Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Department of Physician/Faculty Recruitment and Retention
OUR MISSION, YOUR FUTURE
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MICHAEL R. LESTER, FASPR, CMSR
STEVEN R. HOUSER, PhD, FAHA
As a strategic partner with Temple Health’s leadership, it is the mission of the Department of Physician/Faculty Recruitment and Retention to advance the overall mission of the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University through the recruitment and retention of the nation’s leading physicians. Our core services include comprehensive physician faculty recruitment and retention, faculty relations, compensation and benefits, human resource information management and regulatory compliance. We offer customer-responsive recruitment services to our internal and external clients and, with a focus on retention, utilize physician recruitment and best human resources practices. This includes our innovative On-Boarding Program, which streamlines the employment transition process by making sure that all administrative and logistical issues are addressed prior to each new recruit’s start date.
The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) has experienced dramatic growth in the breadth and scope of its research enterprise over the past decade. As part of its strategic plan and with the support of a successful recent capital campaign, our scientists have been responsible for ground-breaking advancements in areas across the scientific spectrum. A physical transformation in our research facilities occurred in 2009 when LKSOM opened the Medical Education and Research Building (MERB). This 450,000-square-foot building is now home to more than half of LKSOM’s research scientists, with open laboratory space that facilitates investigator/ trainee interactions and collaboration. Recognizing the need to provide its faculty with the tools to conduct state-of-the-art research, LKSOM has developed several core facilities which embellish the other cores and facilities already in existence. Together, they provide centralized access to equipment used by faculty in all departments, helping to reduce duplication of biomedical research.
As the School of Medicine’s Director of Physician/Faculty Recruitment and Retention, I am your immediate liaison. Our team of dedicated professionals and I will help to make your experience at each stage of the recruitment process a positive one. Whether you’re looking for a career change or for your first professional position, give us the opportunity to introduce you to Temple. If you share our mission, make us your future by contacting me directly to learn more about exciting physician/faculty career opportunities within Temple Health.
Through generous faculty support coupled with the ability to attract some of the world’s greatest scientific minds, LKSOM is an emerging leader in basic and clinical research. In the early 2000s, using only NIH funding criteria, LKSOM ranked 86th out of 121 allopathic schools in the U.S. In 2015, with more comprehensive data utilized by U.S. News and World Report, including NIH ranking and other criteria, LKSOM ranks 52nd out of 126 allopathic and 20 osteopathic medical schools in the U.S. In research rankings, LKSOM is the second-highest ranked medical school in Philadelphia and the third-highest in Pennsylvania.
Thank you for your interest in Temple.
I invite you to learn more about the LKSOM scientific community and its exciting and innovative research initiatives.
Michael R. Lester, FASPR, CMSR, CDR
Steven R. Houser, PhD, FAHA Senior Associate Dean, Research
Senior Director, Department of Physician/Faculty Recruitment and Retention Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Vera J. Goodfriend Endowed Chair, Cardiovascular Research
e: michael.lester@tuhs.temple.edu t: 215-707-5666
Director, Cardiovascular Research Center
Chair and Professor, Physiology
Professor, Medicine
e: srhouser@temple.edu t: 215-707-3278
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ABOUT TEMPLE HEALTH The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, located on the Health Sciences Campus of Temple University in Philadelphia, takes pride in the excellence of its education, research and clinical service programs. It is fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. It employs 550 full-time and 50 part-time faculty members, in addition to more than 1,000 employees. Each year it admits 210 medical students and approximately 24 graduate students. Known collectively as Temple Health, the School of Medicine enjoys a close educational and working relationship with Temple University Health System (TUHS), a $1.4 billion academic health system dedicated to providing access to quality patient care and supporting excellence in medical education and research. Temple Health consists of Temple University Hospital (TUH), ranked among the “Best Hospitals” in the region by U.S. News & World Report; TUH-Episcopal Campus; TUHNortheastern Campus; Fox Chase Cancer Center, an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center; Jeanes Hospital, a community-based hospital offering medical, surgical and emergency services; Temple Health satellite locations in Fort Washington, Oaks, Center City and Elkins Park; Temple Physicians, Inc., a network of community-based specialty and primary-care physician practices; Temple ReadyCare, a network of urgent care facilities; and Temple Transport Team, a ground and air-ambulance company.
