CDU National Residency Matching Program Candidates Only

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Participate in the clinical evaluation and care of patients in a variety of patient care settings with sufficient frequency to achieve the competencies required by their discipline under the supervision of the attending staff.
• Perform procedures, which are specified by each program director, under the direct supervision of the attending physician. Fellows may only perform those procedures for which the attending physician has privileges.
• Assume progressive responsibility for patient care activities according to fellow's level of education, ability, and experience. The program director and the attending staff will determine the fellow's level of responsibility and autonomy.
• Communicate effectively with their supervising attending regarding the findings of their evaluation, physical examination, interpretation of diagnostic tests, and intended interventions continuously.
• Participate fully in the educational and scholarly activities of the program and, as required, assume responsibility for teaching and supervising other fellows and students.
• Participate in appropriate institutional committees and councils whose actions affect their education and/or patient care including, but not limited to quality assurance and quality improvement activities.
• Develop a personal program of learning to foster continued professional growth with guidance from the teaching staff.
• Abide by all University policies and procedures, including the provisions of the GME Fellow Policy and Procedure Manual, the residency training programs, and the regulations of any affiliated institution to which the fellows may be assigned.

Graded Responsibilities

• The fellow physician is both a learner and a provider of medical care. The fellow physician is involved in caring for patients under the supervision of more experienced physicians. As their training progresses, fellow physicians are expected to gain competence and require less supervision, progressing from on-site and contemporaneous supervision to more indirect and periodic supervision.
• Fellow physicians are given progressive responsibility for the care of the patient. The determination of a fellow physician's ability to provide care to patients without a supervisor present or act in a teaching capacity is based on formative evaluations and summative evaluations of the fellow physician's clinical experience, judgment, knowledge, and technical skill.
• The Residency Program Director has the responsibility to determine and to document in writing, that the fellow physician possesses the skills necessary to practice at the level commensurate with their training.

Education

• Graduates of medical schools in the United States and Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) and successful completion of any pre-requisite accredited training specified by ACGME Residency Review Committees.
• Graduates of colleges of osteopathic medicine in the United States accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and successful completion of any pre-requisite accredited training specified by ACGME Residency Review Committees.
• Graduates of medical schools outside the United States and Canada who meet one of the following qualifications: Have a currently valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates before appointment, or Have a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a US licensing jurisdiction in which they are in training, and Successful completion of any pre-requisite accredited training specified by ACGME Residency Review Committees.
• Graduates of medical schools outside the United States who have completed a Fifth Pathway program provided by an LCME-accredited medical school and successful completion of any pre-requisite accredited training.

Preferred Qualifications

• Spanish language proficiency
• Excellent communication skills especially active listening skills. He/she/they must be proactive. Must have good time management abilities. He/she/they must possess excellent hand-eye coordination. Must have the ability to think and act critically at all times. Must show understanding and support to patients in emergencies. Must have good organizational skills. Must possess good interpersonal skills. Possess good decision-making ability even under pressure. Must have a keen eye for every important detail. He/she/they should be able to work as part of a team or even lead a team if need be.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills especially active listening skills.
• Proactive.
• Good time management abilities.
• Excellent hand-eye coordination.
• Ability to think and act critically at all times.
• Show understanding and support to patients in emergencies.
• Good organizational skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Possess good decision-making ability even under pressure.
• A keen eye for every important detail.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team or even lead a team if need be.

Complexity

• The ability to perform highly detailed work with sustained attention and care while providing/obtaining information on numerous inquiries is paramount to success in this position.

Physical Demands

• Occasional stooping.
• Frequent standing.
• Constant walking, sitting, climbing, reaching high/low levels, finger movement, feeling, speaking clearly, hearing conversationally, and seeing far and near.

Work Environment

• Occasionally required to work in confined space.

Mental Demands

• Frequent variety of unrelated tasks.
• Constant calculating, interrupted work, a variety of interrelated tasks, and use of sustained concentration, reasoning, judgment, resourcefulness, analytical ability, and ingenuity.

Special Requirements

• CDC recommends that all adults get vaccinated against COVID-19. Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science will require COVID-19 vaccinations for all University students, faculty, and staff subject to limited exceptions and exemptions. The University vaccine requirement has been implemented consistent with federal and state law related to medical exemptions for students, faculty, and staff. Requests for disability and religious accommodations from faculty and staff will be evaluated consistent with the law and University policies and procedures.

EEO Statement

• Charles R. Drew University is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity. Applicants will be considered without regard to gender, race, age, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, disability or covered veteran status.

Special Requirements

• Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local “Fair Chance” laws.