Description

The Medical Director, Health & Counseling Center serves as the senior physician leader for student medical services at the University of Denver while also functioning as a highly visible and active clinician within the HCC. The Medical Director is responsible for the clinical quality, safety, accessibility, compliance, and effectiveness of HCC medical services and works in close collaboration with counseling leadership and Student Affairs colleagues to ensure that students receive coordinated, inclusive, and developmentally informed care.

This role combines direct clinical care with strategic planning, policy development, quality improvement, CLIA-waived lab direction, interdisciplinary partnership, public health response, and administrative oversight. The Medical Director will spend approximately 60% of time delivering direct patient care and approximately 40% of time leading medical operations, advancing quality and access, supporting integrated care, and contributing to university-wide student well-being strategy. This position will play an important role in assisting the HCC in implementing third-party billing. The role also includes serving as the collaborating physician of record for staff physician assistants, consistent with Colorado law and University expectations for the position. Additionally, this role will provide leadership, direction, and development regarding the HCC's implementation of Colorado's medication-assisted abortion law for student health centers. The HCC is a AAAHC-accredited institution, and the Medical Director serves a key role in updating and maintaining this quality and safety designation.

The Medical Director, Health & Counseling Center reports to the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health and Wellness within Student Affairs. The role partners closely with HCC leadership and collaborates regularly with campus partners across Student Affairs, disability services, student outreach and support, student conduct, athletics, housing, risk management, and university leadership as appropriate to advance student well-being and assist with campus response efforts.

This position summary is not designed to capture all activities, duties, or responsibilities required for this position. Responsibilities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time. Please review additional details and institutional context available via Search Position Profile (PDF).

Applications will only be accepted through the DU job application website: https://jobs.du.edu/en-us/job/498834/medical-director-health-counseling-center (job #498834) with required materials including a letter of interest and a curriculum vitae or resumé tailored to the responsibilities of the role.

For best consideration please apply by 8am, Monday, June 29, 2026.

Nominations (with contact information) may be submitted to Thomas Walker, PhD, Sr Project Manager, at thomas.walker@du.edu 

Requirements

Education and Credentials

• MD or DO degree from an accredited institution.
• Current unrestricted license to practice medicine in Colorado, or eligibility for Colorado licensure by the start of employment, with full prescriptive authority and NPI number.
• Board certification in family medicine, internal medicine, adult and adolescent medicine, or another specialty relevant to college health.
• DEA registration and other credentials required for clinical practice and prescribing, as applicable.
• Required seven years of experience in a primary care setting after residency, with at least one to two years leading clinical and/or administrative operations such as quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• Current BLS/ACLS.
• Eligibility to obtain adequate professional liability insurance coverage.

Preferred Experience

• Significant clinical experience in ambulatory care, student health, adult and adolescent/young adult medicine, community health, or another setting relevant to college and university populations.
• Progressive leadership experience in student health, academic health, integrated care, outpatient medical practice, or complex healthcare delivery settings.
• Experience partnering with behavioral health professionals and working in multidisciplinary or integrated care environments.
• Experience with quality improvement, risk management, accreditation or regulatory compliance, and public health response.
• Experience in higher education, or demonstrated understanding of the mission, culture, and decision-making environment of colleges and universities.
• Experience leading organizational change, service redesign, or strategic change management initiatives in healthcare, higher education, or similarly complex organizations.
• An MBA, MHA, MPH, or other relevant administrative or management degree is valued and may be especially helpful for candidates with strong interest in strategy, operations, and change leadership.

Leadership Attributes

• The strongest candidates will bring:
• A visible commitment to student-centered, inclusive, developmentally informed care.
• Sound clinical judgment and the credibility to lead physicians and other health professionals while maintaining an active practice.
• The ability to build trust and strong working relationships across counseling, Student Affairs, and university leadership.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to translate medical issues for non-clinical colleagues and campus stakeholders.
• Emotional intelligence, discretion, collaboration, and a bias toward practical problem solving.
• A commitment to continuous improvement, innovation, accountability, and service excellence.