Medical Director

Permanent Position

SUMMARY

Bowdoin Street Health Center (BSHC) is a hospital-licensed community health center serving the Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood of Dorchester, MA. Founded in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood in 1972 by community residents, Bowdoin Street remains focused on providing outstanding, linguistically appropriate, and culturally sensitive medical care while maintaining a tradition of working with residents to identify and meet their unique health needs. This is critical for Bowdoin-Geneva residents who—when compared with residents of neighboring Boston communities—are disproportionately affected by social and economic factors that significantly impact their health. Half of Bowdoin-Geneva residents live below the federal poverty level, and many do not have access to high-quality health insurance. Nearly all BSHC patients are at high risk for serious health complications, including diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and heart disease. BSHC’s patient population reflects the racially and culturally diverse demographics of the Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood, as do the health center’s clinicians, who deliver culturally competent, patient-centered care in eight languages.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This is an opportunity for a passionate, dedicated Medical Director to advance clinical practice and promote quality care delivery in a community setting, while working to actively tackle social inequities and injustice, advocate for innovation, and contribute to the academic mission of research and education at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC).

THE POSITION

The Medical Director holds accountability for the comprehensive provision of services, clinical excellence, professional guidance, and leadership direction for the staff physicians, residents and medical students within the health center. The Medical Director sets care protocols and goals that promote clinical excellence and productivity in ways that are responsive to and respectful of patient and practitioner needs as well as those of other staff.