Department Chair of Internal MedicinePosition Number: 961635
Full Time or Part Time: Full Time
Anticipated Recruitment Range: Commensurate with qualifications
Position Type: Faculty (Teaching)
Job Category: Faculty (Physician)
Organizational Unit Overview:Academic Affairs, led by the Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, comprises the university's colleges, schools, and libraries, along with other academic support and administrative units. Academic Affairs works collaboratively to strengthen ECU's culture of academic excellence in line with our mission to be a national model for student success, public service and regional transformation.
The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University is composed of departments that function to increase the supply of primary care physicians to serve the state; improve the health and well-being of the region; and train physicians who will meet the healthcare needs of the state. The ECU Brody School of Medicine is aligned with ECU Health as a clinically integrated academic healthcare organization. This integration allows the two organizations to provide efficient, effective, and high-quality care to eastern North Carolina residents. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.
The ECU Department of Internal Medicine improves health through outstanding clinical care, education, research, and community partnership, advancing accessible, patient-centered healthcare for eastern North Carolina and beyond.
Job Duties:The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and ECU Health Physicians Academic is seeking a
Department Chair of Internal Medicine to ensure the continued excellence of the clinical, educational and academic programs within the department. Reporting to the executive dean of Brody School of Medicine, the chair is responsible for all planning, policy, operations, and oversight of academic, clinical and research programs of the department. This senior leader is responsible for all patient care activities and quality of care for the department. The chair has financial authority over the state appropriated budget assigned to the department, extramural research funding received, practice plan revenues and expenses, philanthropic funding, and other financial matters for the department in accordance with applicable ECU, Brody School of Medicine, and ECU Health Academic Physicians policies and practices.
Specific activities include, but are not limited to: KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:Academic programs and curriculum: - Oversees the department's coordination of the formal academic program and curricular design for medical students;
Works with faculty in the development of the curriculum, assuring compliance with curricular policy and accreditation standards for the medical education program; Serves as a source of information regarding national trends in medical education relevant to the department's discipline(s) and initiates projects designed to improve the educational program and disseminates information to faculty, medical school administration, and other stakeholders; Supports the department's graduate medical education programs, including the recruitment and selection of resident physicians, maintaining a curriculum consistent with evolving trends in patient care, and recommends faculty to serve as program director(s), in compliance with Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and other relevant standards; Evaluates each faculty member annually on their competence in teaching and contribution toward the educational programs of the department; and represents the school to external constituencies regarding academic programs as appropriate. Clinical activities:
- Provides overall leadership for all clinical programs, including quality of care, participation in credentialing of practitioners, promotion of new programs, and meeting budget targets for the practice plan;
- Administers the ECU Health Academic Physicians Clinical Faculty Compensation Plan objectively and consistently, in accordance with all relevant policies, rules and regulations, so that high performers are appropriately recognized and individuals not meeting their targets are identified;
- Serves as Executive Medical Committee (EMC) Department Chair for ECU Health reporting to EMC Governing Board, this purpose leads clinical function for a specialty as defined in the medical staff bylaws including medical staff appointment, privileging and peer review function, collaborating with system service line chief to drive operational excellence and support providers in academic, community employed, and independent providers;
- Coordinates the department's involvement in and growth of patient care programs with ECU Health and ECU Health Medical Center.
Research programs: - Provides overall leadership for all research programs, including promotion of new programs and meeting school and university targets for research effort;
- Supervises the scientific investigative work by faculty and staff of the department, to assure high-quality conduct, adherence to internal and external regulatory requirements, and production of high-quality publications that advance scientific knowledge;
- Assigns research space within the department based on objective assessment of need; and monitors the flow of intramural and extramural funds expended for research in the department, including indirect cost recovery funds.
Brody School of Medicine and departmental administration:
- Leads efforts to recruit and retain highly qualified faculty and staff into the department who support the department's and school's efforts to meet their missions;
- Assigns responsibilities and resources within the department to support the growth and welfare of faculty and staff individually and collectively;
- Mentors faculty and staff directly or through a structured system that provides appropriate support; assures the tenure track faculty members receive guidance and support in a productive manner that optimizes their individual potential for success; assures every employee of the department is evaluated annually in a fair, objective, accurate and constructive manner according to applicable ECU and Brody School of Medicine policies and practices; and develops appropriate ways to recognize accomplishments of faculty and staff;
- Leads budget planning for the department for all sources of funding applicable to the department, and assures that staffing and funding are appropriate for mission requirements;
- Leads departmental planning initiatives and participates in continuing efforts to link/integrate the department initiatives with both the school's and the university's strategic plans;
- Ensures department compliance with Brody School of Medicine and ECU's administrative policies and procedures and oversees the management of department operations; Leads departmental philanthropic funding efforts; Attends and represents the school at internal and external meetings at the request of the leadership.
Other duties as assigned by the BSOM and ECU Health senior leadership.
Tenure Track (12-month appointment) available at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor.
While this position is not automatically eligible for the NC Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System (TSERS), new hires transferring from another North Carolina state agency and current ECU employees transferring internally who had been enrolled in TSERS in their previous employment will continue participation in TSERS. These individuals may be able to elect to participate in ORP if they had not been offered that option at the time of their initial enrollment into TSERS.Contingent on availability of funding.Minimum Education/Experience: - MD or DO from an appropriately accredited institution, or completed foreign medical education accepted and recognized for ECFMG certification.
- Eligibility for medical licensure in the state of North Carolina. Board-certified or eligible for board certification.
- 10 years in academic health care leadership.
- Experience in supervising the work of others in academic medical settings and working directly with senior medical school administration, hospital administration, and other organizational executives.
- Demonstrated ongoing commitment to personal growth and expansion of professional skills.
- Experience in building effective teams to identify and resolve problems.
- Demonstrated experience in developing and expanding clinical and translational research programs and extramural funding.
- Demonstrated national recognition in an area of medicine practice, education, administration or research.
- Demonstrated success over a sustained time in teaching, research, and professional service.
License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation: - Eligibility for an unrestricted medical license in the state of North Carolina.
- Board-certified or board-eligible in Internal Medicine.
Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education:N/ASpecial Instructions to Applicant:East Carolina University requires applicants to submit a candidate profile online in order to be considered for the position. In addition to submitting a candidate profile online, please submit online the required applicant documents:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Cover Letter
- List of Three References (noting contact information)
At the time of employment, two to four original letters of reference, official transcripts, a criminal background check, and proper documentation of identity and employability are required. Please be aware that if selected as the candidate of choice, an automatic e-mail will be sent to the individuals entered by the applicant in the References section of the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system. Letters of reference submitted via the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system will be verified and considered towards meeting this requirement.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Additional Instructions to Applicant:In order to be considered for this position, applicants must complete a candidate profile online via the PeopleAdmin system and submit any requested documents. Additionally, applicants that possess the preferred education and experience must also possess the minimum education/experience, if applicable.
Unless otherwise identified in the applicable job posting and consistent with University policy, the University will principally employ individuals who reside in the State of North Carolina to the greatest extent practicable. As such, most positions at East Carolina University require employees to live and work in North Carolina (or live within a reasonable daily commuting distance from their duty station) after hire. Candidates should be prepared to relocate within a reasonable, agreed-upon time after an offer of employment has been made and accepted to meet this requirement.
Job Close Date:Open Until Filled: Yes
Initial Screening Begins: 10/31/2026
To apply, visit https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/97314je-415792c17d5f492f85ff4020f807ef18
