Position Summary
The Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) Department of Emergency Medicine seeks a bold and visionary leader to serve as Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine. The vision of the department is to improve the health and well-being of every life entrusted to us. We will accomplish this by caring for others like they are family, teaching the ways our favorite teachers taught us, boldly innovating to improve the care we deliver, and developing leaders who transform emergency medicine. The priorities outlined in our five-year strategic plan are to 1) Set the national standard for emergency care, 2) Reduce healthcare disparities in our emergency departments, 3) Shape emergency medical education, 4) Develop the future leaders of emergency medicine, 5) Ensure our people thrive, and 6) Create and sustain a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and just culture. The department is home to one of the oldest EM residency programs, oldest combined emergency medicine and pediatrics residency program, and four fellowship programs within the division.
We are seeking a strong academic leader to serve as Division Chief of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Candidates must be board certified in pediatric emergency medicine or dually trained and certified in emergency medicine and pediatrics, eligible for licensure in the State of Indiana, and have demonstrated success in leadership, scholarship, and teaching. Experience working in a culturally diverse environment is highly preferred. This individual will be responsible for a group of approximately 32 pediatric emergency medicine faculty, who staff the emergency departments at Riley Hospital for Children and IU Health North and provide educational oversight for our fellowship programs and combined residency training programs. Reporting to the chair, the division chief will lead the academic and clinical missions including our training programs, faculty development, and research efforts. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Set the vision and direction of pediatric emergency medicine for the premier children’s hospital in the state of Indiana.
- Lead the faculty of the division.
- Contribute to assessment and analysis of PEM faculty performance regarding departmental expectations and scholarship for annual reviews and other performance related indications.
- Provide educational oversight and faculty development for faculty involved with educational programs for fellows, residents, and students in the pediatric EDs
- Recruit new faculty.
- Participate in recruitment of suitable faculty for leadership succession.
- Lead the education mission of the division.
- Maintain RRC approved fellowships (pediatric emergency medicine, pediatric point of care ultrasound, pediatric disaster medicine, pediatric simulation education) and combined pediatric emergency residency program.
- Provide oversight and mentorship to the program directors.
- Develop a robust‐training program for PEM advanced practice providers (APPs) to create a cadre of highly trained APPs who can provide definitive care for pediatric patients.
- Lead the research mission of the division.
- Building a more robust research program, which includes increasing grant funding.
- Providing strategic direction for research.
- Mentoring faculty, fellows, and residents in their scholarly pursuits.
- Collaborating across disciplines in the university and with other sites nationally.
- Work collaboratively with the medical director, department leadership, and Riley hospital leadership to lead the clinical mission.
- Ensure clinical excellence, including operations, experience, quality, safety, and the expansion of the Riley brand across the state.
- Serve as a key player in the expansion of pediatric emergency care.
- Develop and implement policies and initiatives to improve the care of patients in the emergency department.
- Contribute to the development of a long‐range IUH/IUHP strategy for PEM.
- Serve as an active and engaged leader and member of the faculty.
- Participate in departmental division director meetings, departmental leadership development activities, and department meeting.
- Contribute to the education of medical students, residents, and fellows
- As needed, serve on department committees.
- Support relationships with the School of Public Health, the Department of Pediatrics, Regenstrief Institute and other entities within the campus community for the purposes of strengthening the scholarship, recognition, and overall standing of the division.
Riley Children’s Health is Indiana’s only comprehensive children’s hospital, with experts in every pediatric specialty. Riley Children’s Health is ranked among the top children’s hospital in the country by US. News and World Report. We are also recognized as Indiana’s best children’s hospital. Through enduring collaborations with the Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley at IU Health is ranked eighth in the nation for NIH research funding, totaling more than $34.8 million in 2021. The downtown Riley ED had over 56,000 patient visits last year.
Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) has nine campuses across the state and educates the largest medical student body in the U.S. IUSM is committed to being an institution that not only reflects the diversity of the learners we teach and the patient populations we serve, but also pursues the values of diversity, equity and inclusion that inform academic excellence. We desire candidates who enhance our representational diversity, as well as those whose work contributes to equitable and inclusive learning and working environments for our students, staff, and faculty. IUSM strives to take an anti-racist stance, regularly evaluating and updating its policies, procedures, and practices to confer equitable opportunities for contribution and advancement for all members of our community. We invite individuals who will join us in our mission to advance racial equity to transform health and wellbeing for all throughout the state of Indiana.
Indianapolis is the capital and most populous city in the State of Indiana. It is growing economically thanks to a strong corporate base anchored by the life sciences. Indiana is home to one of the largest concentrations of health sciences companies in the nation. Indianapolis has a sophisticated blend of charm and culture with a wonderful balance of business and leisure. The growing residential base is supported by rich amenities and quality of life – the city possesses a variety of professional sports, arts venues and outdoor recreation areas. Residents of this dynamic city, and surrounding suburbs, enjoy leading educational systems and top-ranked universities, paired with a diverse population. Indianapolis International Airport is a top-ranked international airport, being named “Best Airport in North America” by Airports Council International for many years.
IUSM is committed to being an institution that reflects the learners we teach and the patient populations we serve and pursues the values of equity and inclusion that inform academic excellence. We desire candidates whose work contributes to equitable and inclusive learning and working environments for our learners, staff, and faculty. We invite individuals who will join us in our mission to improve health equity and well-being for all throughout the state of Indiana.
