Herman O. West Professorship

Overview

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College are seeking outstandingcandidates for the Herman O. West Professorship in Geriatric Medicine.

Dartmouth Health is accredited by The Institute for Health Care Improvement (IHI) as an Age Friendly Health System andhome to faculty, fellows, and staff who have a passion for patient care, medical education, scholarship and community health.Our mission is to advance health through research, education, clinical practice and community partnerships, providing eachperson the best care, in the right place, at the right time, every time.

This Professorship would provide academic leadership to the Geriatric Center of Excellence at Dartmouth Health (GCE).The interprofessional team at the GCE works closely with clinical, education and research teams from Community & FamilyMedicine, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Neurology and Emergency Medicine to advance vital aging and the highest qualityof life for older adults. The vision for the GCE is to be seen by our community, the region, and the nation as a leader in thedevelopment, promotion, measurement and provision of high-quality sustainable care for older adults. The GCE includesclinicians, educators and researchers from all clinical disciplines including medicine, nursing, social work, psychology andpharmacy.

Dartmouth has been awarded major geriatric grants and donor funds to improve the health of older adults througheducation and innovative clinical care. We have been awarded a $4 million Health Resources and Services Administration(HRSA) Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) cooperative agreement and also Co-Lead the GWEP CoordinatingCenter at The American Geriatrics Society. We have also been accredited as a Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department fromthe American College of Emergency Physicians. This accreditation was recently achieved as part of a $3 million West HealthFoundation Geriatric Emergency Department grant focusing on a hub and spoke model to support and facilitate geriatricemergency department accreditation in 4 rural hospitals in VT and NY.

REQUIREMENTS:

M.D., D.O. from an accredited institution with appropriate clinical training and experience. Board certificationin Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry or Neurology; outstanding clinical skills and an extensive research portfolioapplicable to geriatrics; interest in clinical teaching; eligibility for Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center staff privilegesrequired. Candidate must have demonstrated capabilities for teaching, professional services and demonstrated scholarshipto be eligible for appointment at the academic rank of Professor at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in a relevantacademic department.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:• Develop, mentor, oversee and coordinate a substantial body of innovative academic research programs designedto improve care to geriatric populations. Interests are broad in scope and intent with potential to further academicwork across a wide array of disciplines that might include health policy; health economics, reducing variation incare, economic models of sustainability and cost, impacts of rurality on geriatric populations, implementation andinnovations in care delivery.• Sustain and grow an individual research portfolio with commitment to collaboration across multiple disciplines.• Collaborate with faculty in the School of Medicine as well as providers in Nursing, Pharmacy and Population Healthto advance interdisciplinary education. Potential for expanded collaboration with Dartmouth College, including theundergraduate School of Arts Sciences, Thayer School of Engineering, and Tuck School of Business.• Participate in local, national and international geriatric associations and organizations.• Patient care practice.• Mentorship and teaching of fellows, residents and medical students across several disciplines.

The Herman O. West Professorship in Geriatric Medicine provides generous protected time for research, along withresponsibilities in clinical care and education.

Application materials should include a curriculum vitae, a one-page letter of interest, a statement of research, a reflectiveteaching statement, and a separate statement that addresses past and potential contributions to diversity, equity, andinclusion. Applicants may complete an online application profile and upload their CV and application materials electronically

Qualifications

M.D., D.O. from an accredited institution with appropriate clinical training and experience. Board certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry or Neurology; outstanding clinical skills and an extensive research portfolio applicable to geriatrics; interest in clinical teaching; eligibility for Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center staff privileges required. Candidate must have demonstrated capabilities for teaching, professional services and demonstrated scholarship to be eligible for appointment at the academic rank of Professor at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in a relevant academic department.