Family Medicine Residency Program Director - Rural Alaska
$250,000–$280,000 year
On-siteTalkeetna, Alaska, United States
Job Summary
Lead residency development and preparation of the ACGME family medicine program application after Sponsoring Institution approval, shaping the curriculum, building the faculty team, and planning clinical training sites. Recruit, support, and evaluate faculty while guiding resident recruitment, education, and assessment. Establish clinical training partnerships with hospitals and community physicians across SCHC and affiliated training locations in the Mat-Su Borough. Maintain an active, broad-scope family medicine practice including outpatient and inpatient care, obstetrics, pediatrics, call, and resident precepting. Build a respectful, collaborative learning environment responsive to the needs of rural Alaska communities. Approximately 0.5 FTE during the development phase, transitioning to full-time based on workload demand once operational readiness is achieved.
Required Qualifications
- MD or DO degree
- completion of an accredited family medicine residency
- current certification by ABFM or AOBFP
- At least three years of educational or administrative experience
- demonstrated GME leadership and teaching
- Active family medicine practice
- eligibility for SCHC credentialing
- an unrestricted Alaska medical license
- DEA registration
- BLS and ACLS certification by the employment start date
- eligibility for an appropriate academic appointment
Desired Qualifications
- Prior program director, assistant program director, core faculty, site director, or comparable GME leadership experience
- new program development or accreditation
- Rural, frontier, FQHC, teaching health center, or underserved practice or teaching experience
- Alaska experience
- experience with culturally responsive care
- Broad-scope family medicine, including inpatient care, obstetrics, pediatrics, and call
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