Director, Graduate Medical Education; GME

Position: Director, Graduate Medical Education (GME)
** DIRECTOR, GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME)*
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* Reports to:

Chief Academic Officer*
* ** of Direct Reports: 175-200 FTEs*
* ** On-site:
Mercy Anderson Hospital, Mercy Fairfield Hospital, and The Jewish Hospital*
* ** Primary Function/General Purpose of Position*
* ​​The Director, Graduate Medical Education (GME) provides strategic and operational leadership for Graduate Medical Education across the organization and serves as a senior leader responsible for the quality, growth, accreditation, and administration of the institution's residency and fellowship programs. The Director establishes and executes the GME strategy in alignment with organizational priorities and ensures the Sponsoring Institution and its programs maintain compliance with Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), institutional, specialty-specific, and other applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements.

The Director provides leadership and oversight to GME management and partners collaboratively with the Designated Institutional Official (DIO) or Lead Physician Director (LPD), Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC), clinical departments, faculty, participating sites, and academic partners to advance high-quality physician education. This position is accountable for GME operations, accreditation readiness, program performance, financial stewardship, workforce planning, educational quality, and the continued development and sustainability of the organization's GME portfolio.

** Essential Job Functions*
* + ​​​Provides strategic leadership and direction for Graduate Medical Education across the organization, including the development, implementation, growth, and continuous improvement of residency and fellowship programs in alignment with organizational and community healthcare needs.

+ Provides leadership and oversight to GME operations, ; establishes performance expectations for direct reports, develops leadership capability, evaluates performance, and ensures effective coordination and accountability across the GME structure.

+ Ensures the Sponsoring Institution and its accredited programs maintain substantial compliance with ACGME (or other accreditation body) Institutional, Common, specialty/subspecialty-specific Program Requirements, policies and procedures, as well as other applicable accreditation, regulatory, and institutional requirements.

+ Provides executive oversight of institutional and program accreditation activities, under the direction of the DIO or LPD, including the Accreditation Data System (ADS) (if applicable), Annual Institutional Review, Annual Program Evaluations, , accreditation and site visits, special reviews, corrective action plans, and other required reporting.

+ Partners with the DIO or LPD, GMEC, Program Directors, clinical and executive leadership to evaluate program performance, educational outcomes, accreditation findings, resident/fellow experience, patient safety, and other key indicators; develops and implements strategies to address identified risks and opportunities.

+ Directs the administrative and financial management of GME, including operating and capital budgets, resource allocation, financial performance, program funding, staffing requirements, and long-range planning to support the sustainability and growth of medical education programs.

+ Establishes and maintains effective relationships with medical schools, universities, hospitals, participating training sites, clinical departments, and other academic partners; oversees affiliation agreements and other arrangements necessary to support educational programs and clinical training experiences.

+ Provides leadership for the development, expansion, restructuring, or closure of residency and…