Psychiatry Residency Program Director - Clinical Assistant/Associate or Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences (Clinician Educator)

Description of the Psychiatry Residency Program

The Psychiatry Residency program is a 4-year, ACGME accredited program co-sponsored by Los Angeles General Medical Center (LAGMC) and USC. The program is highly sought-after, receiving approximately 1000 applications for 12 intern slots per year. The program's mission is to train psychiatrists who are clinical experts and leaders in the care of complex, underserved, ethnically diverse, urban patient populations through supervised and mentored experiences in diverse clinical settings and practices.

Residents have many opportunities to engage in the teaching and supervision of medical students, and residents are required to complete scholarly projects as part of their training. In the last academic year, 18 residents gave national presentations and/or received national awards or fellowships.

Description of the Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences

The mission of the Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences is to care for and protect the mental health of our communities. Our vision is to drive innovative, leading mental health care by being the place to work, receive care, and create future leaders through learning and discovery.

The Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences is committed to excellence in three equally important areas: clinical care, education, and research. The Department has grown in recent years in its research mission, strengthened by its ongoing collaborations with local, national, and international partners and has expanded the breadth and depth of the education programming, with innovative leaders in curriculum, evaluation, research, and teaching methodology. The Department’s clinical educators and clinical services are a fundamental part of the academic and training missions.

Responsibilities of the Program Director

• Direction and oversight of the educational curriculum and maintaining program compliance with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) standards including curriculum development, trainee evaluation and feedback, policy development and implementation, monitoring duty hours and trainee wellness, and assessing the clinical competency of each trainee
• Operational oversight on a variety functions, including clinical rotations, didactics, assessment, advising, psychotherapy training, research, and scholarship
• Lead a mission-driven recruitment and selection of residents into the residency training program
• Operational oversight for residents’ comprehensive clinical educational experience
• Create and engage in high-quality educational programs
• Strategic planning and development in graduate medical education
• Operational oversight on resident well-being, inclusion, and belonging
• Operational oversight on resident recruitment, orientation, training, duty hours, and evaluations
• Operational compliance with ACGME standards of curriculum, trainee competency, evaluation and feedback, and policy development and implementation
• Serve as a national leader for innovative training models in psychiatric education
• Coordinate with clinical leadership across affiliate training sites to ensure compliance
• Provide clinical services and direct supervision of residents within a clinical site based on department needs and clinical interests and expertise
• Attend Psychiatry Department Grand Rounds, Social Justice Forums, and Department Matters meetings; provide periodic service specific Grand Rounds
• Serve as a representative for the Psychiatry Department and residency program on committees and at meetings as appropriate
• Participate in annual faculty merit review and mid-year performance evaluation processes
• Collaborate with clinical and research division leaders to embed high-quality and innovative clinical and scholarly activities in the residency training program.

Minimum Qualifications

• At the time of application, candidates must have an MD or related degree and be board certified in general psychiatry and must have or be eligible for a California medical license or equivalent certification/permit as determined by the Medical Board
• Three (3) or more years of psychiatry education program leadership, administration, and teaching in an ACGME accredited training programs
• Demonstration of outstanding academic accomplishments and trajectory which may include innovative educational program development, excellence in teaching, clinical leadership, or research
• Multicultural competency in working with patients of color, patients from all economic classes, LGBTQIA2S+ patients, and international patients

Preferred Qualifications

• Effectively works in a highly diverse and multicultural patient population and LGBTQIA2S+ affirmative environment
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards of professional practice and to professional integrity
• Desire to continue to grow as a professional and committed to excellence and lifelong learning
• Additional language skills are welcome