Chief of Hospital Medicine - Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA

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 Internal Medicine Physician to serve as the next Chief of Hospital Medicine. The 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 Hospital Medicine: 

• Our Division of Hospital Medicine is dedicated to providing high-quality, patient-centered care within a dynamic hospital environment. We focus on optimizing the hospital experience for patients through comprehensive medical management and coordination of care. With a commitment to innovation and evidence-based practices, the Division enhances clinical outcomes and promotes patient safety.
• The Division plays a vital role in medical education, training the next generation of healthcare. We are a three-year categorical program with 29 residents per class. As the primary teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine, we provide training for third year medical students and 4^th year acting interns.
• We value the development of an inclusive work environment. The Department sponsors a Visiting Acting Internship program, providing travel and cost of living stipends for URM and 1^st generation medical students to rotate through Hospital Medicine.
• New education opportunities for growth within the Division, including the Physician Assistant program at Tufts University School of Medicine
• from one-full time hospitalist and primary care clinician and.
• Today, the Division supports three house staff services (general medicine, geriatrics, and general medicine/geriatric consults) as well as staffing gastroenterology, and oncology. The Division also provides care with two PA/ attending staffed direct care services, support for admitting and triaging transfers, and nocturnist services.
• Our Division has experienced substantial growth over the last three-years. We will be adding a third direct care rounding team beginning in July 2025, which will include hiring four additional MDs and five additional PAs. By July 2025, we will have a group of 20 attendings and 13 physician assistants. Tufts Medical Center continues to focus its efforts on expanding the hospital medicine division.
• The Division has broad capacity for research efforts with Departmental support, including clinical trials and system interventions. Quality initiatives within the Division have included intervention to reduce length of stay for lower-acuity cases and co-management of surgical cases to reduce morbidity and other adverse patient outcomes.  

About the Department of Medicine:

• Our Department consists of around 250 full-time faculty members, 87 internal medicine residents, and 76 fellows specializing in internal medicine subspecialties. We are organized into 11 clinical divisions, each offering exceptional opportunities in clinical practice, education, and research, and is rapidly expanding.

Why join our team:?? 

• 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. 
• 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 with our partners at MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lowell General Hospital and the Tufts Medicine Integrated Network consisting of 2,300 employed and independent physicians. 

How you’ll transform patient care:? 

• Recruit, oversee and mentor a growing team within the Division.
• Work collaboratively with other Divisions and Departments to build new clinical care initiatives. 
• Serve as an attending physician on the 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. 
• Develop and build a vision for interdisciplinary and translational research within the Division. 
• Shape the future of our Internal Medicine residency program. A passion for teaching is essential. 
• Advance the learning environment for medical students and other learners at Tufts University School of Medicine, in clinical excellence, professionalism, and scholarship. 

Who you are:?? 

• You have worked in an academic setting, with leadership roles that display your ability to oversee a bustling Division 
• You are a team player who is excited to work cooperatively with a wide range of stakeholders and disciplines to champion world-class patient satisfaction
• You have prior experience in personnel oversight, with strong interpersonal skills to lead and inspire a system with a growth mindset 
• 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.

Interested and qualified candidates are welcome to send a Cover Letter and CV to:

Michael Martin
Physician Executive Recruiter
Email: michael.martin1@tuftsmedicine.org
https://careers.tuftsmedicine.org/us/en