UNIV - General Practice Dental Residency Program Director- Dept of Biomedical & Community Health Sciences
About the role
The James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine (JBECDM) is seeking a Program Director for a new Rural General Practice Residency (GPR) Program in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. The position is administratively located in the JBECDM’s Department of Biomedical and Community Health.
Responsibilities
- Administer the GPR, including all aspects of clinical training of residents;
- Develop and implement the curriculum;
- Evaluate program content;
- Evaluate faculty and resident performance;
- Oversight and evaluation of resident and faculty at off-site rotations;
- Maintenance of residents’ education records;
- Application, interview, recruitment, and selection of residents;
- Ensure compliance with programmatic requirements as laid out by the Commission on Dental Accreditation;
- Provide clinical leadership, oversee dental operations, mentor, and supervise dental staff;
- Maintain the budget of the GPR program and clinics under the supervision of the position;
- Monitor financial and clinic production, ensuring annual goals are accomplished.
Requirements
- Possession of a DMD, DDS, or equivalent degree and eligibility for licensure in South Carolina;
- Completion of General Practice Residency (GPR) Program or Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Program.
Qualifications
- Experience and maturity in providing an evidence-based approach to post-graduate education and clinical care;
- Recognized people skills;
- Ability to perform job functions in various positions (upright, seated, walking, indoors/outdoors).
Skills
- Leadership and management skills;
- Curriculum development and implementation;
- Financial management and budgeting;
- Communication and interpersonal skills;
- Ability to work in diverse environments and with a team.
Benefits
Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Additional benefits may include:
- Professional development and scholarship opportunities;
- Service committee membership and outreach;
- Flexible scheduling to accommodate clinical and administrative responsibilities.
Pay
Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Schedule
The GPR Program Director will be expected to manage time using the following percentages: Program Administration: 20%, Clinical Instruction/Attending: 50%, Didactic Instruction/Facilitation: 10%, Professional Development/Scholarship: 10%, Service committee membership, outreach, etc.: 5%, Other Duties as Assigned: 5%. A start date on or before August 1, 2025, is preferred.
Physical Requirements
- Continuous ability to perform job functions in an upright position;
- Frequent ability to perform job functions in a seated position;
- Frequent ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile;
- Ability to work indoors;
- Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes;
- Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces;
- Infrequent ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions, squatting, performing 'pinching' operations, pushing/pulling objects, lifting objects up to 15 lbs., lowering objects up to 15 lbs., and pushing/pulling objects up to 15 lbs.