GERIATRIC MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct the fellowship in a fashion consistent with the needs of the community, the mission of Beebe Healthcare, and the mission of the fellowship.
• Administer and maintain an educational environment conducive to educating the fellows in each of the ACGME competency areas.
• Maintain clinical skills by providing direct patient care.
• Understand and fully implement the ACGME Institutional Requirements, Common Program Requirements along with the Geriatric Medicine requirements.
• Ensure compliance with the policies and procedures of Beebe Healthcare, the Medical Staff bylaws and the policies of Graduate Medical Education.
• Approve the selection of the fellowship faculty, as appropriate, and evaluate fellowship faculty on an annual basis and approve the continued participation of fellowship faculty based on evaluations.
• Assists in assuring the arrangement of affiliations and/or outside rotations necessary to meet the program objectives.
• Must approve a local director for each participating site and monitor fellow supervision at all participating sites.
• Prepare and submit all required information as requested by the ACGME.
• Ensure compliance with grievance and due process procedures as set forth in the Institutional Requirements and implemented by the sponsoring institution.
• Provide verification of fellowship education for all fellows, including those who leave prior to completion.
• Implement policies and procedures consistent with the institutional and fellowship requirements for fellow work hours and the working environment, including moonlighting.
• Obtain DIO review and co-signature on all program application forms, as well as any correspondence or document submitted to the ACGME that addresses fellowship citations, and/or requests for changes in program that would have significant impact, including financial, on the fellowship or institution.
• Responsible for educational activities such as coordinating monthly journal club, board review and other didactics.
• Aid in coordinating and participating in planned faculty development activities either onsite or offsite.
• Ensures that the fellows demonstrate competency in meeting or exceeding the minimum standards for quality patient care utilizing competency-based evaluation.
• Assess compliance with fellowship competencies and skills development requirements.
• Fully participates in any Academic and Disciplinary action or contract termination involving Geriatric Fellow.
• Evaluate the fellowship annually as part of the Program Evaluation Committee.
• Meet with and document all the fellows at least quarterly to ensure that program objectives are being met.
• Evaluate the performance of the fellows, in conjunction with the faculty and medical staff; will counsel fellows concerning performance and will take appropriate academic/disciplinary action or develop a remediation plan as needed.
• Provides final written evaluation for each fellow who completes the program.
• Selects fellows for appointment to the fellowship in compliance with institutional and departmental policies and procedures.
• Participates in the Orientation activities for all fellows.
• Assists in evaluating the quality of care provided by the Fellows through concurrent and/or retrospective random chart reviews, or other reviews as appropriate, with follow-up educational sessions.
• Attends and participates in the regularly scheduled GMEC meetings and any other education and planning meetings as required by GME.
• Participates in the education of medical students, as appropriate, upon the direction of the Graduate Medical Education Committee.
• Serves on the Graduate Medical Education Committee representing the Geriatric Fellowship.
• Establish and maintain an environment of inquiry and scholarship with an active research component.

Qualifications

• ABIM/AOBIM or ABFM/AOBFP board certification in Geriatric Medicine.
• Current medical licensure in the state of Delaware and appropriate medical staff appointment.
• At least three (3) years of documented educational and/or administrative experience in an ACGME-accredited family medicine or internal medicine residency or geriatric medicine fellowship.
• Demonstration of professional behaviors that allow the Program Director to serve as a role model.
• Demonstrate values and behaviors consistent with Beebe Healthcare’s values and behavior standards.
• Demonstrate strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.