Vancouver Coastal Health
Providence Health Care
and The University of British Columbia
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
HEAD, DIVISION OF THORACIC SURGERY
Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver Coastal Health, Providence Health Care, and The University of British Columbia, Department
of Surgery, are recruiting applications for an outstanding academic clinician to serve as the Head of the
Division of Thoracic Surgery for the hospitals and the UBC Department of Surgery. Our hospitals provide
a comprehensive clinical and academic regional program. The individual we seek will plan, manage, and
implement clinical and academic programs that foster the professional and scholarly growth of a multiinstitutional division and to provide leadership to the Division’s faculty. The Head will have overall
responsibility for the Division’s MD Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs and will promote the
development of research programs of appropriate breadth and depth for a University division of
national stature.
We require a candidate with demonstrated commitment to patient care, teaching, and research in
advancing knowledge. Applicants should have attained national and international stature in the field of
general thoracic surgery. Candidates should demonstrate a record of excellence in thoracic surgery,
clinical service and scholarship. The successful candidate must hold or be eligible for certification in
Thoracic Surgery from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and be eligible for
licensure by the BC College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Clinical Faculty rank and remuneration is commensurate with qualifications and experience. The review
of applications will start from December 1 and will continue until January 10, 2014 or until the position
is filled. The anticipated start date for the position is July 1, 2014.
Qualified candidates are asked to please send their CV, letter of interest, and the names of three
referees to:
John R.W. Kestle, MD, FRCSC, FACS
Professor and Head
Department of Surgery
The University of British Columbia
via email to: surgery.careers@ubc.ca
Learn more about us at: www.vch.ca www.providencehealthcare.org and www.surgery.med.ubc.ca.
UBC, Vancouver Coastal Health, and Providence Health Care engage services on the basis of merit and
are committed to equity. We encourage all qualified persons to apply. UBC is strongly committed to
diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group
members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or
gender identity, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. Citizens and
permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.