Division Chief of Maternal Fetal Medicine

UMass Memorial Medical Center, the clinical partner of the UMass Chan Medical School seeks a board-certified Maternal Fetal Medicine physician to head the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM). The candidate should be an accomplished leader, manager, and administrator. They will be responsible for directing MFM division activities, recruiting and developing MFM faculty, participating in clinical practice, and leading quality, education, and research initiatives, along with fellow, resident, and medical student trainees.Diversity, equity, and inclusion are integral to the commitment of our department. Accordingly, we seek qualified candidates who can contribute to racial equity, diversity, and inclusion through service, mentorship, teaching, and scholarship. Further, the Department is keenly interested in diversifying its faculty. Candidates from backgrounds under-represented in medicine are encouraged to apply.MFM Program Highlights and Division Chief Responsibilities:Serve as the academic leader for the division which consists of eleven fellowship-trained perinatologists, two advanced practice clinicians, and three fellows.Lead and guide a complementary team of specialty trained nurses, sonographers, genetic counselors, dieticians, and social workers, working together to provide our diverse patients with the comprehensive high-risk perinatal care they need and deserve.Oversee and mentor departmental leaders including those directing the MFM fellowship, maternity center, obstetric quality, obstetric ultrasound, antenatal testing center, and regional perinatal outreach for the UMass Memorial Department of OBGYN.Lead and contribute to the further excellence and vibrancy of the Department of OBGYN, playing an instrumental role in professional, clinical, educational, quality, research, DEIB, and service initiatives and development of faculty, trainee, community, and private obstetric clinicians.Work closely with the Chair of OBGYN to ensure financial stability and growth of the division.Foster relationships outside of UMass Memorial to grow maternal fetal medicine's presence in central Massachusetts and beyond.Department of OBGYN Highlights:Comprehensive academic department of OBGYN including large division of academic specialists in general OBGYN including fellowship-trained complex family planning and minimally invasive gynecologic subspecialists, and divisions of gynecologic oncology, urogynecology, reproductive endocrinology, and infertility, fellowships in urogynecology and maternal fetal medicine, research, and an OBGYN residency with 6 residents/year.Maternity Center that serves as the primary regional referral center for high-risk pregnancies and is the site of over 5,000 deliveries/year. The 38,000 square feet Center is state of the art and includes: (1) 45 private labor-delivery-recovery-postpartum (LDRP) rooms which are utilized as needed for the perinatal antepartum service, the active L&D service, and mostly high-risk postpartum Mother-Baby care, (2) 3 operating rooms, (3) 8 bed triage unit, (4) 2 bed post-anesthesia-care unit, (5) neonatal resuscitation area, and (6) nursery. There is an additional low-risk postpartum Mother-Baby floor that is 17,000 square feet and contains 27 private in-patient rooms and a nursery.Active and participating member of the Perinatal-Neonatal Quality Improvement Network of Massachusetts (PNQIN) and the National Perinatal Information Center (NPIC).Active outreach and transfer center of regional hospitals throughout central MA and northern CT.A six room MFM ultrasound and perinatal testing unit. Separate antenatal testing unit opened in December 2023.A wide scope of basic science and clinical research supported by the Department of OBGYN and the Division Chief.Highly collegial, collaborative, and supportive work environment where clinical care, education, research, quality, DEIB, and service are valued. Newsweek has named UMass Memorial Health as one of its 2024 Americas Greatest Workplaces for Diversity and the Lown Institute has once again included UMass Memorial Health on its Lown Hospitals Index for social responsibility.Ranked one of the Best Hospitals for Maternity in 2024 for US News & World Report and was ranked in the top 50th of Departments of Ob/Gyn. Also Ranked the best maternity hospital in central Massachusetts by Newsweek in 2023.UMass Chan Medical School ranked one of Boston Globe's top employers in Massachusetts in 2023.Located in Central Massachusetts, Worcester is the second largest city in Massachusetts and in New England. Worcester and the surrounding area have a strong and diverse economic base with family-oriented communities offering excellent school systems. The cultural offerings are abundant. Boston is only forty miles away, and lakes, beaches, and mountains are all easily accessible.An academic appointment and salary will be commensurate with training, experience, and achievements.If you are interested in the position, please reach out to Kimberly Levasseur, Physician Recruiter for UMass Memorial Medical Group: [email protected] or 508-688-4543. #J-18808-Ljbffr