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The University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Medical Oncology, seeks candidates for a full-time faculty position with academic Program Director experience to join a growing academic division designed with a subspecialty focus. Candidates must be committed to practicing evidenced-based medicine and be enthusiastic teachers of our hematology/oncology fellows. Candidates with experience/interest in non-malignant Hematology or solid tumor specialization are particularly desirable.
The Program Director provides strategic leadership for the academic mission of the Cancer Center, overseeing education, training, and faculty development across basic, translational, clinical, and population sciences. This role ensures excellence and integration in cancer-focused education and academic programming while aligning with institutional priorities, accreditation standards, and national benchmarks in oncology education and research training.
The Program Director works collaboratively with Cancer Center leadership, department chairs, and institutional partners to cultivate a robust academic environment that supports trainees, faculty, and staff and advances the Cancer Center’s mission.
Key responsibilities include academic leadership and strategy, education and training programs, faculty development and mentorship, program oversight and evaluation, and collaboration and representation.
About UF Health:
UF Health is the Southeast’s premier academic health center and an integral part of the University of Florida. Our mission is to promote health through outstanding and high-quality patient care, innovative and rigorous education in the health professions and biomedical sciences, and research across the spectrum of basic, translational and clinical investigation. UF Health encompasses the Gainesville-based University of Florida colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health and Health Professions, and Veterinary Medicine; the UF Health Shands family of hospitals in Gainesville; UF Health Jacksonville medical center; UF Health North; an academic campus in Jacksonville that is home to the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville and includes degree programs offered by the colleges of Nursing and Pharmacy; UF Health St. Johns in St. Augustine; UF Health Neighborhood Hospital in Ocala; and our campus in Central Florida, which includes UF Health Spanish Plaines Hospital and UF Health Leesburg Hospital. It also includes primary care and specialty practices throughout Central, North Central and northern Florida and Southeast Georgia. The UF Health network of hospitals and physician practices manages more than 3 million inpatient and outpatient visits each year, and serves patients from all 67 Florida counties, from across the nation and from dozens of countries around the world.
About College of Medicine – Jacksonville (COM-J):
The UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville is the largest of the three colleges at the Health Science Center Jacksonville. The college's 16 clinical science departments house more than 500 faculty members, 1,560 staff and 450 residents and fellows, as well as medical students from UF and around the country. We offer an incredible breadth of clinical training programs and proud to train many of best primary care providers and specialists throughout the region, the state and the country.
Research, discovery and innovation are critical aspects of our clinical campus and we have some of the country’s leading researchers at our locations searching for and finding new treatments and clinical options.
The UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville faculty, administrators, residents, fellows, students and staff work as a team in pursuit of our common mission — to heal, to comfort, to educate and to discover through quality health care, elimination of health disparities, medical education, innovation and research.
To learn more about our college, leadership, mission, faculty resources, and the city of Jacksonville visit https://med.jax.ufl.edu/administrative-affairs/faculty-orientation-guide/.
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Established record of academic achievement in oncology, cancer research, or cancer education. Demonstrated leadership experience in academic programs, education, or training. Experience mentoring trainees and faculty across career stages. Strong organizational, communication, and collaborative skills.
Experience within an NCI-designated Cancer Center or comparable academic cancer program. Knowledge of CCSG requirements related to education and training (e.g., CPDM, education components). National or international recognition in oncology, education, or academic leadership.
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