Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Clinical Service Line Leader, OB/GYN

Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H) is one of the most comprehensive academic health systems in New England, invested in an era of transformation and growth and committed to patient care, innovation, research, education, service, and financial strength. The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth (Geisel) is distinctive among medical schools for its equal strength in biomedical discovery and health care delivery science. D-H and Geisel jointly seek a Chair of & Clinical Service Line Leader for Obstetrics & Gynecology (“The Chair”) who will provide leadership for the Department and its clinical, teaching, and research missions. The Chair reports to both the CEO & President of D-H and the Dean of the Geisel School of Medicine. The next Chair will foster excellence in patient care, education, research, and advocacy, while providing academic leadership for the faculty, learners, and staff. The Chair is also expected to demonstrate scholarly achievement for their academic appointment at Geisel, preferably at the rank of Professor. The Chair will be responsible for developing key relationships among constituents of the D-H health system, as well as championing and promoting faculty recruitment, retention, and development while leveraging the existing strengths of an already strong department. The Chair will provide stability and vision, creating a highly collaborative environment that promotes best practices and generates opportunities for continued growth of the faculty and, ultimately, the clinical and academic health enterprise at Dartmouth.

About the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology: Obstetrics & Gynecology is the first specialty at D-H recognized on the U.S. News & World Report “50 Best Hospitals” rankings. As Geisel faculty, Department members are engaged in innovative research and education. The Department is an integrated team dedicated to the full spectrum of women's health and wellness, collaborating across a regional system to provide seamless primary and subspecialty care in the communities it serves. Trainees are supported in a caring environment that fosters intellectual development and emphasizes wellness and patient safety. The Department has 43 physician and 44 advanced practice faculty members and 17 residents across 5 sites. There are nearly 92,000 patient visits, 3,600 deliveries, and 2,500 surgical cases across the system annually. For more information, visit www.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/obgyn.

About Dartmouth-Hitchcock: The largest healthcare provider in New Hampshire, D-H employs more than 1,000 primary care doctors and specialists in almost every area of medicine and surgery. D-H hosts the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, the only children's hospital in the state; the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the state; 24 ambulatory clinics across New Hampshire and Vermont; and the Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire. The D-H system trains more than 400 residents and fellows annually, in partnership with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center in Vermont, at its flagship Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), a 390 bed academic medical center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. In 2016, DHMC was awarded "100 Great Hospitals in America" by Becker's Hospital Review. Please visit www.dartmouth-hitchcock.org.

D-H and Geisel collaboratively operate the Norris Cotton Cancer Center; one of only 47 Comprehensive Cancer Centers designated by the National Cancer Institute, and the renowned Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, both headquartered at DHMC.

About the Geisel School of Medicine: As the nation's fourth oldest medical school, students learn from a renowned faculty comprising clinicians, researchers, and educators who are transforming medicine in practice and in policy. Geisel is a comprehensive research institution with more than $137M in annual funding. The School consists of 11 clinical departments, 6 foundational science departments, 10 core instrumentation laboratories, and 23 institutionally-recognized centers, institutes, and programs. Characterized by a highly collaborative environment, the Geisel faculty works closely with the Schools of Arts & Sciences, The Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies, the Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. For more information, visit https://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu.

Send applications (curriculum vitae and detailed cover letter), nominations, and inquiries to the email address below. For priority consideration, please apply by September 16, 2018.

Josh.Ward@KornFerry.com

Bernard Godley, MD, PhD, and Josh Ward, PhD

Academic Health Center Practice, Korn Ferry

Dartmouth-Hitchcock is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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