Dermatology Division Chief (Associate or Professor of Medicine)

The Opportunity With the rapid successful growth of the University of Central Florida's (UCF) Department of Medicine, Dermatology will now become its own Division to further our academic missions of education, research and high quality state-of-the-art clinical care. We seek an accomplished dermatologist with a strong vision for dermatology excellence to serve as the founding Division Chief with major leadership roles in the College of Medicine (COM) and the UCF Faculty Practice. The successful candidate will be at, or eligible for hire at, the associate professor or professor rank in the clinical or tenure tracks. The Chief will be charged with the goals to: Grow the dermatology clinical service lines by the recruitment of multiple general dermatology and Mohs micrographic surgery faculty for our UCF Health Faculty Practice. The clinics are state-of-the-art facilities that include advanced Mohs technical and laboratory resources. The goal is to collaborate with faculty in other COM specialties to establish clinical programs of excellence that have impact for, and well-beyond, our local communities. The Chief will also work with clinic leadership to optimize the day-to-day operational performance of the Division's faculty in delivering superior medical care with the highest quality, safety, ethical standards and financial practices. Expand clinical and translational research with a focus on hypothesis-driven investigator-initiated externally funded studies, in addition to sponsored trials. This will be facilitated by a robust human research team which has offices in each of our primary clinic sites and extensive logistic administrative support. A goal is to further research pursuits aligned with our other COM disciplines, specifically with a focus on oncology and immunology research; the latter will be facilitated by clinical and laboratory resources at our UCF Cancer Center. Another aim is collaborative research and technol