University of Missouri School of Medicine & MU Health CareDivision Director - EndocrinologyMedicine - Columbia, MO - Full TimeDivision Director of EndocrinologyThe University of Missouri, School of Medicine/ MU Health CareThe University of Missouri is looking for a world-class clinician-scientist to lead the Division of Endocrinology. With a robust patient base and strong relationships with referring providers, division faculty improve the lives of Missourians with diabetes and metabolic disorders. This division has a powerful legacy of research excellence, with extramural funding enhanced by philanthropic support. With the full support of MU and MU Health, the next leader will further discovery and innovation while advancing the care of patients with diabetes and metabolic disorders.This is an exciting opportunity to provide leadership across all missions of our academic health center, in a unique and appealing environment.ClinicalAmbulatory care and teaching in the recently-remodeled Cosmopolitan International Diabetes and Endocrinology Center, and the Harry S Truman VA Medical CenterWell-developed multidisciplinary clinics with Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery in our Ellis Fischel Cancer CenterConsultative procedural care available for patients with adrenal and pituitary disorders, and with obesityEducationThriving Endocrinology fellowship program with demonstrable academic success, graduating three fellows annuallyInternal Medicine and Internal Medicine/Pediatrics residency programs with a combined total of around 80 residentsSchool of Medicine with 128 students per classResearchNIH-funded investigators in cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, with expertise in vascular remodeling, repair, and regeneration; bioenergetics; heart failure; precision nutrition and non-alcoholic fatty liverThe NextGen Precision Health building, set to open in fall 2021, is a state-of-the-art, 265,000-square-foot facility, designed to enable cardiovascular and metabolic disorders research as one of six focus areasCurrent clinical trials conducted in the clinics and the Clinical Research Center which houses both inpatient and outpatient clinical trials, and a Clinical Translational Sciences Unit under development in the NextGen Precision Health buildingOrganizationThe Division of Endocrinology is one of ten academic divisions in the Department of MedicineUniversity Hospital is situated on the main University of Missouri campus, with ready access to collaborators in other School of Medicine departments, such as Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, and Nutrition and Exercise PhysiologyThe School of Medicine and University Physicians have a strong partnership with MU Health Care, with executive oversight from the Executive Vice Chancellor for Health AffairsThe successful candidate will haveThe potential to lead in a complex academic health systemA commitment to clinical careA passion for education and researchA history of funded
