The University of Iowa Department of Anesthesia is seeking an accomplished anesthesiologist to serve as chief of its Division of Obstetric Anesthesiology. This position is available at the rank of associate professor or professor. The division chief will have a clear vision for advancing the subspecialty, experience collaborating with obstetricians and other colleagues, and demonstrated leadership skills in shaping the future of the division. For candidates who have interest and experience, other departmental leadership positions – including vice chair roles in faculty development, research, and education – also are a possibility.
Division Chief Role
The division chief will be responsible for actualizing our tripartite mission – clinical care, education, and research—as it relates to obstetric anesthesiology. These responsibilities include:
- Leading obstetric anesthesiology clinical operations to ensure consistently high-quality patient care with efficient and innovative utilization of clinical and material resources
- Promoting effective collaborations among divisional faculty and other clinical and research scientists across campus
- Facilitating undergraduate and graduate medical education in obstetric anesthesiology, including developing an obstetric anesthesiology fellowship program
- Recruiting new faculty to the division and supporting their career development
- Leading innovative scholarship in obstetric anesthesiology
Resources
- Competitive salary and generous benefits package
- Protected administrative time to support goal-directed personal and division-related professional development
- Seed funding for research
- Opportunity to collaborate with clinicians and scientists in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and throughout the University
- Active clinical research program that includes statistical and research coordinator support
- NIH-funded Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, which includes collaboration with investigators from all 11 colleges on campus
Annual obstetric anesthesiology procedures include:
- 1972 anesthesia deliveries plus 150 other procedures
- 1242 epidurals for vaginal deliveries
- 730 c-sections
Qualifications
Qualified candidates must show successful completion of an approved residency program in anesthesiology. Candidates must be board-certified in anesthesiology and have completed an obstetric anesthesiology fellowship or equivalent.
Candidates must also hold an MD, DO, or equivalent degree and be eligible for licensure in Iowa.
For more information, refer to requisition #71620 at jobs.uiowa.edu, or send a CV and letter of interest to:
Cynthia A. Wong, MD
Professor, Chair and DEO
Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa
200 Hawkins Drive, 6618 JCP
Iowa City, IA 52242-1079
Phone: (319) 356-3868
E-mail: cynthia-wong@uiowa.edu
Equal Opportunity Employer: The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, associational preference, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran.