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Director, VA Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR)

Employer
Bedford VAMC
Location
Bedford, MA
Salary
A recruitment incentive is approved
Closing date
Sep 3, 2017

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Sector
Doctors
Contract Type
Employee
Hours
Full Time
Organization Type
Government
Jobseeker Type
Professional

The Edith Nourse Rogers (ENRM) VA seeks a dynamic leader for its Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) Center of Innovation (COIN) jointly based at Edith Nourse Rogers VA in Bedford, MA and VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA. The COIN – the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR) – contains an extensive portfolio (in FY16) of 105 funded research projects and programs, with a total annual budget of $14 million.

Potential candidates will be senior MD investigators with scholarly expertise in health services research and/or one or more of its constituent fields, leadership and administrative experience, and with a strong, proven track-record of obtaining peer-reviewed funding. Candidates should be eligible for academic appointment as a Professor or Associate Professor at Boston University or University of Massachusetts Medical School.

The mission of CHOIR is to conduct health services, organization and implementation research that promotes Veteran-centered high-quality healthcare, identifying best practices and working with operational and policy leaders within VA to implement findings to improve clinical care.

The Bedford Co-Director role includes setting and promoting a vision for conducting research that engages with VA systems and improves care for Veterans.  Besides the HSR&D Center , the ENRM VAMC is also home to a Geriatric Research and Education Clinical Center (GRECC), a Mental Illness Research and Education Clinical Center (MIRECC), and a  Rehabilitation Research and Development Center focused on community reintegration (SOCRR).

Details can be found at: http://www.choir.research.va.gov

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