THE ORGANIZATION
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM
LEWIS KATZ SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER
TUH – EPISCOPAL CAMPUS TUH – NORTHEASTERN CAMPUS
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JEANES HOSPITAL
TEMPLE HEALTH FORT WASHINGTON
TEMPLE HEALTH OAKS
TEMPLE HEALTH CENTER CITY
TEMPLE HEALTH ELKINS PARK
TEMPLE PHYSICIANS, INC.
TEMPLE READYCARE
TEMPLE TRANSPORT TEAM
FCCC MEDICAL GROUP, INC.
This chart does not reflect the actual corporate structure of Temple University, Temple University Health System and their various entities. The chart only highlights, in part, locations, business lines and divisions.
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TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS
Temple.edu
Medicine.temple.edu/patient-care
Temple University, a comprehensive staterelated research university, is the 28th largest university in the United States. A total of 36,770 students enrolled at Temple in the Fall of 2015, including 28,004 undergraduates and 8,766 graduate students. Its four Philadelphia locations include Main Campus, the Health Sciences Campus and two sites in Center City: the School of Podiatric Medicine and Temple University Center City, which offers credit and noncredit education. The Ambler Campus and a Fort Washington location, offering graduate and noncredit courses, are in the northern suburbs. A seventh location in Harrisburg offers graduate degree and certificate programs. The university also has overseas campuses in Tokyo and Rome.
LEWIS KATZ SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY Medicine.temple.edu
Established in 1901, the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) is one of the nation’s leading medical schools. Each year, it educates approximately 840 medical students and 140 graduate students. Based on its level of funding from the National Institutes of Health, Temple is the second-highest ranked medical school in Philadelphia and the third-highest in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, according to U.S. News & World Report.
FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER MEDICAL GROUP, INC.
TEMPLE PHYSICIANS, INC.
Temple University Physicians (TUP) is the faculty practice organization of LKSOM. Approximately 485 TUP clinicians provide clinical care across a broad range of specialties and subspecialties. Representing 20 clinical departments, TUP clinicians see patients at 40 sites (combined resident and private practice clinics)—the majority of which are located on the Health Sciences Campus. These faculty physicians participate in the teaching of medical students, residents and fellows and are also actively involved with research and clinical trials.
Fox Chase Cancer Center Medical Group, Inc. (FCCCMG) was developed as a professional services entity to provide physician services, primarily cancer related, to patients. FCCCMG currently employs 121 physicians and nearly 60 mid-level providers in seven clinical departments: Clinical Genetics, Diagnostic Imaging, Hematology/Oncology, Medicine, Pathology, Radiation Oncology and Surgery.
Temple Physicians, Inc. is Temple Health’s network of community-based physicians. Launched in 1996, this network has grown to include roughly 50 practice locations and 150 medical providers located conveniently throughout the Philadelphia region.
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
For 85 years, Jeanes Hospital has combined excellence in healthcare with a compassionate, personal touch. The hospital offers state-ofthe-art medical, surgical and emergency services. It provides patients with the comfort and convenience of a community hospital along with the resources of a downtown academic medical center.
Tuh.TempleHealth.org
Temple University Hospital (TUH) is a 721-bed tertiary and quaternary-level acute care hospital adjacent to LKSOM. Each year the high-volume urban center handles over 330,000 outpatient visits, over 36,000 admissions and over 3,000 births. TUH includes a Level I Trauma Center—the only one in the city of Philadelphia to include a burn center—that operates as one of the region’s busiest emergency departments. The hospital provides patients with ready access to an exceptional group of physicians in every specialty and primary care field. TUH also has two major campus locations at TUH-Episcopal Campus and TUHNortheastern Campus.
FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER – TEMPLE HEALTH FoxChase.org
Fox Chase Cancer Center, part of Temple Health since July 2012, is one of the country’s leading cancer research and treatment centers. In 1974, Fox Chase was among the first institutions to receive the National Cancer Institute’s prestigious comprehensive cancer center designation—and today is one of only 47 in the country. Page 6
JEANES HOSPITAL Jeanes.com
TEMPLE HEALTH SATELLITE LOCATIONS Temple Health is rapidly expanding its footprint for outpatient services—both in Philadelphia and its surrounding suburbs. Satellite locations are open in Fort Washington, Oaks, Center City, and Elkins Park with plans to expand further in the near future. Patients across the region can now access Temple doctors in their own neighborhoods for services such as orthopaedics, pulmonology, gastroenterology, urology and cardiology.
