The Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program is responsible for the overall direction of the Family Medicine Residency Program. This is a faculty position combines an emphasis on clinical teaching and outstanding administrative skills.
Position Responsibilities
The residency program director is responsible for the implementation of the program's mission, articulating the educational philosophy of the program, and curricular development. All family medicine residency program faculty members are accountable to the program director for their activities in residency education, including clinical supervision of residents. Most of the program director's time will be devoted to the administrative oversight and non-teaching duties of the program.
Resident Recruitment
- Responsible for selecting, recruiting and retaining residents who are committed to care for underserved populations, interested in academically rigorous training in an urban setting and meeting the needs of our diverse patient population
Curriculum and Teaching
Continually develops a curriculum emphasizing principles of family and community medicine that includes an emphasis on 1) a relationship-centered model of care in the context of an interdisciplinary team; and 2) a balance between education and serviceAt least 20% of time dedicated to clinical teaching, which will include precepting in the Family Health Center and include attending on the Family Health Center Inpatient ServiceResidents
Responsible for creating and maintaining an educational environment that protects resident safety, fosters their well-being, and nurtures their professionalism and responsibilityDevelops and maintains an ongoing 360? evaluation system of residents (inclusive of faculty, peer, staff, and patient feedback and obtained through direct observation of patient care, chart review, panel management, and professional interactions)Develops and performs timely evaluations of residentsDevelops and maintains system to ensure residents' successful completion of programMaintains a learning environment that is professional and provides residents with essential resources for their education (reference material, access to computers, and on-call facilities)Education Administration
Responsible for initiating, coordinating, and administering policies, procedures, and activities which enhance education and training in the Residency Program; recommends the type and number of teaching faculty and staff needed for successful administration of program, and has ultimate responsibility for determination of faculty new hiresOversees the planning for annual residency events (e.g., Annual Program Evaluation, graduation, American Board of Family Medicine In-service examination)Responsible for key residency committees :Chairs standing Annual Program Evaluation and Resident Selection CommitteeCreates ad hoc residency committees as neededServes as a liaison for the residency program to the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineServe on system committees as assigned by the Chair, Department of Family MedicineRepresents the Residency at local, state and national meetings of family medicine residency programsTraining Settings
Responsible for residency educational operations of the Family Health Center and Family Health Center Inpatient ServiceResponsible for educational activities for Family Medicine residents at UPMC McKeesport Hospital and affiliated UPMC Hospitals (Magee, Children's Hospital, WPIC, etc.)Serves as co-director of the combined UPMC McKeesport WPIC Family Medicine Psychiatry Residency ProgramServes as liaison between the Family Medicine Residency Training Program and other UPMC residency programsRepresents the program at the UPMC and Dept of Family Medicine GME CommitteesResponsible for identifying, creating and maintaining high quality educational rotations for family medicine residents at other hospital and clinic settings to meet curricular needsResponsible for oversight of orientation of new residents to the Family Health Center and to UPMC McKeesport HospitalRegulatory Issues
Develops and operates the program to meet the general and specific standards of accreditationPatient Care
At least one-half day per week of primary care practice in the Family Health CenterParticipates in the on-call faculty schedule for the clinical services of the DepartmentFiscal Management
Assists with the management of program's financial resources and annual budget; involved in planning and oversightFaculty Development
Collaborates with Chair, Department of Family Medicine to identify and develop faculty educational activities to enhance teaching of residentsReporting Relationships
The Residency Program Director :
Reports to and works collaboratively with the Chair, Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineResponsible to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Designated Institutional Officer (DIO), Graduate Medical Education for issues that are institutional, or RRC-FM relatedFor administrative, fiscal and operational issues, reports to the Executive Administrator for Community Medicine Inc. (CMI)Works collaboratively with UPMC McKeesport Hospital executive leadership team for hospital related mattersThe Residency Program Director supervises the :
Associate Program DirectorChief Residents in Family MedicineFamily Medicine FacultyFamily Medicine ResidentJob Requirements
Specialty expertise in Family Medicine and at least three years of documented educational and / or administrative experienceBoard Certified in Family Medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine or by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians.ABMS and AOA CertificationOngoing clinical activity with previous leadership experience