Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Vice Chair for Community and Belonging - Department of Anesthesiology
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, us, 27157
Job Description
The Department of Anesthesiology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital is seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to serve as the next Vice Chair for Community and Belonging. The role of the Vice Chair for Community and Belonging will involve developing and fostering a culture of belonging that values diversity in race, gender, and religion. This will include creating strategies across the organization for recruitment, retention, mentoring, and leadership development of highly qualified, talented faculty and trainees. The successful candidate will demonstrate integrity, strong leadership skills, emotional intelligence, empathy, and cultural awareness to help foster an environment of belonging for the long-term recruitment and retention of our faculty.
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is the academic core of the nations third-largest nonprofit health system that is known for its unwavering commitment to excellence in patient care, cutting-edge research, and medical education. We are dedicated to transforming healthcare by delivering innovative, patient-centered solutions and fostering groundbreaking discoveries in medicine. With a focus on collaboration and innovation Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist continues to lead the way in shaping the future of healthcare.
Key Responsibilities
Serve as the point person for all DEI-related departmental initiatives.
Lead DEI champion committee meetings every other month.
Coordinate the DEI resident lecture series with residency education leadership.
Oversee Winston-Salem State University mentoring/clinical shadow programming.
Aid in underrepresented minority recruitment activities. In collaboration with residency leadership, coordinate, host, and plan the second look diversity weekend, virtual recruitment events, and attend onsite recruitment events at national meetings (ASA, SNMA, LMSA).
Attend bimonthly WFUSM Office of Justice and Belonging meetings.
Qualifications
M.D or D.O currently at the rank of associate professor or professor.
Board eligible or board certified in Anesthesiology or allied field.
Eligibility for licensure in the state of North Carolina.
Strong collaborative skills and the ability to work effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders.
About Us
Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) is a U.S. News and World Report top 50 ranked medical school, integrated with a world-class health system, Atrium Health. WFUSM, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise, is a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery. WFUSM, has over $300M in annual, extramural funding that drives a cutting-edge Academic Learning Health System by integrating innovative research with excellent patient care across our enterprise.
Atrium Health is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. AHWFB is an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem - that includes Brenner Children's Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians.
Our highly integrated academic and clinical environment is deeply committed to improving health, elevating hope, and advancing healing - for all.
It should be noted that while you are applying on the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Career Site, you will receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process. Thanks in advance for your flexibility.
The Department of Anesthesiology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital is seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to serve as the next Vice Chair for Community and Belonging. The role of the Vice Chair for Community and Belonging will involve developing and fostering a culture of belonging that values diversity in race, gender, and religion. This will include creating strategies across the organization for recruitment, retention, mentoring, and leadership development of highly qualified, talented faculty and trainees. The successful candidate will demonstrate integrity, strong leadership skills, emotional intelligence, empathy, and cultural awareness to help foster an environment of belonging for the long-term recruitment and retention of our faculty.
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is the academic core of the nations third-largest nonprofit health system that is known for its unwavering commitment to excellence in patient care, cutting-edge research, and medical education. We are dedicated to transforming healthcare by delivering innovative, patient-centered solutions and fostering groundbreaking discoveries in medicine. With a focus on collaboration and innovation Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist continues to lead the way in shaping the future of healthcare.
Key Responsibilities
Serve as the point person for all DEI-related departmental initiatives.
Lead DEI champion committee meetings every other month.
Coordinate the DEI resident lecture series with residency education leadership.
Oversee Winston-Salem State University mentoring/clinical shadow programming.
Aid in underrepresented minority recruitment activities. In collaboration with residency leadership, coordinate, host, and plan the second look diversity weekend, virtual recruitment events, and attend onsite recruitment events at national meetings (ASA, SNMA, LMSA).
Attend bimonthly WFUSM Office of Justice and Belonging meetings.
Qualifications
M.D or D.O currently at the rank of associate professor or professor.
Board eligible or board certified in Anesthesiology or allied field.
Eligibility for licensure in the state of North Carolina.
Strong collaborative skills and the ability to work effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders.
About Us
Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) is a U.S. News and World Report top 50 ranked medical school, integrated with a world-class health system, Atrium Health. WFUSM, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise, is a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery. WFUSM, has over $300M in annual, extramural funding that drives a cutting-edge Academic Learning Health System by integrating innovative research with excellent patient care across our enterprise.
Atrium Health is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. AHWFB is an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem - that includes Brenner Children's Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians.
Our highly integrated academic and clinical environment is deeply committed to improving health, elevating hope, and advancing healing - for all.
It should be noted that while you are applying on the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Career Site, you will receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process. Thanks in advance for your flexibility.