Black Health Lead – Temerty Faculty of Medicine

The Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine has opened applications for a Black Health Lead.

The Department’s 2022-2027 Strategic Plan outlines a focus on Community, Relationships and Leadership and includes a clear focus on advancing health in Black communities. With the formation with the Black Health Advisory Table (BHAT) in January 2024 under the Community priority action C.3.3, the department aims to achieve this focus with clear leadership in research, education and Quality Improvement in the area of Black health and primary care.

The Black Health Lead position will work with the Black Health Education Lead, the BHAT with the support of the Vice- Chair Community Partnerships to advance health in Black communities and advise the department on ways to support Black faculty and learners. This work will be focused on the 4 key areas of the BHAT strategy including: 1) Recruitment and retention into family medicine, 2) Black Health Education in primary care, 3) Black Expert consultants 4) Black health research in primary care and be supported by the executive leadership of the BHAT.

The ideal candidate will bring lived experience as a member of a Black community to their work in the role. They will demonstrate community engagement skills working with Black communities and possess excellent leadership and communication skills in addition to having a proven ability to lead and work well with others and a strong commitment to students and faculty.

• Application Deadline: May 22, 2026

• Position Start Date: July 1, 2026

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