Adventist Health White Memorial is seeking a dynamic and experienced individual to lead our Internal Medicine Residency Program as Associate Program Director. This position presents a unique opportunity to shape the future of medical education, mentor residents, and contribute to the advancement of internal medicine within our institution.
Highlights
- Community-based ACGME program
- Mission-focused
- Team of dedicated, diverse, family-oriented faculty
Major Responsibilities
- Demonstrate a commitment to Residency Education and to supporting institutional and program mission and aims.
- The Associate Program Director must ensure continuing accreditation of the program by comprehending and complying with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Institutional, Common and Specialty-Specific Program Requirements, as well as Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and Review Committee policies and procedures and Adventist Health GME policies and procedures.
- Develop and continuously improve a high-quality, comprehensive Internal Medicine curriculum that meets the requirements of the State of California, Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, American Board of Internal Medicine and the sponsoring institution, including specialty-specific competencies and milestones. This will be reflected in a board pass rate greater than 80% and average in-service examination scores above the national mean.
- Responsible for mentoring the teaching faculty and monitoring their academic appointments, assignments, professionalism, engagement, and overall effectiveness of their educational activities. Conduct an annual performance review of each faculty and provide a copy of each written review to the respective faculty member (and Department Chair). Develop a faculty development program that encourages professional growth and instruction on evidence-based clinical and didactic teaching methods and evaluation.
- Recruit, retain, and promote a high-caliber resident body, reflective of the community they serve, who exhibit a commitment to excellence in whole-person patient care, demonstrate competency in scholarly activity, display high ethics and professionalism and actively participate in their own medical education and that of others.
- Cultivate a psychologically safe working and learning environment for the residents that allows them to confidentially raise concerns and provide feedback, without fear of intimidation or retaliation.
- Demonstrate an appreciation for the role financial stewardship plays in the development and management of a residency budget that ensures the availability of adequate ACGME-required resources to facilitate resident education and scholarly activity. Understand Graduates Medical Education funding sources and mechanisms, as they relate to the residency program.
- Establish and maintain an education liaison with community-based and academic teaching institutions, as required.
- Positively interact with the faculty of those institutions to coordinate faculty development, medical student curriculum, and resident training and education, as needed.
- Perform such duties as are appropriate and necessary to the position and operation of Adventist Health White Memorial Internal Medicine Residency Program.
Benefits
- Wage Scale: $351,000 - $405,000
- Competitive salaried compensation
- Annual bonus structure
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Starting Bonus
- Retirement savings plan with employer match.
- Paid time off and CME allowance.
- Top rated malpractice insurance coverage.
- Relocation reimbursement
Qualifications
- Must hold or be able to obtain a valid and unrestricted medical license from the State of California
- Shall have completed an accredited residency program in Internal Medicine
- Shall be certified/maintain certification with the American Board of Internal Medicine or the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine Physicians
- 3-5 years of Internal Medicine education and/or administrative experience, preferably as a Director, Associate Director, Site Director, or Core Faculty member of an Internal Medicine Residency Training Program.
Location
Adventist Health White Memorial is a 353-bed, nonprofit, faith-based teaching hospital, providing a full range of inpatient, outpatient, emergency and diagnostic services to communities in and near downtown Los Angeles.
Adventist Health White Memorial has a mission to keep our communities healthy, founded by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1913. Today, it is one of the region's leading nonprofit hospitals, offering cardiac and vascular care, intensive and general medical care, oncology, orthopedic care, rehabilitation, specialized and general surgery, and women's and children's services.
As a major teaching hospital, White Memorial also plays an important role in training physicians, nurses and other medical professionals while being the employer of choice for the communities we serve.
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