The Department of Family and Social Medicine (DFSM) at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx N.Y. is a very stimulating academic environment, a mission-oriented department and a great place to work.
The Department seeks a new Director of The Family Medicine Residency Program.
The Department of Family and Social Medicine (DFSM) at Montefiore Medical Center (MMC), Bronx, New York seeks a new Family Medicine Residency Program Director to join a pioneer and nationally recognized primary care Residency Program in Social Medicine which integrates three residency programs: Family Medicine, Social Pediatrics, and Primary Care/Social Internal Medicine. The Residency Program in Social Medicine (RPSM) focuses on training exemplary primary care physicians to work with historically excluded and structurally marginalized populations and to advocate for social justice and health equity.
The DFSM central office is located at the Northern part of the Bronx, two blocks from the main hospital. Albert Einstein College of Medicine is the academic center for Montefiore Medical Center. The DFSM is a large academic enterprise including the Division of Education which encompasses the three residency programs, a pre-doctoral program and fellowship programs (Palliative Care, Homeless Health Care).
The Family Medicine Clinical Division includes one resident outpatient clinical site (Willliamsbridge Family Practice) located in the Bronx, as well as a Family Medicine inpatient unit and a Palliative Care service. A productive Research Division and a pioneering Division of Community Health are also part of the department.
We seek a visionary leader to shape the future direction of our vibrant family medicine residency program. The Program Director will ensure excellence in resident training, support faculty in teaching and scholarship, and provide clinical services addressing the health care needs of the Bronx. They will integrate a biopsychosocial model with a social justice and antiracism focus in the training. This position is 70% residency admin, 30% clinical responsibilities
The Director must be Board Certified in Family Medicine, meet the ACGME requirements for Family Medicine Program Director and have a minimum of three (3) years of experience in administrative, educational and/or clinical services in an ACGME accredited residency program. Ideal candidates will have experience as a Core Faculty, Associate Director or Director of a Family Medicine Residency Training Program. Five (5) years of experience in teaching in a residency program is preferred.
This position is responsible for all clinical and business aspects of the residency program, assuring compliance with accreditation standards, ensuring high quality didactic education, and overseeing, with the medical directors, all clinical activity at their clinical practice site. Applicants must be licensed or qualified to secure a NY medical license and appointment to the Medical Staff at Medical Center and demonstrate a commitment to providing an excellent educational experience for our residents and medical students.
Our 10 resident per year program (total 30 residents) trains family medicine physicians to provide compassionate and comprehensive care to a diverse, urban, medically under-resourced community. Trainees are guided to excel in academic and clinical medical careers.
The position will include leadership, administrative, teaching and patient care responsibilities.
The successful candidate will develop and recruit strong faculty and residents and advance collaborative relationships with academic and community partners.
Responsible for all aspects of program development and growth Maintain high-quality educational curriculum and experiential rotations per ACGME requirements Lead the recruitment, selection, and ongoing mentoring and development of faculty physicians and staff Lead the recruitment, selection, and on-going monitoring and evaluation of residents Ensure effective program partnerships with hospitals, clinics, and staff Facilitate faculty and resident participation in scholarly activities Maintain ongoing clinical duties and your own patient base Responsible for operational management, including budget preparation, experience in administrative support of a department, and demonstrated ability to manage detailed projects. Show a history of scholarly activities and research Demonstrate excellent interpersonal, organizational, and leadership skills Exemplify creative thinking with an established passion for teaching and learning Integrate the biopsychosocial model and social justice advocacyDetailed list of responsibilities:
Program
Education:
Ensure ongoing maintenance of certification and compliance with ACGME requirements Knowledge and expertise in ACGME policies, rules and procedures as well as the knowledge to navigate these to accomplish program goals
ACGME competency assessment
Review, revise and evaluate total curriculum systematically
Supervise and assist with implementation of didactic curriculum
Behavioral Science Seminar
Outpatient Teaching
Inpatient Teaching
Board Review
M+M Rounds
EBM Rounds
Practice Management teaching series
Ongoing Assessment of Educational Effectiveness and Outcomes
Annual summative evaluation of educational activities
Individual resident performance evaluation
Individual faculty performance evaluation
Evaluations of individual teaching activities - resident and faculty
In-service Exam scores
Board pass rate and scores
Registry and collaborative data on clinical outcomes
Inpatient and outpatient QI data
Plan and implement July Orientation Month for Interns
Plan and implement Spring Residency Retreat
Program Operations:
Oversee daily operations of residency program.
