"Chief, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine"

Chief, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine
University of California Los Angeles

Requisition Number: JPF10721

The Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA invites applications and nominations for a nationally recognized academic physician to serve as the Chief of the UCLA Division of Nephrology.

A leader in nephrology nationally, with one of the country's largest kidney transplant programs https://www.uclahealth.org/medical-services/transplants/kidney-transplant and a total research portfolio of ~$4.7 million, the UCLA Division of Nephrology comprises a distinguished cadre of 36 faculty members across the full spectrum of clinical care, research, and education. The division includes comprehensive clinical programs https://www.uclahealth.org/medical-services/nephrology/clinical-programs that provide state of the art care for patients with acute and chronic kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte disorders, hypertension, and kidney stone disease; and research programs https://www.uclahealth.org/departments/medicine/nephrology/research committed to developing new treatments and cures for kidney disease. The division trains future leaders in nephrology through the UCLA-VA Nephrology Fellowship Training Program https://www.uclahealth.org/departments/medicine/nephrology/fellowship-programs/clinical-fellowship, offering fellows unparalleled clinical and research opportunities at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, and the VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System. The division also offers a Transplant Fellowship https://www.uclahealth.org/departments/medicine/nephrology/fellowship-programs/clinical-fellowship, accredited by the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Nephrology. Housed within one of the largest departments of medicine in the country and located on the campus of an internationally renowned research university with a $1 billion research portfolio, the UCLA Division of Nephrology is uniquely poised for transformational cross-disciplinary innovation and high-impact research.

Reporting to the Chair of the Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Executive Medical Director of the Department of Medicine at UCLA Health, Dr. E. Dale Abel, the next division chief will lead through a dynamic time as the department implements a strategic plan https://connect.uclahealth.org/dom/strategic-planning/strategic-plan/ to achieve its vision to lead in innovation, transform care, and advance health for all. The division chief works collaboratively with clinical, academic, and administrative leaders within the department and UCLA Health (including the UCLA hospital system and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA), to advance the mission of excellence in clinical care, education, research, and community engagement, while further elevating the division's regional and national stature. In addition, the chief will cultivate a collegial, inclusive, and multidisciplinary culture consistent with the principles of the DGSOM's Cultural North Star https://medschool.ucla.edu/cultural-north-star while also upholding UCLA Health's patient-experience model, CICARE https://mednet.uclahealth.org/cicare/, and promoting clinical quality, safety, and operational distinction.

The ideal candidate is a visionary academic physician with a distinguished record of accomplishments in research, education, clinical care and service, who has demonstrated strong leadership skills and a track record of collaboration. The successful candidate will combine an exceptional research background and clinical acumen with superb communication skills and emotional intelligence, an inspiring strategic vision, and a deep commitment to the mentorship and career development of clinician scientists, Ph.D. scientists, and clinician educators. All candidates must hold a M.D. or equivalent, appropriate academic credentials for a tenured faculty appointment, be board-eligible in nephrology, and eligible for licensure in California.

Confidential inquiries, nominations, or submissions of interest (curriculum vitae, informative personal statement, and response to UCLA's mission statement) are invited and will be considered until an appointment is made:

Priscilla Hsue, M.D.; Search Committee Chair
c/o Libby Shin, Executive Director, Office of the Chair of Medicine
Email: nephchiefsearch@mednet.ucla.edu

To apply, please visit: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10721