Physician OR Clinical Researcher - Internal Medicine Dept, Palliative Care Division (Open Rank/Track Faculty)

Physician Or Clinical Researcher - Internal Medicine Dept, Palliative Care Division (Open Rank/Track Faculty)

The Ohio State University College of Medicine and the Wexner Medical Center are excited to announce a unique opportunity for research-intensive faculty at all ranks from all professional backgrounds! Join our NEW Center for Research Excellence in Supportive Care (CREST) at the James Cancer Center / Solove Research Institute and the Section for Pain and Palliative Care Research (SPARC) in the Division of Palliative Medicine.

Position/Team Overview

We are seeking research faculty to join our growing group of five faculty and one post-doc focused on various areas of supportive care research. Content areas include aging and cognitive impairment, management of pain and other symptoms, substance use, and medical cannabis in people with serious illness, particularly cancer. Methodologic strengths include qualitative methods, prospective cohort studies, clinical trials including single site pilots and large-scale multi-site clinical trials, and implementation science including implementation trials. An existing cancer focus is preferred, and if not, a desire to expand to the cancer space is highly desirable but not required.

Requirements

• Applicants may be physicians, other doctoral-level clinicians (e.g., PsyD, DPT), clinical PhDs (e.g., clinical psychologists), or non-clinical PhDs.
• Publication record commensurate with faculty rank is expected
• Current federal or foundation funding is preferred but not required

Additional Information

For early career faculty, opportunities are available to obtain protected time to write career development or R-series awards as appropriate. Faculty at all levels will receive start-up support to launch their research program at OSU. We are seeking individuals who are passionate about building and growing their own research programs, enjoy working collaboratively with like-minded scientists, and as appropriate, desire to mentor early-career investigators. Academic rank and track are commensurate with academic record and experience.

OSU is a strong research institution with collaborations possible across the University including the Colleges of Medicine, and Nursing and Public Health.

Palliative Medicine Division Overview Our mission: Provide interdisciplinary expert care to patients and their families/caregivers who are navigating serious illness.

Our vision: Lead the way for person-centered care with each patient through clinical, educational, and research innovation.

Clinical: The Palliative Medicine team focuses on improving the quality of life of patients and their families facing life-threatening illnesses. The division is comprised of 25 board certified physicians, 20 advance practice nurses, 1 clinical psychologist, 4 physician HPM fellows and 2 Palliative-Oncology Fellows, 7 pharmacists, and 4 social workers. We have had over 15,000 inpatient and 9,000 outpatient encounters in the past academic year. Our six inpatient service lines cover University Hospital, Ross Heart Hospital, OSU East, and the James Cancer Hospital. Our ambulatory sites see patients from The James Cancer Hospital and Ross Heart Hospital. Our areas of expertise include palliative care in cancer, heart failure, advanced lung disease, transplant, intensive care, neurologic conditions, geriatrics, and advanced liver disease.

Education: We educate trainees and practicing clinicians on primary palliative care principles from multiple disciplines and subspecialities. Our program has six ACGME-accredited Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship positions including Adult, combined Adult/Pediatric, and combined Oncology/Palliative Medicine track.

Research innovation and activities are described above.

How to Apply To be considered, application materials must include cover letter and Curriculum Vitae. Also, inquiries and nominations should be directed in confidence to: Kam Carlberg, Physician and Faculty Recruitment, View email address on click.appcast.io