Chair Department of Medicine Rowan-Virtua SOM

About the role

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine invites applications for a Chair of the Department of Medicine. This leadership role is suited to a physician-educator who thrives in a collaborative, outpatient-focused environment and enjoys developing faculty, strengthening clinical programs, and shaping osteopathic medical education.

The Chair oversees a small, multi-specialty faculty group of fewer than 20 clinicians across General Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Rheumatology, Infectious Disease, and Pulmonary Medicine. The role does not oversee inpatient services and reports to the Vice Dean of Clinical Affairs.

Responsibilities

• Provide vision, direction, and mentorship to the multi-specialty faculty team.
• Foster collaboration, professionalism, and continuous improvement.
• Advocate for departmental needs and represent Medicine in school leadership forums.
• Support faculty development, promotion pathways, and recruitment of mission-aligned clinicians.
• Oversee ambulatory clinical operations across primary and specialty care sites; this role does not oversee inpatient services.
• Partner with other department chairs to strengthen quality, safety, and patient experience.
• Grow outpatient clinical programs in alignment with community needs and Rowan Medicine strategy.
• Ensure compliance with ethical practice standards, billing requirements, and regulatory expectations.
• Work closely with institutional leadership to advance patient care, teaching, and scholarship.

Administrative support is provided through Rowan Medicine operations and a departmental business administrator, allowing the Chair to focus on quality, faculty development, and program growth.

Key facts

• Oversees fewer than 20 clinicians across five medical specialties.
• The role oversees ambulatory operations and does not oversee inpatient services.
• Reports to the Vice Dean of Clinical Affairs.
• Administrative support includes Rowan Medicine operations and a departmental business administrator.