Plan to continually evaluate and revise systems for daily operations, documentation and communication in order to improve
Efficiency
Effectiveness
Anticipation of obstacles
Clarity of roles and responsibilities
Use and maintenance of New Innovations and evaluation systems
Coordination with hospital, health centers, AECOM and RPSM
Residents
Recruit high quality residents
Review and revise recruitment strategy and process
Retain high quality residents
Assess and address residents’ and chief residents’ satisfaction and needs
Provide ongoing personal support to residents and chief residents
Assist faculty and residents directly with assessing individual learning needs and implementing individual learning plans
Resident competency evaluation twice yearly for every resident
Remediation of residents with deficiencies
Oversee and coordinate resident rotation schedules
Precept residents weekly
Teaching Attending minimum 4 weeks on Family Medicine inpatient unit
Participation in didactic teaching sessions
Behavioral Science seminar
Behavioral science core courses
July Orientation month
Inpatient teaching
M+M
EBM Rounds
Clinic teaching sessions
Mentoring
Promote and support resident scholarship
Crisis intervention and ongoing support
Problem solving and concrete assistance
Assist with career guidance, planning, job search, references
Provide credentialing documentation and references throughout career
Faculty
Recruit high quality faculty and orient as needed
Faculty Development – assist with planning, coordination, implementation, and evaluation
Faculty Development for team leaders and core faculty
Faculty Development planning with other family medicine education leaders for all Family Medicine attendings
Oversee Clinical Competency Committee for resident evaluations
Mentoring
Promote and support faculty scholarship
Assist and supervise resident learning plans and evaluation
Assist and supervise resident remediation plans
Problem solving and concrete assistance
Faculty support – including recognizing faculty achievements and personal events
Health Centers
Oversee resident practices to ensure ACGME requirements are met and balance between service and education is appropriate
Oversee faculty practices to ensure balance between teaching and patient care is appropriate
Maintain a continuity family medicine practice
Meeting with medical director and administrator – monthly
Monitor resident productivity monthly
Assist with Joint Commission compliance
Oversee creation and management of schedules
Resident clinic schedules and templates
Precepting schedule
Monitor and revise precepting guidelines and effectiveness
Residency Program in Social Medicine
Meetings:
Family Medicine Track administrative meeting weekly
Administrative Leadership Group every 2 weeks
Family Medicine Education Leadership Group monthly
All Faculty Meeting monthly
Track Director’s Meeting monthly
Social Medicine Curriculum Committee monthly and interval work/planning
Social Medicine Immersion Month Planning, Implementation, Evaluation as needed
Division Directors Meeting every 2 months
FM Curriculum Committee meeting
July Intern Orientation
Social Medicine Rounds monthly
Racial Identity Caucusing meetings
MMC / AECOM GME meetings monthly
Medical Students
Mentoring and recruitment of medical students
Didactic teaching for clerkship
Medical student supervision at Health Center
Oversight of acting interns on inpatient unit
In addition to a generous salary of $165K base + $15K residency director stipend $20K clinical stipend + productivity bonuses; total comp is around $210K-$240K, we offer LTD, STD, paid malpractice, Dental, Health and Eye care among many more benefits.
For immediate consideration, please submit a cover letter and updated CV to Recruiting Manager, John C. Pinto at jpinto@montefiore.org or call 347.640.0741 for additional information.
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