis Health System efforts in developing programs interprofessional lifelong learning which will integrate continuing educational opportunities and programs between the School of Medicine, the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing and other allied health professions. This is a key initiative of the Health System’s Strategic Plan Goal 3: Interprofessional Learning.

Requirements for this position include a medical license with demonstrated achievement in CME. The selected candidate will be an active participant in CME accreditation and a skilled advocate for quality teaching and a supportive learning environment. This person must have the ability to articulate a vision for the future of CME. Candidates with strong organizational leadership and communication skills, experience in the use of technology and the development of innovative CME activities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Qualified applicants will upload a letter of interest and their curriculum vitae online at https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/apply/JPF00049. For full consideration, applications must be received by February 28, 2013. However the position will remain open until filled through June 30, 2013. Please reference Search # AD-02R-13 on all correspondence.

The University of California, Davis is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity among its faculty, staff, and students.

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Director, UC Davis Center for Comaparative Medicine
School of Medicine and School of Veterinary Medicine

Applications and nominations are invited for the position of Director, UC Davis Center for Comparative Medicine (http://ccm.ucdavis.edu ). The Director will hold a joint administrative and professorial appointment in appropriate departments of the School of Medicine and School of Veterinary Medicine.

The Center is a cooperative venture between the Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine that is housed in a fully equipped research building with an active funding portfolio of over $97,000,000. Research programs of the 10 core faculty within the Center focus on the pathogenesis of human disease using experimental animal models, with an emphasis on infectious disease. Current areas of investigation include: 1) viral and bacterial diseases [AIDS, Lyme disease, salmonellosis, cytomegalovirus disease, influenza, Helicobacter pylori, tuberculosis]; 2) vaccine and anti-viral drug development; and 3) cancer biology. As part of its animal modeling mission, the Center oversees the UC Davis Mouse Biology Program (http://mouse.ucdavis.edu). The Center is also strongly integrated with programs at the adjacent California National Primate Research Center.

The Director is responsible for developing and continuing the vision of this unique partnership between the Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine focused on interdisciplinary approaches to animal models of human disease. Responsible for management of the Center; specific responsibilities include: [1] administration of the overall program and facilities of the Center, [2], integration of the Center into the teaching, research and service programs of the two Schools, [3] design and implementation of a development program, [4] participation in instructional programs of the two Schools, and [5] other activities related to integrating the Center into the larger UC Davis research mission. In addition, the successful candidate must maintain an active, extramurally funded animal model-based disease research program.

The University of California is one of the largest and most renowned centers of higher education in the world. The faculty of the University are internationally known for their distinguished academic achievements. UC Davis is ranked 10th nationally among public universities in research funding. The campus lies adjacent to the city of Davis, 14 miles west of Sacramento, 72 miles northeast of San Francisco and 110 miles southwest of Lake Tahoe and the Sierras. The city of Davis has a population of 63,000 and is situated in a beautiful pastoral setting. The University’s student population is approximately 32,000.

Candidates must have [1] MD, DVM, PhD or combination of these degrees; [2] a broad understanding of modern biomedical science; [3] demonstrated administrative/leadership skills; [4] an active and distinguished research record in the use of animal models to elucidate the mechanisms, prevention and/or treatment of human disease; [5] demonstrated excellence in teaching; [6] a nationally recognized reputation for career achievement and leadership; and [7] experience in the acquisition of extramural funding, including active development of programmatic grants, and a commitment to work in securing additional funding for the programs of the Center. The Director is expected to qualify for and be appointed as a tenured Professor in an appropriate department in the School of Medicine and/or the School of Veterinary Medicine.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of three professional references to Christine Herkenrath, Assistant Director, Center for Comparative Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616-8734 [email:cmherkenrath@ucdavis.edu; telephone: 530-752-1245; fax: 530-752-7914]. Nominations should be sent to the same address. For full consideration please submit by February 1, 2013; position open until filled.

UCD is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer committed to a campus climate that embraces diversity.

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Director of Informatics Research and Dean's Endowed Professor in Informatics

The University of California, Davis School of Medicine invites exceptional candidates to apply for the newly created role of Director of Informatics Research. The Director will also be an endowed faculty member as the Dean’s Professor in Informatics (FFE). The successful candidate will be an experienced informatics researcher and academic leader who can guide and significantly advance the knowledge base and collective developments in the field of applied informatics, ultimately supporting outcomes that improve the quality and delivery of health locally, nationally, and around the world.

UC Davis Health System is comprised of the UC Davis School of Medicine (SOM), UC Davis Medical Center, the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing (which welcomed its first students in 2010), and the UC Davis Medical Group, an 800-member physician practice network. UCDHS has more than 10,000 faculty and staff and an annual budget of $1.6 billion; UC Davis is an established leader in the use of telecommunications and information technology to advance health. U.S. News & World Report recently ranked the SOM among the top 50 medical schools in the nation.

The objectives for the Director of Informatics Research will be to demonstrate excellence in leadership of collaborative research in informatics, mentorship of faculty, and effective strategic management to leverage the diverse and rich information generating assets at UCDHS and UC Davis, which range from electronic health records to the Genomics Center, for the advancement of the institution’s collective mission. The successful Director will model approaches for accomplishing research advances and multidisciplinary initiatives that can be applied across the System and the fruit of which can be applied as translational research to both broad and diverse populations, as well as personalized medicine. As informatics research activity reaches a critical mass in the next few years, the Director will be central in the shaping of a more formal informatics research entity for UC Davis that will serve as a nexus and resource and attract new faculty. In this role, the Director will initially address a number of key opportunities and challenges, detailed in the complete position profile. In particular, the Director will be expected to:

• Inform and focus a strategy and distinctive identity.
• Determine and support impactful, translational research opportunities.
• Nurture and create links for investigators to conduct research and obtain funding.
• Significantly augment and increase research support.
• Further distinguish the mission and reputation of the School.

The Director of Informatics Research will have an M.D. and/or Ph.D. and be eligible for nomination as an associate or full professor in the University of California system. He or she will bring experience in collaborative research, a strong track record of extramural funding and research productivity in the area of informatics, and demonstrated leadership abilities.

UC Davis has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist in this search. Confidential inquiries, nominations, referrals, and resumes with cover letters should be sent in confidence to: David Bellshaw, Vice President & Director, Deborah Hodson, Managing Associate, Cati Mitchell, Associate, Email: 4343@imsearch.com. Email submission of application materials is strongly encouraged.

UCD is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer committed to a campus climate that embraces diversity.