Chief Academic Officer (CAO) / Designated Institutional Official (DIO)

Join The Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium Team

Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium develops graduate medical education (GME) residency and fellowship programs within the Southwest Healthcare Acute care hospitals. These hospitals include Temecula Valley Hospital, Corona Regional Medical Center, Inland Valley Hospital, Rancho Springs Hospital and Palmdale Regional Medical Center. Our programs offer unique training opportunities to the next generation of healthcare providers and integrated into the core mission of the hospitals : to provide convenient access to a wide range of healthcare services in a way that benefits you, your family, and the entire community. Providing a solid, sound foundation for learning, training, and new opportunities, has been the key to our success. If you have the passion to mentor graduates so they are prepared for the career they choose, you're in the right place! Apply now!

Job Summary

We are seeking a Chief Academic Officer (CAO) / Designated Institutional Official (DIO) who will be responsible for the central oversight, management and monitoring of all clinical GME programs. This position is home based in the Regional Office in Temecula, CA and reports to the UHS Vice President of Quality / Chief Medical Officer. Duties include but not limited to :

• Responsible for the UME, CME, and GME across multiple Southwest Healthcare hospitals.
• Responsible for ensuring that all future and current residency and fellowship programs maintain compliance with ACGME and Medical Board of California requirements.
• Develop educational programs at the institutional level for implementation across all programs.
• Serve as a liaison with medical school affiliates.
• As a Medical Executive Board member, provide annual GME report and represent interests of Department of Graduate Medical Education.
• Manage all relationships and activities with regional and state education societies, associations and organizations.
• Requires a 100% commitment and works in close collaboration with the VP, seeking advice and feedback regarding but not limited to new GME program development and new GME faculty / administrative staffing decisions, educational grants available, required written responses to the ACGME and other major GME operational and funding decisions.
• Required to travel to all sites on a regular basis.

Qualifications

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Benefit Highlights

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