Assistant or Associate Professor - Academic Rheumatologist
University of Toronto
Assistant or Associate Professor - Academic Rheumatologist
Date Posted: 01/20/2025
Closing Date: 02/24/2025, 11:59PM ET
Req ID: 41353
Job Category: Faculty - Clinical
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Dept of Medicine
Hospital Affiliation: Women's College Hospital
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description:
The Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto and the Division of Rheumatology at Women’s College Hospital (WCH) are seeking to recruit a Clinician in Quality and Innovation (CQI). The successful candidate must either already hold or be eligible for a full-time clinical academic appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor at the University of Toronto. Effective start date is July 1, 2025, or a mutually agreeable date.
The ideal candidate will hold an M.D. and FRCPC qualifications (or equivalent specialist designation) with certification in Rheumatology. The ideal candidate will have advanced training in quality improvement (Masters in QI or equivalent). Advanced training in musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound is an asset. The candidate should have a career focused on providing outstanding clinical care for rheumatology patients, experience and demonstration of success in scholarly endeavors in the field of Quality Improvement, excellence in rheumatology teaching at all levels, and be proficient in the use of MSK ultrasound for clinical care and in teaching. In addition, the ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and demonstrated capacity and aptitude for effective interdisciplinary clinical and scholarly team collaboration and interactions. For applicants being considered for an appointment as a Clinician in Quality & Innovation, excellence will be assessed by advanced training in quality improvement or equivalent, successful quality improvement initiatives, evidence of practice and/or equipment innovations, and where applicable depending on stage of career, invitations to significant conferences, and accolades.
Women’s College Hospital is the first independent, fully ambulatory hospital in Ontario and is a University of Toronto fully-affiliated teaching hospital. The ideal candidate will have academic aspirations that are aligned with the mission, vision, and values of WCH. WCH strategic priorities include (i) Lead the New Era of Sex and Gender in Health, (ii) Move the Needle on Health Equity, and (iii) Reimagine the Health System with and for patients.
Women’s College Hospital is the home of the Women’s College Hospital Research and Innovation Institute, Learning Institute and the Learning Health System (LHS) Collaboratory: Women's College Hospital: Strategic Plan
Academic rank, salary and contractual arrangements will be commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate. Remuneration will be based on the candidate's specific criteria, including experience, skills, education, and training.
Applications will be accepted until February 24, 2025, or until the position is filled.
Should you be interested in this opportunity, please forward your curriculum vitae, a one-page statement of interest for this position, and the names and contact information of three referees to Dr. Paula Harvey, Physician-in-Chief of Medicine, (WCH).
Dr. Paula Harvey c/o Kathleen Hollamby Women’s College Hospital
76 Grenville Street, Room 3465
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1B2
Email: Kathleen.hollamby@wchospital.ca
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All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
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