Family Medicine Residency Program Director-UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital

Founding Program Director - Family Medicine Residency - UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital (CMH)

CMH is recruiting a Founding Program Director to lead our new Rural Family Medicine Residency Program at UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich, New York. This position is benefits eligible.

Salary Range: $270,000 - $350,400 Annually

Key Responsibilities and Expectations

We are actively recruiting a full-time board-certified Family Medicine Physician to lead our new Rural Family Medicine Residency Program as its Founding Program Director. Chenango Memorial Hospital is a new site for Graduate Medical Education and opening its first residency training program.

In collaboration with the well-established residency program at United Health Services, residents will train primarily at CMH with the benefit of completing some required rotations at the urban site. CMH is well-suited for Family Medicine training as it has a busy Emergency Department, on-site Labor & Delivery, and robust outpatient pediatrics. It is located about a 50 minute drive from the urban site in Binghamton, NY.

The program is under review with the ACGME Family Medicine Review Committee and anticipates accreditation in early 2025. CMH plans to admit its first class of 2 residents in July 2026.

The Program Director will be part of a team including a DIO, VP of Medical Affairs, and family medicine core faculty all contributing years of previous GME experience. Robust faculty development opportunities through the urban site as well as our partnership with SUNY Upstate as an affiliated clinical site.

The Program Director must have an interest in developing a new residency program along with dedication and passion for graduate medical education. A successful candidate will have a thorough knowledge of ACGME’s requirements, provide family medicine clinical care, and be able to fulfill the following duties and responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and maintain curriculum for educating residents in family medicine, preparing them to practice family medicine independently and in compliance with the ACGME requirements.
• Define, supervise, and evaluate all facets of the program including faculty, facilities, educational resources, and other factors as needed. Achieve program goals and maintain program accreditation.
• Implement tools, feedback mechanisms, evaluations, and action plans for faculty and residents, including remediation when needed.
• Lead resident recruitment and selection that aligns with both the program and sponsor institution missions
• Participate in Graduate Medical Education Committee of the sponsoring institution.

Requirements

• MD or DO Degree
• Board certified through the American Board of Family Medicine or American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians.
• Currently licensed or able to obtain license in New York and DEA.
• At least three years of documented experience, including administrative experience, as an active faculty member of a Family Medicine Residency Program.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, particularly in the areas of curriculum development, teaching, mentoring, and evaluation.

What You Can Expect:

• 50% FTE devoted to residency administration, teaching, and supervision
• Competitive salary and benefits packing including 403b with employer match
• Clinical academic appointment opportunity at SUNY Upstate Medical University
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligible employer

Community Information:

Located in the Southern Tier region of New York State, Chenango County is known for its warm and welcoming communities, rural quality of life, and four seasons of natural beauty.

Chenango maintains a rich agricultural heritage as well as a long history of innovation across industries. The county’s rolling hills are dotted with dairy farms and other agricultural producers whose wares can be found in grocery stores, local farmers markets, roadside stands, and as far away as the New York City green market system. Its valleys are home to innovative companies such as Chobani, Golden Artist Colors, NBT Bank, Norwich Pharmaceuticals, Gladding Braided Products, GE Unison, Preferred Mutual Insurance and Raymond Corporation.

The small city of Norwich, where UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital is located, features a quaint downtown district dotted with dining and shopping options, as well as tree-lined streets with historic homes and more modern construction. For those who prefer a more relaxed setting, seven unique villages and smaller hamlets offer a slower pace and more rural lifestyle.

Residents and visitors alike immerse themselves in the area's outdoor recreation opportunities throughout the year— from hiking, mountain biking, snowmobiling and cross-country skiing to kayaking, canoeing, hunting and fishing.

In the warmer months, Chenango truly comes alive with an array of regionally and nationally acclaimed festivals and events including the Chenango Blues Fest, Music in the Park, Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival, the Chenango County Fair, Sherburne Pageant of Bands, Unadilla Motorcross, Bainbridge Canoe Regatta, the Oxford Farmer’s Market, Greene Applefest the Nor-Witch Festival and more.

We invite you to explore the rich cultural heritage and close-knit communities that make Chenango County a truly special place to build a life and a career.

United Health Services is a family of health services organizations that exists to improve the health of the communities we serve by developing and maintaining a comprehensive and cost-effective health care system. We are a not-for-profit organization, operated for the public benefit. Formed in 1981 through the consolidation of three community hospitals, United Health Services today has an annual revenue of $1.17 billion and employs more than 6,300 people. As a teaching hospital of Upstate Medical University, UHS trains over 100 physicians per year in residency and fellowship programs.

Each of the six member organizations that are part of United Health Services is owned by the community it serves, and each organization is governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors composed of local citizens. The system’s member organizations are:

• United Health Services Hospitals
   - UHS Wilson Medical Center
   - UHS Binghamton General Hospital
• UHS Medical Group
• UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital
• UHS Delaware Valley Hospital
• UHS Senior Living Center at Ideal
• UHS Home Care

Teaching opportunities are available with the UHS Family Practice and Internal Medicine residents, Endocrinology, Geriatrics and Sports Medicine fellows, transitional year students, as well as 3rd and 4th year medical students on rotation from Upstate Medical University.

The 55,000 people who live in Chenango County enjoy the advantage of an outstanding community hospital in their midst.  Chenango Memorial Hospital (CMH) was founded in 1912 and modernized in 1990 with a $7.5 million renovation plan.  A 58 hospital bed, and 80 nursing home bed facility located in the City of Norwich, the hospital has 400 employees, making it the largest employer in the city and the fifth largest in the county.  We are excited to share that CMH will be starting a Family Medicine Residency in July 2026 with 2 residency spots per year.  

Greater Binghamton is situated between the Catskills and the Finger Lakes in the Southern Tier of upstate New York.  Broome County combines small-town charm with the cultural attractions of a major city. The birthplace of IBM and Link flight simulators, it is home to Binghamton University, the premier public university in the Northeast.

The “Triple Cities” of Binghamton, Johnson City and Endicott form the centerpiece of the region, which consistently receives high quality-of-life ratings from national surveys, and is especially noteworthy for its proud and diverse ethnic heritage.

Broome County and its surrounding communities are home to many cultural, sports and recreational events and facilities. including the Roberson Museum and Science Center, Kopernik Observatory, Link Planetarium, Forum and Anderson Center performing arts facilities, minor-league baseball and hockey franchises, the PGA ChampionTour’s annual Dick’s Sporting Goods Open Golf Tournament and some of the top golf courses, ski resorts and trout streams in the Northeast. Nearby are the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown and the Corning Glass Center, and the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, PA.

A delightful variety of housing options are available, in settings ranging from suburban to small-town to distinctly rural, all within an easy commute. Home prices are extremely affordable compared to other East Coast urban markets, and the area is known for its low crime rate, clean environment and "high quality of community life.” Families can choose from many educational options, as the region abounds in academically excellent parochial and public schools. Along with Binghamton University, part of the State University of New York system, there is a wide array of other colleges close by, including Cornell and Syracuse Universities.

Centrally located at the hub of three interstate highways, with convenient access to Pennsylvania, New York City, Syracuse, the Adirondacks and Canada, the area is also served by major airlines at the Binghamton Regional Airport.