Hematologist/Oncologist | UMass Chan – Baystate Health

Baystate Health, home of the UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate, is seeking a Faculty Hematologist/Oncologist to join our cancer program in western Massachusetts.

Position Highlights

• Role: Full-time or Part-time Faculty Hematologist/Oncologist
• Institution: Baystate Health – not-for-profit, integrated healthcare system and home to UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
• Environment: Hybrid role with clinical care, teaching, and research opportunities
• Teaching: Faculty appointment at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate with opportunities to teach residents, fellows, and medical students
• Research: Opportunities for investigator-initiated, cooperative, and pharmaceutical trials (clinical, translational, and quality improvement)
• Impact: Contribute to the Baystate Regional Cancer Program (BRCP), which treats 70% of the region’s patients and sees ~3,000 new cases annually
• Workload: Separate hematology and oncology consult services, hospital admissions covered by medicine service, and flexible clinic schedules tailored to your preferences

Position Benefits

• Compensation: Competitive base salary with incentive bonuses
• Relocation: Robust relocation package available
• Sponsorship: Visa sponsorship available
• Retirement: Lucrative 403(b) match and 457(b) plan
• Paid Time Off: Immediate access to unlimited PTO
• Professional Development: Ongoing mentorship and leadership development opportunities
• Loan Forgiveness: Eligible for US Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and other state/federal programs

Position Requirements

• Certification: ABMS Board Eligible or Board Certified in Hematology & Oncology
• Training: Completion of an accredited fellowship in Hematology/Oncology
• Experience: Academic interest and/or research involvement encouraged 
• Skills:
• Interest in teaching and mentoring future specialists
• Commitment to patient-centered, collaborative care

Baystate Health (BH) is one of New England’s leading and largest integrated healthcare systems, serving more than 800,000 people throughout western Massachusetts. With about 12,000 employees, a 1,200-member medical staff, and net patient service revenue of more than $2.3 billion, this dynamic and growing system includes an academic medical center, a children’s hospital and three community hospitals. It also includes a large multispecialty group, (Baystate Medical Practices), Baystate Home Health, Baystate Reference Laboratory, and Health New England, a 205,000-member health insurance company.

Baystate Medical Center (BMC) in Springfield, MA is Baystate Health’s 716-bed flagship hospital and a training site for the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School – Baystate. As a major referral care center and the only Level 1 trauma center and pediatric trauma center for western Massachusetts with one of New England’s busiest emergency departments, BMC plays a critical role in meeting the healthcare needs of residents throughout western New England. 

In 2015, Baystate Health established a new partnership with the UMass Medical School and the University of Massachusetts Amherst to develop a new regional clinical campus of the UMass Chan Medical School (UMMS) in Springfield, known as UMMS Chan-Baystate. UMMS Chan- Baystate is now home to UMMS’ four-year Population-based Urban and Rural Community Health (PURCH) track, which welcomed its inaugural class of 22 medical students in Autumn 2017. Through this innovative program, the three institutions are partnering to strengthen the pipeline of new primary care physicians for the future in Western Massachusetts. These three institutions have also collaborated to create the Institute for Healthcare Delivery & Population Science, to generate and apply new knowledge to transform health care delivery and population health in support of Baystate Health’s strategic goals. The Institute conducts health services research projects in partnership with local, regional, and national stakeholders.