The Chair of the University of Alabama Heersink School of Medicine’s (UAB HSOM) Department of Pediatrics (Department) will lead a thriving department and develop an overarching vision of novel strategies to grow the Department and enhance the three mission areas of patient care, research, and education. The Chair will assess gaps within those mission areas and identify future opportunities and needs, serve as a member of senior leadership to establish research and education priorities, and provide strategic leadership for all aspects of the Department, including the positive representation of the Department within the UAB enterprise, Children’s of Alabama and within the greater Birmingham region and the Southeast, creating opportunities for collaboration across the community and institution.

This highly visible leadership role requires a dynamic, passionate, and experienced leader with a proven track record across the spectrum of individual scholarship, collaborative clinical leadership, program development, educational excellence, successful faculty recruitment, and community engagement. The Chair is responsible for aligning physicians within the department and acting as a visible champion of change initiatives to continue to improve performance.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

| Reports to | Anupam Agarwal, M.D., Senior Vice President for Medicine and Dean, Heersink School of Medicine

| Direct reports | Division Directors Department Faculty and Staff Residency and Fellowship Program Directors

| Other key relationships | 1. Tom Shufflebarger, President and CEO Children’s of Alabama 2. Dawn Bulgarella, M.S.H.A., C.P.A., CEO, UAB Health System & UAB/Ascension St. Vincent’s Alliance 3. Tika Benveniste, Ph.D., Sr. Vice Dean, Heersink School of Medicine 4. Cheri Canon, M.D., President of the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, P.C., and chief physician executive Brenda Carlisle, CEO UAB Medicine 5. Other UAB Health System leadership 6. Heersink School of Medicine (HSOM) Department Chairs 7. Faculty, Staff, Students 8. Patients and Families 9. Megann Bates Cain, Assistant Vice President, Development, Heersink School of Medicine 10. Alumni and Donors 11. Community Leaders

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Demonstrate enthusiastic advocacy of UAB Department of Pediatrics and all of its constituent divisions, trainees, and patients with commitments to provide advanced care across the spectrum of pediatric disorders through high-quality patient care, innovative basic science and clinical research, and comprehensive education.

2. Commitment to the UAB Department of Pediatrics goal to become a renowned leader in the treatments and cures of pediatric disorders. Obtaining this recognition by excelling in the tripartite mission areas of patient care, research, and education.

3. In collaboration with the leadership of UAB Medicine, provide visionary and innovative leadership to guide the Department into its next phase of growth and development, including expanding services to the growing hospital system and practice network.

4. Define and lead the Department’s research strategy. Support principal investigators and other faculty within the Department in efforts to secure NIH and other grant funding to support research priorities and ensure a deliberate investment into research activities and priorities.

5. Provide the vision and leadership to achieve superior clinical programs within Pediatrics and related disciplines. Work with the Department and health system leadership to build areas of acknowledged clinical excellence and further integrate related operations across the health system.

6. Assure that excellent clinical education and advanced training is delivered to residents, medical and graduate students. Provide leadership and oversight to the training programs within the Department.

7. Supervise the preparation, implementation, and monitoring of the Department-related budgets, encompassing all funding sources and ensuring compliance with grant, legislative, and institutional guidelines.

8. Recruit, hire, and retain outstanding faculty for Pediatrics. Ensure an atmosphere of collegiality, support and development.

9. Require ethical medical and financial practices across the Department, supporting compliance activities, as necessary.

The Chair of Pediatrics will possess outstanding interpersonal and communication skills and exhibit a style that supports change and innovation, with an ability to delegate yet maintain overall control. A commitment to research and educational missions is crucial, as well as a genuine appreciation for consultation and collaboration. The successful leader will exhibit a personal style that fosters and supports innovation, belonging, mentorship, and career success for all UAB faculty, staff, and trainees within the department.