Assistant Professor, Geriatric Medicine - 50% Research

The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School – Baystate seeks geriatric medicine junior faculty with an interest in research to join the newly developed Department of Healthcare Delivery & Population Sciences and growing Division of Geriatric Medicine. 

Position Highlights:

• Baystate serves a highly diverse western and central Massachusetts patient population that includes people from urban and rural backgrounds with marginal social determinants of health.
• This joint faculty position (50% clinical, 50% research) offers an intellectually stimulating environment characterized by an interdisciplinary team of successful scientists & physicians, superb mentorship, access to large, well-curated data sets, and skilled data analysts and research support staff.
• Opportunities to develop strong, sustainable clinical research efforts can be integrated into current inpatient (consultation, ACE) and outpatient (home-based, primary, and specialty clinic) geriatric and palliative care programs.
• Baystate offers an open and inclusive culture that supports faculty development, learning, and diversity.
• The position comes with a generous start-up package and great benefits including paid short- & long-term disability, 6.5% retirement match, paid life insurance, and great family leave policies.

Qualifications:

• MD or DO with board certification in Geriatrics and/or Palliative Medicine. Completion of advanced research training is preferred.  Candidates should have credentials supportive of an appointment at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. 
• Strong research background, with a successful track record of publications.

THE ADVANTAGES OF WORKING WITH BAYSTATE:

• Starting Bonus
• Relocation allowance 
• Generous base compensation and incentive bonus, regularly evaluated to ensure equity & fair market value
• Equitable promotional practices
• Professional Development allowance and CME time
• Immediate access to PTO
• H-1B Visa & PERM/Green Card Sponsorship
• Lucrative 403b match and 457b plan
• High-quality, low-cost medical, dental and vision insurance
• As a non-profit organization, our employees are eligible for state and federal loan forgiveness programs
• Free financial advisor
• Wellbeing programs that include but are not limited to mental, physical, and financial health
• And so much more!

YOU BELONG AT BAYSTATE. At Baystate Health we know that treating one another with dignity and equity is what elevates respect for our patients and staff.  We are committed to increasing diverse representation among leadership, providers, and all roles across our organization through changes in policies, procedures, and practices to build equity across the organization.   

Baystate Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.

Baystate Health (BH) is one of New England’s leading and largest integrated healthcare systems, serving more than 800,000 people throughout western Massachusetts. With about 12,000 employees, a 1,200-member medical staff, and net patient service revenue of more than $2.3 billion, this dynamic and growing system includes an academic medical center, a children’s hospital and three community hospitals. It also includes a large multispecialty group, (Baystate Medical Practices), Baystate Home Health, Baystate Reference Laboratory, and Health New England, a 205,000-member health insurance company.

Baystate Medical Center (BMC) in Springfield, MA is Baystate Health’s 716-bed flagship hospital and a training site for the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School – Baystate. As a major referral care center and the only Level 1 trauma center and pediatric trauma center for western Massachusetts with one of New England’s busiest emergency departments, BMC plays a critical role in meeting the healthcare needs of residents throughout western New England. 

In 2015, Baystate Health established a new partnership with the UMass Medical School and the University of Massachusetts Amherst to develop a new regional clinical campus of the UMass Chan Medical School (UMMS) in Springfield, known as UMMS Chan-Baystate. UMMS Chan- Baystate is now home to UMMS’ four-year Population-based Urban and Rural Community Health (PURCH) track, which welcomed its inaugural class of 22 medical students in Autumn 2017. Through this innovative program, the three institutions are partnering to strengthen the pipeline of new primary care physicians for the future in Western Massachusetts. These three institutions have also collaborated to create the Institute for Healthcare Delivery & Population Science, to generate and apply new knowledge to transform health care delivery and population health in support of Baystate Health’s strategic goals. The Institute conducts health services research projects in partnership with local, regional, and national stakeholders.

Baystate Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.