Director of Graduate Medical Education

About the role

The Director of Graduate Medical Education is responsible for overseeing the accreditation process for each specialty program and the institutional accreditation for programs in their specific hospital. This role also involves directing the administrative operations and maintaining oversight and daily management of all medical education programs.

Responsibilities

• Supports and monitors all resident activities via the program directors and program coordinators
• Facilitates ongoing readiness for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Annual Institutional Review by assisting in the submission of executive summaries that include action plans for oversight of and performance monitoring procedures for underperforming programs
• Affords assistance to the designated institutional official in all correspondence with ACGME at the institutional and program levels
• Oversight of resident work hours, resident supervision, and evaluation process that meets ACGME requirements
• Tracks residency program citations and program action plans to address ACGME citations
• Responsible for annual institutional WebADS program update to ACGME
• Facilitation of program letters of agreement for learners. Oversight of inter-institutional affiliation agreements
• Quarterly audits (internal program review) through the resident management suite (New Innovations) of each specialty area as designated by the division or corporate leadership and/or program directors
• Development of mechanisms to ensure appropriate teaching of ACGME competencies
• Liaison between programs and division GME leadership
• Assists hospitals with the creation of new programs through the application building process which may include serving as the initial program support during the application and accreditation phase
• Facilitating onboarding and off boarding and necessary training and orientation logistics for residents/fellows and GME staff. Work closely with HR to coordinate facility orientation for incoming trainees
• Supervision of GME program administrative staff
• Management Responsibilities

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and 3 years’ experience in a graduate medical education or healthcare medical education setting
• Preferred: Master’s degree from an accredited college or university and 3 years’ experience in a graduate medical education setting
• Minimum of 3 years of graduate medical education experience or an equivalent combination of experience and education is required
• Management experience is preferred