Job Summary:
The University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean of its School of Medicine and Public Health and Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs. Since 1848, the UW-Madison campus has been a catalyst for the extraordinary. As a public land-grant university and one of the most prolific research institutions in the world, UW-Madison is home to those who are driven by a desire to both explore new worlds and to apply new ideas to real-world problems.
With a total annual budget of over $3.9 billion, including more than $1.52 billion in annual research expenditures, UW-Madison has been in the top 10 in national research spending every year since 1972. The campus is home to more than 25,000 faculty and staff and approximately 50,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree students. For more than a century, UW-Madison has been animated by the Wisconsin Idea - the principle that the university should improve people's lives beyond the classroom. The university has been dedicated to studying poverty and social inequity for 50 years, is consistently ranked among the top large schools for producing Peace Corps volunteers, and boasts 20 Nobel Prize winners among its faculty and alumni.
The Dean serves as the chief academic and executive officer of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) with responsibility for strategic and visionary leadership in teaching and research, as well as partnership with the academic health system to achieve shared goals. The Dean works closely with leaders and administrators of UW-Madison, the Universities of Wisconsin, and UW Health, SMPH's primary affiliated health system.
The Dean also holds the title of Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs, which entails a direct reporting relationship to the Chancellor (in addition to a direct reporting relationship to the Provost as Dean). In this capacity, the Dean serves as the direct liaison between the Chancellor of UW-Madison and the academic health system (UW Health). The Dean also holds the position of Chair or Vice Chair (alternating two-year terms) of the board of directors of UW Health. In this role, the Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs collaborates closely with the UW Health CEO and senior leaders to provide strategic direction for the entire health system.
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is recognized as an international leader in education, research, and service. Founded in 1907, it transformed into the nation's first School of Medicine and Public Health in 2005 to integrate the principles and value of interwoven medical and public health approaches in all its missions.
With more than 5,500 employees, including over 2,000 faculty members, the school's engagement spans the entire state of Wisconsin and includes a deep commitment to improving population health. This commitment manifests itself in innovative models that serve as paradigms for the rest of the country.
Members of the school translate discovery into application and continually foster synergies between public health, community engagement, clinical care, education, and research. Consistently ranked among the nation's top medical schools, the school has established high-performance academic programs that are distributed across the entire spectrum of academic medicine. The school trains students in five health professions degrees and programs - Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Master of Genetic Counselor Studies, Master of Physician Assistant Studies, and Master of Public Health - and is home to more than 20 doctoral and master's programs across the biomedical and health sciences as well as exceptional post-doctoral training programs. Its faculty members hold appointments in 27 departments - 17 in the clinical sciences and 10 in the basic sciences. The faculty is composed of some of the nation's leading researchers, educators, and clinicians. This includes several recipients of the National Medal of Science and Nobel Prize, as well as members of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.
The mission of the school is to advance health and health equity through remarkable service to patients and communities, outstanding education, and innovative research. Members of the school community uphold the values of integrity and accountability; compassion; diversity, equity, and inclusivity; and excellence.
Fostering a diverse and inclusive community is important both as an end in itself and as a valuable driver of eliminating health disparities. The school strives to be comprised of a diverse, inclusive academic community committed to excellence and equity in health; service through teaching and learning, clinical service, and advocacy; and research in all forms of biological science, population health science, and health care.
UW Health is the primary teaching affiliate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, serving more than 800,000 patients each year in the upper Midwest and beyond with more than 1,800 physicians and 24,000 staff across six main hospitals and more than 90 outpatient sites. The health system's total annual revenues exceed $5 billion. UW Health is a separate 501(c)3 with a historically strong partnership in serving our shared mission and it is an expectation that this be maintained and enhanced. UW Health is governed by the UW Hospitals and Clinics Authority (a public authority) and partners with UW School of Medicine and Public Health to fulfill patient care, research, education, and community service missions. The UW Health Office of Graduate Medical Education oversees more than 80 ACGME accredited residency and fellowship programs at UW Hospitals and Clinics. UW Health Hospitals, which includes University Hospital on the UW-Madison campus and UW Health East Madison Hospital on the east side of Madison, has been ranked No. 1 in Wisconsin for 12 years in a row by U.S. News and World Report. In addition, UW Health has been designated by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation as a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality in the Healthcare Equality Index for several years. In fall 2024, UW Health will open Eastpark Medical Center across from East Madison Hospital as a 469,000 square foot, seven-story facility for multi-disciplinary outpatient care. Eastpark Medical Center will be a destination for services including cancer care and integrated specialty care for women and will offer support for clinical trial participation.
The school also holds a significant academic partnership with the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital and Clinics, which serves 95,000 veterans across 19 counties in Wisconsin and Illinois. The Madison VA Hospital and Clinics have earned a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and received the 2021 Veterans Health Administration Overall Best Experience Award, which is the highest distinction for VA hospitals in the nation. In addition, partnerships with several health systems comprise the school's "statewide campus," which offers clinical training opportunities throughout Wisconsin. These include Advocate Aurora Health/Eastern Academic Campus, Marshfield Clinic Health System/Northern Academic Campus, and Gunderson Health System/Western Academic Campus.
