Program Director, UPMC McKeesport Family Medicine Residency Program

The Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program is responsible for the overall direction of the Family Medicine Residency Program. This is a faculty position combines an emphasis on clinical teaching and outstanding administrative skills.

Position Responsibilities

The residency program director is responsible for the implementation of the program's mission, articulating the educational philosophy of the program, and curricular development. All family medicine residency program faculty members are accountable to the program director for their activities in residency education, including clinical supervision of residents. Most of the program director's time will be devoted to the administrative oversight and non-teaching duties of the program.

Resident Recruitment

Responsible for selecting, recruiting and retaining residents who are committed to care for underserved populations, interested in academically rigorous training in an urban setting and meeting the needs of our diverse patient population

Curriculum and Teaching

Continually develops a curriculum emphasizing principles of family and community medicine that includes an emphasis on 1) a relationship-centered model of care in the context of an interdisciplinary team; and 2) a balance between education and service

At least 20% of time dedicated to clinical teaching, which will include precepting in the Family Health Center and include attending on the Family Health Center Inpatient Service

Residents

Responsible for creating and maintaining an educational environment that protects resident safety, fosters their well-being, and nurtures their professionalism and responsibility

Develops and maintains an ongoing 360? evaluation system of residents (inclusive of faculty, peer, staff, and patient feedback and obtained through direct observation of patient care, chart review, panel management, and professional interactions)

Develops and performs timely evaluations of residents

Develops and maintains system to ensure residents' successful completion of program

Maintains a learning environment that is professional and provides residents with essential resources for their education (reference material, access to computers, and on-call facilities)

Education Administration

Responsible for initiating, coordinating, and administering policies, procedures, and activities which enhance education and training in the Residency Program; recommends the type and number of teaching faculty and staff needed for successful administration of program, and has ultimate responsibility for determination of faculty new hires

Oversees the planning for annual residency events (e.g., Annual Program Evaluation, graduation, American Board of Family Medicine In-service examination)

Responsible for key residency committees:

Chairs standing Annual Program Evaluation and Resident Selection Committee

Creates ad hoc residency committees as needed

Serves as a liaison for the residency program to the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Serve on system committees as assigned by the Chair, Department of Family Medicine

Represents the Residency at local, state and national meetings of family medicine residency programs

Training Settings

Responsible for residency educational operations of the Family Health Center and Family Health Center Inpatient Service

Responsible for educational activities for Family Medicine residents at UPMC McKeesport Hospital and affiliated UPMC Hospitals (Magee, Children's Hospital, WPIC, etc.)

Serves as co-director of the combined UPMC McKeesport WPIC Family Medicine Psychiatry Residency Program

Serves as liaison between the Family Medicine Residency Training Program and other UPMC residency programs

Represents the program at the UPMC and Dept of Family Medicine GME Committees

Responsible for identifying, creating and maintaining high quality educational rotations for family medicine residents at other hospital and clinic settings to meet curricular needs

Responsible for oversight of orientation of new residents to the Family Health Center and to UPMC McKeesport Hospital

Regulatory Issues

Develops and operates the program to meet the general and specific standards of accreditation

Patient Care

At least one-half day per week of primary care practice in the Family Health Center

Participates in the on-call faculty schedule for the clinical services of the Department

Fiscal Management

Assists with the management of program's financial resources and annual budget; involved in planning and oversight

Faculty Development

Collaborates with Chair, Department of Family Medicine to identify and develop faculty educational activities to enhance teaching of residents

Reporting Relationships

The Residency Program Director:

Reports to and works collaboratively with the Chair, Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Responsible to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Designated Institutional Officer (DIO), Graduate Medical Education for issues that are institutional, or RRC-FM related

For administrative, fiscal and operational issues, reports to the Executive Administrator for Community Medicine Inc. (CMI)

Works collaboratively with UPMC McKeesport Hospital executive leadership team for hospital related matters

The Residency Program Director supervises the:

Associate Program Director

Chief Residents in Family Medicine

Family Medicine Faculty

Family Medicine Resident

Job Requirements

Specialty expertise in Family Medicine and at least three years of documented educational and/or administrative experience

Board Certified in Family Medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine or by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians.

ABMS and AOA Certification

Ongoing clinical activity with previous leadership experience

Permanent