Division Chief, Geriatric Psychiatry [Req#: 861890, Position#: 126624]

Job description

Description The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) seeks an accomplished leader and scientist to serve as Division Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry for the Department of Psychiatry. The Chief will have the opportunity to build upon the research and academic programs for the division while helping to ensure outstanding mental health care of older adults in one of the nation's fastest growing regions. Qualifications: The Chief will develop and foster a vision for the Division for the years to come, with a strong focus on developing a robust research portfolio, emphasizing grant-funding, scholarly output, and high-impact journal publications. The Chief will build on existing interdiplinary parnerships with other departments, including Geriatric Medicine and Neurology. This role involves fostering an exceptional teaching environment, continuously advancing the medical education curriculum and training programs, including our well-established Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship, while continuing to recruit, train, and retain faculty to grow the Division. The Division Chief will partner with the Chief of Service within the Division, to continue building statewide and nationa...