Director Diagnostic Residency Program- University of Colorado

The Department of Radiology has an opening for a full-time Director to lead its Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program. The University of Colorado Diagnostic Radiology Residency is a large, academic training program.

Our 44 residents and 2 Chief Radiology Residents proudly contribute to excellent patient care at our four main clinical sites : UCHealth, our quaternary, 1,000-bed university hospital;

Denver Health, a top-10 safety net county hospital and clinic system; the Children’s Hospital of Colorado; and the Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Medical Center.

Our program provides innovative and individualized training for future leaders in radiology. The residency is built around a flexible schedule that allows for individualized growth as well as an intentional and thoughtful curriculum.

Upon graduation, nearly all trainees at the University of Colorado pursue subspecialty fellowship training in academic environments.

To be considered for an interview, please make sure your application is full in line with the job specs as found below.

The Program Director (PD) provides the vision, mission, and operational leadership for a world-class residency program. A successful PD will be a role model to faculty members and an inspiration to residents and students as they display unwavering professionalism, outstanding patient care, and a scholarly approach to their role.

The successful candidate will be expected to engage in educational excellence and be a dynamic, transformational leader.

Additionally, they will be expected to work as part of an interdisciplinary, interprofessional team to create an educational environment that promotes high-quality care, patient safety, and resident well-being.

The program offers a total of 0.7 FRE for all leadership including PD and Associate PDs, compliant with ACGME program leadership dedicated time requirements.

Supervision Received :

Reports to the Department of Radiology (DOR) Chairperson and Vice Chair of Education (VCE)

Supervision Exercised :

Oversees 3 Associate Program Directors, and subspecialty education coordinators. A well-established team of program coordinators and administrators is in place and ready to support the new Director.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversees and guides the training and mentorship of all PGY 2-5 residents within the residency program. Oversees the selection, guidance, and evaluation of the Chief Radiology Residents.
• Provides direction and support for core faculty, Associate Program Directors (APDs), subspecialty Section Education Directors, and any other teaching faculty or those supporting residents.

The PD, in conjunction with the VCE, provides mentorship, promotion of educational scholarship, faculty career development, and offers broad dissemination of educational skills and techniques to teaching faculty.

Oversees the evaluation of faculty involved in teaching residents in the DOR. Provides oversight support for the residency administrative operations.

Assures compliance with all ACGME requirements by continuously monitoring all aspects of the programs, including but not limited to curriculum, work hours, evaluations, performance of residents, performance of faculty, and review of resident and faculty survey results.

Prepares and oversees the conduct of the ACGME required evaluations, including WebADs, Annual Program Evaluation, and Self-Study.

Responds to recommendations from the institutional GMEC and ACGME. Responsible for the Clinical Competency Committee, Program Evaluation Committee, Milestone reporting, remediation, and promotion of all trainees in the program.

Conducts or attends all committees related to the residency training program.

• Attends GMEC meetings and represents the DOR at these meetings.
• Directs and manages all aspects of the Residency recruitment process to ensure the highest quality of resident candidates.
• Works closely with the resident leadership team, including the Chief Radiology Residents, to ensure wellbeing monitoring and integration of educational programs in a manner that promotes physician wellness.
• Maintains open communication with the Chairperson of the DOR and VCE to keep them informed of program changes and for recommendations or problem-solving related to the program.
• In collaboration with the VCE, is responsible for residency budget and institutional role support of residency program faculty.
• Attends annual national meetings to advance programmatic innovations, career development, evaluation, and achievement of clinical competencies and actively participates in efforts to improve residency training nationally.
• Actively participates in hospital meetings related to patient care and residency training to ensure patient care needs, regulations, and hospital operational procedures and policies are met in relation to the provision of resident patient care.

Works closely with hospital leadership at all sites to ensure adequate space and rotations for assigned residents at all sites.

This is an open rank position and could be categorized as an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor based on experience and qualifications.

• Candidates must have an M.D., D.O. (or foreign equivalent).
• Board-certified in Radiology by the American Board of Radiology (or foreign equivalent).
• Eligible for medical licensure in the state of Colorado.
• Qualify for a full-time appointment to the University of Colorado Department of Radiology faculty at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor.

Preferred Qualifications :

Three years of administrative and leadership experience in graduate medical education at either the section, departmental, or institutional level.

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