Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Program Director for our Internal Medicine Residency Program in Philadelphia, PA. This leadership role is crucial for ensuring the continued excellence and ACGME accreditation of the program. The Program Director will oversee operational, educational, and administrative aspects of the residency, ensuring that residents receive a well-rounded education and training to succeed in their medical careers. The ideal candidate will be committed to fostering an environment of scholarship, wellness, and continuous improvement in both clinical and educational settings.

Key Responsibilities:

Operational:

• Collaborate with the Designated Institutional Official (DIO), Graduate Medical Education (GME), and program coordinator to maintain ACGME accreditation.
• Prepare and submit required documents to the ACGME, ensuring accuracy and completeness (e.g., program information forms, annual updates, and Institutional Reports).
• Coordinate residency Program Evaluation Committee’s action plans and submit them to the DIO for Annual Institutional Review.
• Assist DIO with the residency program’s budget management.
• Oversee the development of the written curriculum, goals, and objectives for off-service rotations in partnership with the Associate Program Director.
• Ensure compliance with institutional grievance and due process procedures.
• Monitor and address resident and faculty wellness issues.
• Manage relationships with rotation directors and ensure resident supervision at all rotation sites.
• Oversee the outpatient internal medicine clinic to ensure ACGME requirements are met.
• Implement policies for resident duty hours, the working environment, and moonlighting.
• Actively participate in Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) and other GME activities to enhance the clinical learning environment.

Educational:

• Provide formal and informal teaching to residents and medical students in both hospital and clinic settings.
• Develop and oversee curriculum for didactic sessions, simulation activities, and bedside education.
• Lead the development of strategies to ensure residents perform well in in-training exams and board certification exams.
• Verify residency education for residents, including those who leave the program prior to completion.
• Promote interprofessional education and teamwork across residency programs.

Resident Competency Assessments:

• Provide formal and informal feedback to residents, including semi-annual competency assessments.
• Offer mentorship to residents and assist in creating individualized learning plans.
• Participate in Clinical Competency Committee meetings to make decisions on resident promotion and remediation.
• Develop and implement formalized coaching, mentorship, and remediation plans as needed.

Recruitment:

• Participate in recruitment activities at national, regional, and local events.
• Review applicants during the NRMP Match process and oversee interviews.
• Participate in the final selection of residents for the Internal Medicine Program.

Faculty Support and Development:

• Provide formal and informal mentorship to faculty members.
• Evaluate and select appropriate faculty, ensuring the continued participation of qualified faculty.
• Assist in the creation and delivery of faculty development programs.
• Support faculty in their scholarly activities and provide ongoing support and education to clinical and core faculty.

Research:

• Establish and maintain a dynamic research environment, promoting evidence-based clinical discussions and journal clubs.
• Collaborate with the research manager to support faculty and residents in publishing research or case reports and presenting at professional meetings.

Qualifications:

• Specialty expertise with at least three years of documented educational or administrative experience, or qualifications acceptable to the ACGME IM Review Committee.
• Board certification in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) or the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine (AOBIM), or other acceptable specialty qualifications.
• Current medical licensure and appropriate medical staff appointment.
• Ongoing clinical activity required; a minimum of 50% FTE must be dedicated to non-clinical administration of the residency program.

Why Join Us?

• Be a part of a prestigious residency program dedicated to developing the next generation of internal medicine specialists.
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

If you are an experienced physician leader passionate about medical education and residency program management, we encourage you to apply for the Program Director position!

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic Region is the largest Catholic healthcare system serving the Greater Philadelphia area and is a part of Trinity Health of Livonia, Michigan, and sponsored by Catholic Health Ministries. Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic is comprised of Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Saint Francis Healthcare, St. Mary Medical Center, Nazareth Hospital, and Trinity Health Mid Atlantic Medical Group along with their associated home health and LIFE programs, aligned joint ventures, sub-corporations, programs, and services. The hospitals, medical offices, specialized facilities, affiliated institutions, and foundations includes more than 9,000 colleagues. These hospitals serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within their communities.

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic Medical Group includes 400+ providers in over 20 specialties who provide care in 50+ locations and within all Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic Region hospitals. THMA Medical Group providers strive to improve the health of our communities by providing high quality care to our patients, families, and communities.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the fifth-most-populous city in the United States, and the core of the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the country.

Located in the suburbs of Philadelphia, the area boasts wonderful family oriented residential communities. There is quick access to historic Philadelphia with fabulous cultural opportunities, theater, orchestra, museums, and restaurants. Beaches, mountains, New York City and Washington DC are also just a short drive away.

Craving some fun in the fresh air and sunshine?  Enjoy biking, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, golf and our many parks. The Countryside has more outdoor activities than you can shake a walking stick at including wine trails and even Appalachian trails, the possibilities are endless.

For more information on Philadelphia visit www.visitphilly.com.

Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. We serve people and communities in 22 states from coast to coast with more than 90 hospitals and 100 continuing care facilities – including home care, hospice, PACE and senior living facilities and programs that provide nearly two and a half million visits annually. Trinity Health employs more than 133,000 colleagues, including 7,800 employed physicians and clinicians.

Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Who are Poor, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve.

At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual needs. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage you to explore this opportunity at www.trinity-health.org.

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to submit your CV, please email Trinity Health Recruitment at docopps@trinity-health.org.