Geriatrician and Program Director, Geriatrics Fellowship - Physician - Jefferson Abington Hospital

About the role

The Jefferson Abington Hospital is seeking a full-time Geriatrics Physician to join their team as both a clinical practicing Geriatrician and Program Director for the Geriatric Fellowship.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the ACGME-designated Program Director with authority and responsibility for all components of the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program.
• Ensures ongoing compliance with ACGME Common Program Requirements, Institutional Requirements, and Geriatric Medicine specialty requirements.
• Prepares for, submits, and responds to ACGME accreditation materials, program updates, citations, and site visits in collaboration with institutional GME leadership.
• Develops, implements, and maintains a structured educational curriculum that meets ACGME competencies and milestones for Geriatric Medicine.
• Ensures fellows receive appropriate and balanced clinical experiences across required care settings, including inpatient, outpatient, long-term care, and interdisciplinary environments.
• Promotes a learning environment that supports patient safety, quality improvement, professionalism, and ethical clinical practice.
• Recruits, supervises, and evaluates core and participating faculty in accordance with ACGME and institutional requirements.
• Provides faculty development related to teaching effectiveness, evaluation, feedback, and competency-based medical education.
• Ledds and facilitates regular faculty meetings and participation in program evaluation and improvement activities.
• Oversees fellow recruitment, selection, appointment, onboarding, supervision, and advancement in accordance with ACGME and Jefferson Health policies.
• Ensures timely, accurate, and effective evaluation of fellows using ACGME milestones, Clinical Competency Committee processes, and documented feedback.
• Provides mentorship, career guidance, and remediation when necessary to support fellow development and professional success.
• Leads the Annual Program Evaluation (APE) process and oversees the development, implementation, and monitoring of action plans for program improvement.
• Utilizes educational, clinical, and quality data to enhance program outcomes and learning effectiveness.
• Ensures maintenance of accurate, complete, and compliant program records, policies, and documentation.
• Promotes and oversees fellow and faculty scholarly activity consistent with ACGME requirements.
• Collaborates with Jefferson Health GME leadership, clinical departments, and interdisciplinary teams to support institutional goals.
• Represents the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program at institutional, regional, and national levels as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine (MD or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) required.
• Completion of an ACGME-accredited fellowship in Geriatric Medicine Required AND Experience: Minimum of three years of faculty experience in an ACGME accredited Geriatric Medicine Fellowship or related residency program required.
• Current, unrestricted medical license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• Board certification in Geriatric Medicine through ABIM or ABFMD.
• Demonstrated experience in graduate medical education including teaching, supervision and trainee evaluation required.
• Prior experience in program leadership or administration strongly preferred.
• Evidence of ongoing scholarly activity, quality improvement participation or educational innovation consistent with ACGME expectations.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type Regular Employee

Entity Abington Memorial Hospital

Primary Location Address 1400 Old York Road, Abington, Pennsylvania, United States of America