Ambassador, Graduate Medical Education (GME)

Company: Oak Street Health

Title: Medical Director, Graduate Medical Education (GME)

Location: Treehouse

Role Description:

The Medical Director, Graduate Medical Education (GME) works with Oak Street Health’s Provider Affairs and Engagement team to provide clinical perspective and leadership for the Graduate Medical Education portfolio, a vital part of our pipeline development work. The Medical Director is responsible for fostering and maintaining partnerships with clinical training programs, liaising between our medical leadership and external programs, and creating and implementing the strategy through which to grow our graduate medical education offerings. This role will steer our engagement with clinical training programs and assist in developing more graduate medical education offerings in order to develop a pipeline for recruitment, teach about value-based care to future providers, and foster brand recognition for Oak Street Health.

This role will have 0.2 FTE dedicated to this work.

Core Responsibilities:

As a representative of Oak Street, work with leadership of clinical training programs to develop new relationships and deepen engagement with those with whom we have existing agreements

With Provider Affairs and Engagement team, identify targeted training programs and leaders

Discuss potential affiliation agreements and clinical rotation offerings with program leadership

Develop a shared understanding of the benefits of affiliating with Oak Street Health and align on the value proposition

Develop and assist with the execution of a strategy to expand the Oak Street graduate medical education portfolio.

identify programs per region that are key to effective pipeline development for recruitment of providers.

Partner with regional medical leadership to explore the graduate medical education landscape and to understand the preceptor capacity of each region

Assist in identifying and supporting potential preceptors in each region

Consult on the list of priority national programs to target year over year based on an understanding of the national medical education landscape and hiring trends

Champion GME efforts to help increase the number of providers participating in value-based care talks and precepting

Educate medical director cohort and advocate for the positive impact of leveraging personal networks and increasing GME capacity in centers / regions

Create accountability for medical directors and give medical directors tools needed to successfully engage with local programs

Review curriculum delivered to clinical learners and track success of Oak Street’s educational goals and objectives

Review and refresh didactic materials given to rotators semi-annually

Analyze post-rotation assessments from past rotators and collect feedback from preceptors to create recommendations on how to improve rotation curriculum and learner experience

Other duties as assigned

What are we looking for?

An ideal candidate will satisfy the following;

US work authorization

Previous experience in a leadership position.

M.D. / D.O. / APN / PA clinical training including an active license to practice.

Physicians should be Board certified in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Preventative Medicine or Geriatrics.

Fellowship training or 2 - 3 years experience in medical education is preferred

Training and experience providing primary care at Oak Street for at least 1 year

Prior clinical leadership or supervision experience is preferred.

Experience with managed care and/or value-based practice and familiarity with payer-provider collaboration.

Experience with program management and working with external leaders.

Experience developing and implementing new processes.

Ability to collaborate effectively with a staff, providers, and a diverse group of leaders.

Someone who embodies being “Oaky”

What does being “Oaky” look like?

Radiating positive energy

Assuming good intentions

Creating an unmatched patient experience

Driving clinical excellence

Taking ownership and delivering results

Being relentlessly determined

Why Oak Street Health?

Oak Street Health is on a mission to “Rebuild healthcare as it should be'', providing personalized primary care for older adults on Medicare, with the goal of keeping patients healthy and living life to the fullest. Our innovative care model is centered right in our patient’s communities, and focused on the quality of care over volume of services. We’re an organization on the move! With over 150 locations and an ambitious growth trajectory, Oak Street Health is attracting and cultivating team members who embody “Oaky” values and passion for our mission.

Oak Street Health Benefits:

Mission-focused career impacting change and measurably improving health outcomes for medicare patients

Paid vacation, sick time, and investment/retirement 401K match options

Health insurance, vision, and dental benefits

Opportunities for leadership development and continuing education stipends

New centers and flexible work environments

Opportunities for high levels of responsibility and rapid advancement

Oak Street Health is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and encourage all interested readers to apply.

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