Chair, Department of Family Medicine

Chair, Department of Family Medicine

• Atrium Health Navicent
• February 28, 2024
• Macon, GA

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Atrium Health Navicent is searching for a Department of Family Medicine Chairperson to join the faculty and lead the program.

The Chairperson will lead the Family Medicine Residency and Geriatric Medicine Fellowship through detailed oversight of the training programs and institutional requirements, maintaining an environment of scholarly inquiry, professionalism and diversity, and facilitation of the resident and fellow learner’s development.

The program began in 1972, is ACGME accredited, has trained over 300 physicians, including a recent Surgeon General, and continues to grow in an underserved community that truly benefits from graduate medical education.

The department serves as the academic training center for 27 residents and 2 fellows, along with medical students and behavioral health interns, through our faculty appointments within the Mercer University School of Medicine.

The department is home to 6 full-time faculty, with 2 more arriving soon and plans to expand to 10 faculty (plus the Chair) through ongoing recruitment.

Faculty are responsible for the supervision of residents and fellows in the outpatient and inpatient settings in addition to didactic teaching, curriculum development, and maintaining an active outpatient clinical practice.

Faculty enjoy both the opportunity to educate future providers and to build strong clinical practices. We collaborate with quality, growth, academic, and research endeavors with our colleagues at Atrium Health Navicent, Atrium Health Wake Forest, Atrium Health Charlotte, and Atrium Health Floyd.

This person will be a role model for future family medicine physicians by demonstrating compassion, commitment to excellence in teaching and patient care, professionalism, and a dedication to lifelong learning.

Atrium Health Navicent is part of the Advocate Health family which includes a unique opportunity to be a part of a network of Residency and Fellowship Program Faculty leaders across Advocate Health’s Southeastern Region.

Key Responsibilities

Leads family medicine strategic planning and recruitment activities for Atrium Health Navicent.

Fosters an environment of continuous quality improvement against the national best.

Inspires physician enthusiasm and leadership, ever advancing the group to be the best.

Recruits top physician talent in collaboration with existing physicians.

Encourages and supports providers in their professional development. Creates a culture of collaboration and continuous learning.

Unifies the group for strategic innovation and growth.

Position Qualifications

Education and Credentials

MD, DO, or equivalent medical degree is required.

Board Certified in Family Medicine.

Eligible for Georgia licensure.

Experience

Previous experience as a professor and academic faculty member (minimum of 5 years).

Experience leading physicians in a community-based setting desirable.

Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Demonstrate a passion for teaching the next generation of physicians.