"Department of Surgery, Vice Chair for Education"

The Department of Surgery at the Stanford University School of Medicine seeks a nationally renowned Surgical Educator and leader to serve as the Vice Chair (VC) for Education. This faculty position will be a full-time position at the Associate or Full Professor level in the University Medical Line (UML) or Clinician Educator Line (CE).

The ideal candidate will possess an MD or MD/PhD, and hold or have held a major educational leadership role in surgery such as Clerkship Director, Program Director, Simulation Center Director or VC of Education or equivalent. A strong history of scholarly activity in education research or curriculum design is expected.

• The major criteria for appointment for faculty in the University Medical Line shall be excellence in the overall mix of clinical care, clinical teaching, scholarly activity that advances clinical medicine, and institutional service appropriate to the programmatic need the individual is expected to fulfill.
• The major criterion for appointment as Clinician Educators is excellence in the overall mix of clinical care, teaching, administrative and/or scholarship appropriate to the programmatic need the individual is expected to fulfill.

Academic rank and line will be determined by the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

The Department of Surgery consists of five clinical divisions (General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Pediatric Surgery and Abdominal Transplant Surgery), one teaching division (Clinical Anatomy), and a simulation center. The Division of Clinical Anatomy affords a unique opportunity to work with preclinical and clinical medical students, as well as graduate and post-graduate training programs. We have ACGME residencies in General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and Plastic Surgery and fellowships across all the main disciplines within the divisions. A robust surgical simulation program is housed at our American College of Surgeons Accredited Education Institute (AEI) Goodman Simulation Center (set within the university hospital), maximizing efficient educational efforts for all surgical trainees. Additionally, we have a Surgical Education Research Fellowship (SERF).

The VC for Education will have significant leadership responsibility to oversee all ACGME residencies and fellowships in the Department, and will serve to coordinate, strengthen, and further develop broad educational programs in conjunction with Program Directors. The VC will oversee the Surgery Clerkship and the Goodman Simulation Center and administrate the consolidated education budget for the Department. The VC will oversee the surgical education fellowship and be primary mentor for the fellows. Furthermore, the VC for Education will oversee all preclinical and clinical courses at Stanford University offered by Departmental faculty and collaborate with colleagues across the University and School of Education to position Stanford Surgery as an innovative leader in surgical education.

Interested applicants should submit their CV, a brief letter outlining their interests, and the names of three references (who will NOT be contacted without prior approval) to "Apply Now" button.

For general inquiries, please contact Libby Roberts at libby.roberts@stanford.edu.

This role is open to candidates from multiple disciplines/specialties. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be based on their field or discipline. The expected base pay range for SOME likely disciplines are listed below.

Specialty #1: General Surgery
Associate Professor: $418,000 - $460,000
Professor: $497,000 - $539,000

Specialty #2: Transplant Surgery
Associate Professor: $495,000 - $531,000
Professor: $593,000 - $623,000

Specialty #3: Vascular Surgery
Associate Professor: $477,000 - $513,000
Professor: $550,000 - $586,000

This pay range reflects base pay, which is based on faculty rank and years in rank. It does not include all components of the School of Medicine’s faculty compensation program or pay from participation in departmental incentive compensation programs.