Chairs - School of Medicine

Seattle, WA

The University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine (SOM) is recruiting a Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine. The successful candidate will lead a growing department and work closely with health system and SOM leadership to advance UW Medicine’s mission to improve the health of the public through excellence in clinical care, research, and education in an emerging department poised for advancement.

The Department operates three emergency departments in Seattle: including the UW Medical Center Montlake and Northwest campuses, and one at Harborview Medical Center, the only level I adult and pediatric trauma and burn center for a four-state region. These emergency departments combined treat over 130,000 patients per year, providing care for their communities and the region. The Department maintains robust academic programs, including a residency, five fellowships, and a top-20 NIH funded research portfolio.

The chair will work closely with SOM and health system leadership to craft a vision for the Department that leverages the existing strengths of the Department, recognizes the opportunities for innovation in emergency medicine, and serves the needs of patients. This vision includes the opportunity to design a new, state-of-the-art emergency department at Harborview Medical Center, implementing workflows and technology to improve patient outcomes, integrating emergency services with the continuum of hospital and ambulatory care, and building collaborations to provide the highest quality of care.

The chair will be a strong supporter of research, providing guidance and expertise to investigators at all different career stages. The chair will also be focused on workforce development, including supporting the Department’s educational programs, recruiting faculty, and providing mentorship to develop faculty as clinicians, educators, researchers, and leaders. With the rapid pace of transformation in academic medicine and emergency medicine, the chair will support a culture that emphasizes well-being during a period of change.

The chair will be a visionary leader with a strong commitment to advancing education, research, clinical care, health equity, and well-being.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Emergency Medicine was created in 2009, originally existing as a division within the Department of Medicine. The division transitioned to a full academic department in 2017. The Department has more than 100 full-time faculty, 66 residents, 10 fellows, and more than 50 staff. Faculty provide care for patients at UWMC Montlake, UWMC Northwest, and Harborview Medical Center. The Department consists of sections of population health, EMS, ultrasound, and critical care.

The Department works closely with Airlift Northwest, which transports more than 4,500 patients every year across Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho, and Oregon.

The Department offers a four-year, ACGME accredited residency training program in emergency medicine, matching 18 residents per class. Residents train at Harboview Medical Center, UWMC-Montlake, and Seattle Children’s. The Department also offers fellowships in advanced emergency medicine ultrasonography, emergency medical services, global emergency medicine and rural health, medical education research, and population health research. There are also collaborative fellowships in critical care medicine with the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine and in clinical informatics with the Department of Family Medicine.

The Department also supports Medic One , a key component of King County’s Emergency…