Assistant Osteopathic Residency Program Director / Director of Osteopathic Education SMS-3521 (Decat

Teaching

Serve as an Assistant Program Director for the Decatur Family Medicine Residency Program by directing and administering clinical and educational activities related to the program as delegated by the Residency Program and Medical Director. Supervise, observe, and evaluate resident physicians and other advanced students in the Family Medicine Program.

Service (Patient Care)

Provide direct patient care to own patient panel. Participate in the Family Medicine Faculty Inpatient call. Serve on school-wide, departmental and community committees and requested. Serve on residency program, community, and hospital committees, as assigned. Provide emergency services to patients as needed including those who are identified as having no primary care physician. Attend quarterly Departmental DO meetings. Coordinate, attend, and assist as needed in osteopathic resident curricular activities including but not limited to OMT clinics, DO journal clubs, and educational workshops. Track, monitor and advise on Decatur DO scholarly activities. Ensure resident documentation of osteopathic skills are maintained. Conduct biannual meetings with each osteopathic recognition (OR) track resident, and annual meetings with OR faculty as required by the ACGME.

Administration

Serves as an Assistant Program Director for the Decatur Family Medicine Residency Program by directing and administering clinical and educational activities related to the program as delegated by the Residency Program and Medical Director. Serve as the Director of Osteopathic Education. Responsible for osteopathic recognition status through ACGME and serves as point of contact for the American Osteopathic Association, Division of Postdoctoral Training and ATSU/KCOM Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institution (National Center for Osteopathic Principles and Practice Education).

Research

Devise and carry out research projects of their own design with assistance from other faculty members. Assist Residents and medical students in the development of research projects and will help supervise their activities.

Qualifications

• Sensitive to the needs of underrepresented minority populations.
• Must possess a DO degree.
• Must have graduated from an accredited residency training program at time of hire.
• Must be Board Certified in Family Medicine.
• Must be licensed in the state of Illinois at time of hire.
• Must be willing to practice inpatient medicine.