Program Director -- CMH Rural Family Medicine Residency Program -- F67850

Founded in 1970, the Department of Family Medicine and Population Health at VCU has a long and proud history of training medical students and resident physicians. Our department houses our family medicine medical student education programs, including a highly rated clerkship and two longitudinal, four-year track programs. Our department is one of the top ten in the nation for family medicine research.
As the Program Director and Core Faculty, you will work with the Associate Program Director to support the needs of our residents and core faculty. You will spend a majority of your time on precepting, direct resident and medical student education in both the inpatient and outpatient settings, and educational administration. The remaining time will be devoted to your own direct clinical practice. This position will be primarily based at VCUs Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill, VA; while the Associate Program Director is located primarily on the MCV Campus of VCU Health in Richmond, VA.
Demonstrates dedication to Family Medicine Education\nResponsible for monitoring the faculty appointments, assignments, outcomes, and proper conduct of educational activities\nResponsible for the supervision, direction, evaluation, and administration of the Family Medicine Education Program\n\nResponsibilities for the Family Medicine Program include:\nProvide direction and leadership necessary to obtain and/or maintain the Family Medicine Residency Program with Full Residency Review Committee Accreditation\nConduct ongoing review of the residency program as required by RRC and ACGME\nParticipate with the Department Chair and other Residency Leadership in recruiting and making recommendations for improvement in the educational programs within the Department of Family Medicine and Population Health and within the entire VCU Health systems\nAssure that services are performed in accordance with and sufficient for compliance with the requirements of all required accrediting bodies such as the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the Systems liability carrier\nContinual improvement of the Family Medicine Residency Program\nServe as a member of VCU Healths Graduate Medical Education Council\nPerform such duties as are appropriate and necessary to the position and operation of the VCU Health Systems and the Family Medicine Residency Program\nRecruit, retain, and promote high caliber, diverse residents who exhibit interest and commitment to rural healthcare, health equity, excellence in patient care and medical education, high ethics, and a commitment to a high order of professionalism\nParticipate in the budgeting process for the residency program\nReview clinical teaching and scholarship of each faculty members individually and annually.
Ability to obtain license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Virginia\nShall have completed an accredited residency program in Family Medicine\nShall be certified and recertified by the American Board of Family Medicine\nFive or more years of Family Medicine Practice\nThree to five years of experience as faculty in a Family Medicine Residency Training Program\nExperience in providing direct patient care to underserved populations across multiple settings\nWilling and able to participate in neonatal resuscitation, newborn nursery, and to admit and care for pediatric inpatients, shared call for a low volume service. We provide proctored onboarding to the inpatient setting.\nDemonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.