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Program Director CMH Rural Family Medicine Residency | Family Medicine | SOM | F67850

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine · South Hill, VA · 8 mo ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time

Benefits

All full-time university staff and faculty are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave granted up front, generous tuition benefits, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more.

Unit

School Of Medicine
Department: Family Medicine

Location

This position will be based at VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill, Virginia. VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital is a small, rural community hospital that provides a wide range of subspecialty care to a large region. In 2017, VCU Health System built a beautiful, brand-new hospital that is both aesthetically and clinically spectacular. The family medicine residency clinic is attached to the hospital. Our department provides newborn nursery and inpatient pediatrics coverage. Current inpatient volumes are approximately 300 deliveries and 50 pediatrics admissions per calendar year. High acuity cases are transferred to a higher level of care.

Mission, History & Programs of the Department

Founded in 1970, the Department of Family Medicine and Population Health at VCU has a long and proud history of training medical students and resident physicians. Our department houses our family medicine medical student education programs, including a highly rated clerkship and two longitudinal, four-year track programs. Our department is one of the top ten in the nation for family medicine research. We have four affiliated family medicine residency programs at various locations around the Commonwealth of Virginia in addition to our new VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Residency, which will graduate its first class in 2027.

Chief Purpose of the Position

As the Program Director and Core Faculty, you will work with the Associate Program Director to support the needs of our residents and core faculty. You will spend a majority of your time on precepting, direct resident and medical student education in both the inpatient and outpatient settings, and educational administration. The remaining time will be devoted to your own direct clinical practice. This position will be primarily based at VCU’s Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill, VA; while the Associate Program Director is located primarily on the MCV Campus of VCU Health in Richmond, VA.

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrates dedication to Family Medicine Education
  • Responsible for monitoring the faculty appointments, assignments, outcomes, and proper conduct of educational activities
  • Responsible for the supervision, direction, evaluation, and administration of the Family Medicine Education Program
  • Provide direction and leadership necessary to obtain and/or maintain the Family Medicine Residency Program with Full Residency Review Committee Accreditation
  • Conduct ongoing review of the residency program as required by RRC and ACGME
  • Participate with the Department Chair and other Residency Leadership in recruiting and making recommendations for improvement in the educational programs within the Department of Family Medicine and Population Health and within the entire VCU Health systems
  • Affirmative action recruitment and retention of high caliber, diverse residents who exhibit interest and commitment to rural healthcare, health equity, excellence in patient care and medical education, high ethics, and a commitment to a high order of professionalism
  • Recruit, retain, and promote high caliber, diverse residents who exhibit interest and commitment to rural healthcare, health equity, excellence in patient care and medical education, high ethics, and a commitment to a high order of professionalism
  • Participate in the budgeting process for the residency program
  • Review clinical teaching and scholarship of each faculty members individually and annually

Qualifications

  • Ability to obtain license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Virginia
  • Shall have completed an accredited residency program in Family Medicine
  • Shall be certified and recertified by the American Board of Family Medicine
  • Five or more years of Family Medicine Practice
  • Three to five years of experience as faculty in a Family Medicine Residency Training Program
  • Experience in providing direct patient care to underserved populations across multiple settings
  • Willing and able to participate in neonatal resuscitation, newborn nursery, and to admit and care for pediatric inpatients, shared call for a low volume service. We provide proctored onboarding to the inpatient setting
  • Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU

Salary Range

Salary Range: Commensurate with experience

FLSA Exemption Status

FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt

Restricted Position

Restricted Position: No

Rank

Rank: Open

Months

Months: 12 months

Contact Name

Contact Name: Ashley Krauss

Contact Email

Contact Email: ashley.krauss@vcuhealth.org

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