Seeking Section Chief of Emergency Medicine Simulation in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Yale School of Medicine The Department of Emergency Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine is seeking faculty interested in joining as Chief of the Section of Emergency Medicine Simulation in our nationally leading academic Department of Emergency Medicine. The position seeks candidates who meet the Yale School of Medicine criteria for the Associate/Professor level, rank, and track commensurate with their qualifications and experience. Yale's Section of Emergency Medicine Simulation The Section of Emergency Medicine Simulation is dedicated to improving healthcare through innovative medical education, assessment, research, and outreach. Currently, Emergency Medicine Faculty in the section oversee the Yale Center for Medical Simulation (YCMS), one of the largest medical school simulation centers in the country and Society for Simulation in Healthcare accredited. The Section currently includes eight primary faculty with several secondarily appointed faculty spanning multiple clinical departments. The Section of Simulation faculty has a track record of academic productivity, receiving several federal and foundation grants, publishing their work in top tier scientific journals, and developing highly innovative, adaptive strategies for virtual simulation. Notably, section faculty serve as Principal Investigators of a R25 Science Education Partnership Award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, for The Simulation Academy at Yale: Youth Entering Science (SAYYES!) program that offers handson STEM experiential learning to local high school students and the application of new emerging technologies. About Yale Emergency Medicine Yale Emergency Medicine staffs the three campuses of Yale New Haven Hospital with a total patient volume exceeding 190,000 visits per year. It is home to a four-year EM residency of 76 residents, an APP advanced training program, numerous fellowship programs including a Medical Simulation fellowship that has been continuously filled, and graduated leaders in medical simulation across the nation. Clinical opportunities include a range of acuity from our primary academic campus, a Level 1 trauma and comprehensive stroke care center, to community and freestanding EDs as well as the opportunity to care for a range of clinical acuity from critical care to observation medicine. The department has been ranked second by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research for NIH funding in emergency medicine and was ranked first in prior years since 2021. The department is currently home to 10 of the top 100 funded investigators in emergency medicine. The research portfolio of the department is broad and well diversified including focus areas in addiction medicine, geriatrics, implementation science, clinical informatics, health services research, critical care clinical trials, and public health.
Required Qualifications:
Board certification in Emergency Medicine Preferred: Proven track record of academic and administrative leadership in medical simulation. Experience in faculty mentorship and working within matrixed environments and organizations. Women, minorities, veterans, people from the LGBTQ communities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Yale University is an Affiantive Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women, persons with disabilities, protected veterans, and underrepresented minorities. "The final candidate, upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment/faculty appointment, may be required to disclose whether they are, or have been, the subject of any disciplinary proceeding (investigation, hearing, etc.) at previous institutions or employers, and may also be subject to a background screening. Candidates who materially misrepresent information on their resume or other application materials are ineligible for hire/appointment. Final candidates may also be required to sign a release to allow Yale to solicit information regarding any substantiated conduct violations from current and/or past employers."