Physicians.TempleHealth.org
TEMPLE READYCARE TempleReadyCare.com
Temple ReadyCare is a network of urgent care facilities staffed by Temple physicians. Located in Jenkintown, Northeast Philadelphia and Port Richmond, the sites meet the strict criteria of the Urgent Care Association of America and are designated as Certified Urgent Care clinics.
TEMPLE TRANSPORT TEAM T3.TempleHealth.org
The Temple Transport Team is one of the region’s premier 24-hour critical care ground and air medical transport services. The Temple Transport Team, led by a team of physicians, is committed to providing safe and immediate critical care while transporting patients from any hospital or emergency department within a 150-mile radius of Temple University Hospital.
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LKSOM BASIC SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS • Anatomy and Cell Biology • Clinical Sciences • Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry • Microbiology and Immunology • Neuroscience • Pathology and Laboratory Medicine • Pharmacology • Physiology
LKSOM RESEARCH CENTERS • Center for Asian Health (CAH) • Center for Bioethics, Urban Health, and Policy (CBUHP) • Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research (CILR) • Center for Metabolic Disease Research (CMDR) • Center for Neurovirology • Center for Substance Abuse Research (CSAR) • Center for Translational Medicine (CTM) • Comprehensive NeuroAIDS Center (CNAC) • Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology • Fox Chase Cancer Center • Independence Blue Cross Cardiovascular Research Center (CVRC) • Shriners Hospitals for Children Pediatric Research Center • Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center (SSTRC)
“Temple has become a center of excellence for biomedical research, with key recruitments that are enhancing collaborative studies that will lead to innovative and novel discoveries to fight diseases such as heart failure. This vision by the leadership of Temple has solidified my commitment to work here.”
• Temple Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Engineering (TIME)
FACILITIES A wide range of research core facilities are available across Temple University. At the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, these include: • Biostatistics Consulting Center • Comprehensive NeuroAIDS Center • Ex Vivo Microcomputed Tomography (microCT) Core Facility • Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Facility • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Center
Walter J. Koch, PhD Professor and Director, Center for Translational Medicine,
At the Temple University School of Pharmacy, investigators have access to the Jayne Haines Center for Pharmacogenomics and Drug Safety core and the Temple University cGMP Core. In addition, the faculty have access to all of the research cores available at the Fox Chase Cancer Center.
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BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH Temple Health has experienced dramatic growth in the breadth and scope of its research enterprise over the past decade. As part of its strategic plan and with the support of a successful recent capital campaign, Temple’s scientists have been responsible for ground-breaking advancements in areas across the scientific spectrum, including cancer biology, cardiovascular and thrombosis research, cell and developmental biology, HIV research, immunology and autoimmunity, neuroscience, pharmacology, pulmonary research and substance abuse research. Most researchers maintain a base within one of the Temple Research Centers. While these centers support the efforts of faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, their boundaries are porous by design. Temple created shared resources—technology cores, service centers, administrative support, and community outreach teams—that eliminate duplication and build research quality and efficiency.
COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University has three major missions: 1. To provide education that is patient-centered, instilling in learners the School’s ethic of human service and lifelong learning 2. To engage in research that advances and integrates basic and clinical science 3. To administer patient care with compassion and understanding, utilizing contemporary knowledge and techniques
“Temple, and specifically the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, is the perfect blend of commitment to service, clinical care, education, and the vision to promote cutting-edge translational research. We encourage cooperative endeavors between basic science and clinical faculty, academic centers and industry, to most efficiently understand mechanisms of disease, and importantly, to develop novel therapeutics.”
Marla Wolfson, MS, PhD Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Physiology Professor, Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research Page 10
Temple teaches approximately 840 medical students, 140 graduate students and 500 residents. The school offers programs leading to the MD and PhD degrees and dual degrees leading to MD/PhD, MD/MA in Urban Bioethics, MD/MPH and MD/MBA degrees, in addition to a Post Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program. Basic science, clinical science and the interrelationship between the two are emphasized throughout. Faculty are equally committed to teaching students in all programs. Upon completion of their degrees, our graduates secure residencies at top programs across the country, and our alumni are advancing academia, clinical practice and industry all across the globe. Temple has produced scores of leaders in medicine during its 110-year history.
RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION STEVEN R. HOUSER, PhD, FAHA
JENNIFER GORDON, PhD
Senior Associate Dean, Research
Associate Dean, Research
t: 215-707-3278 e: srhouser@temple.edu
t: 215-707-5105 e: jennifer.gordon@temple.edu
SUSAN G. FISHER, MS, PhD
KRUTI MOHAN, MPH
Associate Dean, Clinical Research
Assistant Dean, Research Administration
t: 215-707-3577 e: susan.fisher@temple.edu
t: 215-707-4348 e: kruti.mohan@temple.edu
GRACE X. MA, PhD Associate Dean, Health Disparities e: grace.ma@temple.edu Page 11
BENEFITS NON-CLINICAL FACULTY BENEFITS The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University offers an array of benefits including: • Medical Plan featuring a Total Wellness Program • RX, Vision and Dental Plans • Group Term Life Insurance • Voluntary Group Term Life Insurance • Survivor Income Insurance • Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance • Supplemental Long-Term Disability Insurance* • Employee Assistance Program
• Defined Contribution Retirement Plan • Supplemental Tax Deferred Annuity • Flexible Spending Account • Healthcare • Dependent Care • Commuter Transportation • Employee Home Ownership Program • Interest Free Computer Loan • Paid Time Off for Holidays and Vacation • Tuition Remission Program
For additional information about benefits, please visit: temple.edu/hr/departments/benefits/index.html
“Temple is great because of its collaborative environment. It’s easy to find other researchers with similar interests...colleagues who are able to brainstorm with you and provide assistance.”
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICIAN/FACULTY RECRUITMENT & RETENTION CONTACTS Please call a member of the Physician/Faculty Recruitment and Retention Department for additional information related to physician and faculty career opportunities. JULIE BRISSETT, MS, SPHR, FASPR
MICHAEL R. LESTER, FASPR, CMSR
Assistant Director
Senior Director
t: 215-707-5665 e: julie.brissett@tuhs.temple.edu
t: 215-707-5666 e: michael.lester@tuhs.temple.edu
CHRISTINE PREDJULEK
KELLY SMITH
Lead Administrative Specialist
Physician Recruitment Associate
t: 215-707-2236 e: christine.predjulek@tuhs.temple.edu
t: 215-707-0932 e: kelly.smith@tuhs.temple.edu
DEBBIE HINNERSCHITZ Oneida Arosarena, MD, FACS Associate Professor, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Physician Recruiter t: 215-707-4419 e: debbie.hinnerschitz@tuhs.temple.edu
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ABOUT PHILADELPHIA WELCOME TO PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia, the hometown of Temple Health, can be your hometown, too. Philadelphia is both a national hub for medicine and healthcare and one of the major cultural and historical centers in the United States. The fifth-largest city in the country, Philadelphia combines urban excitement with the hospitality of a small town. The city is one of our nation’s most historic, intercultural and walkable. Stroll from Chinatown to our open-air Italian Market, or from Independence Mall to artists’ alcoves in Old City. Our unique neighborhoods offer celebrated restaurants, worldrenowned cultural attractions and world-class athletics. Our Health Sciences Campus is an easy commute to New York City and Washington, D.C., and a short drive to beach and mountain resorts. • Philadelphia Museum of Art • The Barnes Foundation, with a new site on the famed Benjamin Franklin Parkway • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts • Major museum exhibit tours • Exciting concert venues • Cobblestone streets, European-style boulevards and interstate expressways • Philadelphia Orchestra • Pennsylvania Ballet • The Opera Company of Philadelphia • The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, the country’s oldest medical society • World Cafe Live, Electric Factory, Trocadero, Tower Theater, TLA music venues • Terry Gross and her famed NPR radio show “Fresh Air” • Reading Terminal Market and 30th Street Station • The Mummers Parade • Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell and National Constitution Center historical sites • The Philadelphia Eagles, Flyers, Phillies and 76ers • Temple Owls basketball and football • Cheesesteaks, hoagies, soft pretzels and water ice
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICIAN/FACULTY RECRUITMENT & RETENTION Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Medical Research Building 3420 North Broad Street, Suite 101 Philadelphia, PA 19140 215-707-2236 medcareers@temple.edu medicine.temple.edu/recruitment
Temple Health refers to the health, education and research activities carried out by the affiliates of Temple University Health System (TUHS) and by the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. TUHS neither provides nor controls the provision of health care. All health care is provided by its member organizations or independent health care providers affiliated with TUHS member organizations. Each TUHS member organization is owned and operated pursuant to its governing documents.