The Dean also reports to the Board of Regents annually regarding activities of the Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP), a grantmaking program within the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health that is committed to improving health and advancing health equity in Wisconsin through investments in community partnerships, education, and research. Since its inception in 2004, WPP has awarded $300 million through competitive funding decisions by two governance committees across 635 funded projects that benefit all 72 counties in Wisconsin. In fiscal year 2023, WPP provided $10.6 million in funding to 20 new grants and supported the progress of 66 active grants and 26 concluding projects. The program's endowment was valued at $411 million as of December 31, 2023.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as chief academic and executive officer of the school;
- Provide leadership and oversight of the school's educational, service, research, and clinical missions, strategically delegating roles, portfolios, and duties as appropriate and encouraging innovation;
- Maintain an excellent and collaborative partnership with CEO and leaders of UW Health, including service as Chair/Vice Chair of its board of directors;
- Provide personnel oversight for the school, including the recruitment and retention of a diverse, talented, and highly productive faculty and staff, as well as support for professional growth and development;
- Promote a diverse, equitable, and inclusive school environment and campus climate;
- Oversee the school's budget and long-term strategic planning;
- Recruit and supervise senior administrative leaders, department chairs, and center/institute directors;
- Foster the growth of innovative research along the continuum of basic, clinical, translational, and public health sciences;
- Promote entrepreneurship, industry engagement, and collaboration;
- Support excellence and growth in all of the school's educational programs;
- Address the school's physical space needs as its programs continue to expand;
- Develop a growing base of philanthropic support for the school;
- Serve as the direct liaison between the Chancellor of UW-Madison and the academic health system;
- Engage with other deans and university leaders in collaborative activities and initiatives that support UW-Madison and the Wisconsin Idea;
- Nurture collaboration and engagement within the school's community of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and throughout the university campus;
- Support strong, mutually beneficial relationships with the organizations that comprise the school's statewide campus;
- Assure compliance with university, state, national, and accreditation requirements and standards.
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion
Education:
Required
Terminal Degree
Applicants must have a MD, MD/PhD, DO or equivalent degree(s); must be board certified; eligible for a Wisconsin medical license
Qualifications:
Required qualifications:
Applicants must have a MD, MD/PhD, DO or equivalent degree(s); must be board certified; eligible for a Wisconsin medical license; have a record of achievement in administrative leadership, research, clinical care, and teaching; and a strong academic background with a record of scholarship that would qualify for appointment as a tenured professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Desired qualities and experience:
- Record of successful visionary and collaborative leadership in academic medicine;
- Bold vision for the unique role of a school of medicine and public health in a leading public academic institution and integrated health system;
- Record of excellence and commitment to the school's mission to advance health and health equity through service, education, and research;
- Successful recruitment, management, and mentorship of an array of leaders who span disciplines across the basic, translational, and clinical sciences, as well as clinical care;
- Strong dedication to bringing together the principles of medicine and public health to advance health equity and eliminate health disparities in service to the state of Wisconsin and beyond;
- Leadership experience at an academic health system, with an understanding of how a deep partnership between the school and health system can advance a shared vision and priorities that promote the success of the clinical enterprise and ensure its support of the academic mission;
- Strong administrative personnel management, fiscal responsibility, resource stewardship, communication, and fund-raising skills;
- Expertise and deep appreciation of healthcare industry trends;
- Broad financial acumen across higher ed, healthcare, and healthcare delivery systems;
- Experience leading, supporting, and growing extramural funded basic, clinical, and/or translational research programs at the individual and institutional level;
- Understanding and appreciation of the missions and constituencies of a major public research university and academic medical center; proven ability to build coalitions and engage diverse constituencies; commitment to the diversity of students, faculty, and staff; and to advancing an inclusive and equitable climate;
- Ability to effectively represent the school and university in educational, governmental, business, alumni, and public forums through communication and relationship building;
- Experience in developing philanthropic support for the missions of academic medicine.
Work Type:
Full Time: 100%
It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Negotiable
ANNUAL (12 months)
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/).
SMPH Benefits flyer: (https://uwmadison.box.com/s/r50myohfvfd15bqltljn0g4laubuz7t0)
Additional Information:
Important information regarding confidentiality: Unless confidentiality is requested in writing, UW-Madison is required by Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7) to release the names of all applicants to anyone who requests that information. If you would like to request confidentiality, please indicate that in an email to Lileana Sethares, at the Isaacson, Miller search firm (lsethares@imsearch.com). Candidates who advance to the finalist round are announced publicly prior to their campus visits.
Please visit https://apps.diversity.wisc.edu/questionnaire.aspx to complete voluntary self-identification information. PVL #298963
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.
How to Apply:
Applications, nominations, and inquiries are invited. Applications should include, as separate documents, a CV or resume and a letter of interest addressing the themes in this position description.
The Isaacson, Miller search firm is assisting the University of Wisconsin-Madison in this search. To ensure consideration, candidate materials should be received by August 26, 2024. Application materials should be submitted using Isaacson, Miller's candidate portal: https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/university-wisconsin-madison-school-medicine-and-public-health/dean-and-vice
Employment will require an institutional reference check regarding any misconduct. To be considered, applicants must upload a signed 'Authorization to Release Information' form as part of the application. The authorization form and a definition of 'misconduct' can be found here: https://hr.wisc.edu/institutional-reference-check/
Contact:
Kim Mcfarlane
kmmcfarlane@wisc.edu
608-263-1130
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.
Official Title:
Dean(EX008)
Department(s):
A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/ADMIN/DEANS OFFICE
Employment Class:
Limited
Job Number:
298963-LI
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings,
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https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
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