Meharry Medical College seeks a mission-oriented, inspiring, innovative, academic physician leader to serve as the new Chair of Family and Community Medicine. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Meharry Medical College is the nation’s largest private, historically black academic health sciences center and has trained thousands of health care professionals. The Department of Family and Community Medicine is committed to eliminating disparities in the understanding of and care for people across the lifespan from all backgrounds and providing quality, cutting edge preventive and chronic disease care for all. The department collaborates with other specialties within the College, the greater academic health sciences community in Tennessee, and globally through our long-standing research in southern Africa. Meharry’s is nationally recognized for its commitment to developing a broad and diverse healthcare workforce, cutting edge research in cardiometabolic diseases, genomics and infectious disease, solving health and clinical dilemmas through data analytics, health policy analysis, and community-engaged research and delivering care to everyone especially the medical underserved. This legacy has resulted in noteworthy philanthropic gifts during the past two years that have allowed the College to launch exciting new programs and grow its educational and scientific footprint.
Reporting to Sonja Harris-Haywood, MD, MS, MA, Dean of the Meharry School of Medicine, the Chair of Family and Community Medicine will lead a robust department that includes divisions of community-engaged research, ambulatory and inpatient Family Medicine, and training programs in Family Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Preventive Medicine, and Sports Medicine. This Chair will be responsible for defining and promoting the overall vision for the department; will provide clinical, academic, research & innovation, and administrative leadership to faculty, staff, students, and residents; and will oversee and drive clinician recruitment, education, quality and process improvement initiatives. The Chair will also work collaboratively with Meharry’s Office for Research and Innovation, Meharry Medical Group and School of Medicine leaders, as well as hospital partners in strategy development and execution.
It is an exciting time to join Meharry as it launches its Sesquicentennial strategic plan, “Evolution and Transformation 2026” and the Chair of Family and Community Medicine will be a critical part of the institution’s trailblazing effort to deliver exceptional care and educate future physicians who aspire to improve the lives of disadvantaged populations.
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Meharry Medical College complies with Title IX and is an affirmative action employer. Candidates will be considered for employment without discrimination for a non-merit reason such as race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, handicap or veteran status.
