Internal Medicine - Associate Program Director Opportunity

OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS

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IHA and Trinity Health St. Mary Mercy Hospital have an excellent full-time opportunity for an experienced Internal Medicine physician to serve as the Associate Program Director and Faculty for the Internal Medicine Residency Program located in Livonia, Michigan.

The Associate Program Director (APD) role is 0.3 FTE, and the remaining 0.7 FTE will be clinical teaching.

The APD reports to the Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program. The APD is a member of the faculty of the Internal Medicine Residency Program who assists the Program Director in enhancing the research, scholarly activities, and some administrative activities of the program.

The faculty for the Internal Medicine residency program provides instruction, supervision, and evaluation of resident physicians as required to meet the educational objectives of the program and to assure supervised participation of resident physicians in clinical care at a level appropriate to their training and experience.

Each member of the internal medicine faculty will have clinical, administrative, research, and teaching responsibilities assigned and scheduled by the Program Director of the Internal Medicine.

The Internal Medicine faculty is selected from among the medical staff based on qualifications, commitment, and desire to function as a teacher and clinical supervisor.

Faculty must be active clinicians with broad knowledge of, experience with, and commitment to internal medicine as a discipline, and to the generalist training of residents.

Specific Responsibilities for Associate Program Director :

• Dedicate an average of at least 15 hours per week to enhancing the research and scholarly activities in the program, as delegated by the program director.
• Assist in the general administration of the program, including recruitment, selection, instruction, supervision, counseling, evaluation, and advancement of residents, and maintenance of records related to program accreditation.
• Develop and implement annual program improvement goals and objectives related to resident and faculty scholarly activity in cooperation with the Program Director.
• Work with residents and faculty to document all scholarly activities related to achievement of annual goals.
• Meet all the requirements for faculty position.
• Assist in enhancing a research environment in the program, including teaching and learning.
• Help the program and residents disseminate scholarly learning across different platforms including local, regional, national conferences and peer-reviewed publications.
• Demonstrate and model accomplishments in research, educational innovation, quality improvement, and patient safety initiatives.
• Help in the creation of evaluation tools, didactic educational activities, or electronic educational materials.
• Take the lead on contributions to professional committees, educational organizations, or editorial boards.

Specific Responsibilities for Faculty Physician Internal Medicine Residency Program :

• Assist in the development and improvement of the written curriculum for internal medicine, including the integration of the ACGME Competencies.
• Provide instruction and supervision of assigned residents on various teaching services.
• Evaluate and document the educational and clinical performance of residents in collaboration with other faculty and the Program Director.
• Provide clinical services to patients on the internal medicine teaching services, clinics, and other clinical settings.
• Carry out administrative duties as assigned by the Program Director.
• Participate in the evaluation and improvement of the Internal Medicine Program.
• Actively participate on Clinical Competency Committee.
• Participate in faculty development activities, including continuing medical education.
• Maintain a learning environment characterized by inquiry and scholarship.
• Accomplish one poster / publication and one CME conference annually.
• Cooperate with the Program Director in maintaining compliance with policies and procedures governing resident education.
• Advise the Program Director and DIO on resource needs of the program.

Requirements :

• Associate Program Directors must have served on core faculty for at least two years with demonstrated exceptional administrative and educational skill.
• Faculty physicians must possess requisite specialty expertise and competence in clinical care and teaching abilities.
• Faculty physicians must be certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine or possess qualifications judged acceptable by the Internal Medicine Residency Review Committee.
• Faculty physicians must be appointed in good standing to the medical staff of St. Mary Mercy Hospital and must have an unrestricted license to practice medicine issued by the State of Michigan.

This is an outstanding opportunity for the right Internal Medicine physician to assist in leading the Internal Medicine Residency program at St. Mary Mercy Hospital.

RECRUITMENT PACKAGE

An excellent compensation and benefits package is available for the right candidate including :

• Competitive base rate and compensation plan
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Benefits; 403b, 457
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Professional Malpractice Coverage with Tail Coverage

ABOUT THE FACILITY

Trinity Health IHA Medical Group is one of the best and largest multi-specialty groups in Michigan. IHA employs more than 1,600 staff members, including more than 800 providers in approximately 70 practice locations across southeast Michigan, including 36 Specialties.

Recognized as Metro Detroit's Top Physician Group by Consumer Reports magazine, Trinity Health IHA Medical Group ranks in the top quartile for patient satisfaction nationally.

Trinity Health Livonia Hospital , located in Livonia, Michigan, provides acute-care medical and health services to our community.

Trinity Health Livonia Hospital is part of Saint Joseph Mercy Health System.

For more information about Trinity Health Livonia Hospital, visit https : / / www.stjoeshealth.org / location / trinity-health-livonia.

COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION

Livonia, Michigan - With a population of nearly 100,000, Livonia is Michigan's eighth-largest city and one of the most-stable family communities in the United States.

For more information on Livonia, please visit www.livonia.org.

About Trinity Health

Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation.

Our mission : We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to submit your CV, please email [email protected] or call Trinity Health Physician Recruitment at (734) 343-2300.

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