Chief Medical Resident

At Tufts Medicine, you’ll make an impact and build your career, supported by a community of brilliant, compassionate colleagues. Every single person at Tufts Medicine plays an integral role in building a holistic healthcare experience that’s accessible, empowering and, most of all, human.

Tufts Medical Center seeks a full-time Academic Rheumatologist to serve as the next

Chief of?the Division of Rheumatology

• . The Division Chief will provide academic and innovative leadership, champion clinical excellence and expand clinical stature, strengthen research enterprise and contribute to the national prominence of scholarly work and service commitments within the Department of Medicine’s expanding team of clinicians, educators, and scientists.

About the Division of Rheumatology :

The Division’s major clinical programs include The Center for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Program, Pediatric / Adult Transitional Clinic, and Lyme Disease Specialty Clinic.

The Department of Medicine places compassion, innovation, collegiality, diversity, ethics and caring for each other and our patients at the forefront of what we do.

You will join a thriving environment of faculty scholarship in quality, medical education and research.

We foster a work environment that is flexible and in-tune with the desires of a modern workforce, with the understanding that outside of work you have a life to balance.

The Division of Rheumatology is experiencing growth across numerous programs including collaboration with programs with infectious disease, pulmonary (scleroderma and ILD), nephrology (SLE and vasculitis), dermatology (psoriatic arthritis), orthopedics, and works closely with the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology for transition from children to adult care.

We are the principal teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine.

The Division Chief holds an Endowed Chair within TUSM for academic and administrative roles : in this role, you will serve as the Natalie V. Zucker Chair in Rheumatology

As part of the larger Tufts Medicine ecosystem, the successful candidate will contribute to shaping the future with an integrated plan for community and academic care in Rheumatology with our partners at MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lowell General Hospital and the Tufts Medicine Integrated Network consisting of 2,300 employed and independent physicians.

Recruit, oversee and mentor a growing team of Rheumatology specialists.

Serve as an attending physician on Rheumatology fellow and resident- supported consultation service.

Oversee clinical supervision of advanced care practitioners, fellows, residents and medical students.

Enhance, build and participate in quality programs for the Division and the Department of Medicine.

How you’ll impact the academic mission :

Recruit and oversee a growing team with a commitment to clinical investigation and medical education.

Oversee with the Program Director a vibrant and engaged Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program.

Advance the learning environment for medical students at Tufts University School of Medicine, in clinical excellence, professionalism, and scholarship.

You have worked in an academic setting, with leadership roles that display your ability to oversee a bustling Division

You are supportive of the academic mission, while finding routes to weave our care into our integral community-based settings and partnerships

You are a champion for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives as set out by the department and the organization

You are passionate about building collaborative and interdisciplinary work, demonstrating strong working relationships with multi-disciplinary teams

Join Tufts Medicine in our mission to heal, to comfort, to teach, to learn and to seek knowledge to promote health and prevent disease.

About Tufts Medicine :

Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community healthcare to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, Care at Home - an expansive home care network, and large integrated physician network. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at Tufts Medicine. Tufts Medicine does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and / or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.