Tenured Professor: Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care Medicine & Director of Center
Listed on 2026-09-22
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Management
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Doctor/Physician
About the Job
The University of Minnesota Medical School seeks a driven and innovative leader to serve as the Inaugural Director of the Centerfor Geroscience and Healthy Aging (CGHA). This individual will havethe opportunity to leverage the strong clinical, education, and research infrastructure of UMN to build the division into anational leader in geriatric and palliative care medicine. This recruitment is backed by substantial philanthropic support and institutional commitment, providing the incoming Director with the resources to build a nationally recognized program.
These unique funds underscore the strategic importance of geriatrics,geroscience, and healthy aging to the Medical School, the University, and partners across Minnesota. The Inaugural Director of CGHA may also be appointed as the Founding Director of the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care Medicine (GPM) in the Departments of Medicine (DOM) and Family Medicine and Community Health (FMCH). This position will also hold a tenured Common Paymaster Faculty position with the University of Minnesota andMPhysicians.
& Responsibilities Lead the Center for Geroscience & Healthy Aging(CGHA)
- Establish and scale the CGHA as a flagship enterprise for healthy aging—creating programs that advance research, clinical care, and innovation; overseeing education to build a skilled workforce; and extending clinical care and research into rural
Minnesota to reach all communities across the state. - Set the CGHA strategy and execution plan (near- and long-term) across discovery, translation, and implementation; align priorities with institutional strengths (e.g., iBAM, CHAI, CMRR/CCIR, Grossman Center, MN-GWEP, VA GRECC) to accelerate impact in geroscience,dementia, and age-friendly care.
- Grow faculty and programs: recruit, retain, and mentor basic,translational, clinical, and population scientists; foster team science and high-value collaborations; steward philanthropic and institutional resources to catalyze research cores, training pipelines, and clinical innovation.
- Set a strategic vision for the Division that advances clinical excellence, scholarship, and education within the Medical Schooland health system; build a bold growth plan for geriatrics and palliative care.
- Recruit and mentor faculty and staff across geriatrics and palliative care (with appointments in Medicine and Family Medicine& Community Health); champion faculty development and protect time for scholarly activity.
- Lead an age-friendly health system agenda across inpatient and ambulatory settings, embedding the 4
Ms (What Matters, Medication,Mentation, Mobility) and person-centered, culturally responsive care. - Build a robust research portfolio spanning gerosciencetranslation, dementia/brain health, symptom science,serious-illness care, and implementation science; leverage informatics and clinical trials infrastructure (including opportunities such as a future NIA Pepper Center).
- Advance education and training for UME, GME, and CME; partner with Hennepin Healthcare to expand geriatrics and palliative fellowships; extend statewide training through MN-GWEP and interprofessional programs.
- Promote inclusive excellence in recruitment, retention,mentorship, and advancement; partner with Medical School DEIleadership to ensure equitable policies, climates, and outcomes.
- Partnerships & alignment: coordinate with M Health Fairview, Minneapolis VA, and community partners to integrate research, clinical innovation, and population health—especially forrural and underserved communities.
- Stewardship & outcomes: set clear metrics for impact(patient outcomes, research funding, workforce training, statewide reach); ensure fiscal responsibility…
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