Program Director, Graduate Medical Education; Physician

Job Details

Job Location:

Cullman Regional Graduate Medical Education Department - Cullman, AL, Position Type:
Full Time, Salary Range:
Undisclosed,

Job Shift: Any, Job Category:
Health Care,

Job Summary:

The Program Director must administer and maintain an educational environment conducive to educating residents/fellows in each of the ACGME competency areas and in conformance with Cullman Regional Medical Center policies and procedures.

• Active medical licensure and ongoing clinical activity and privileges consistent with the program’s specialty.
• Demonstrated educational or administrative experience relevant to the program’s accreditation standards.
• Meets qualifications defined by the applicable certifying or accrediting body, such as ACGME.

• The PD demonstrates leadership in cultivating a respectful, inclusive learning environment that promotes professionalism, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Program Leadership and Oversight:
  • Maintain authority and accountability for the program’s structure, content, quality, and compliance with specialty and institutional requirements.
  • Promote a culture of respect, equity, inclusion, and psychological safety for all learners, staff, and faculty.
  • Ensure continuity of leadership and program stability, including participation in succession planning.
  • Collaborate with the institution to secure support personnel and resources, and align the program’s goals with institutional missions and the needs of the patient populations served.
• Curriculum Development and Evaluation:
  • Oversee the design and implementation of a comprehensive curriculum aligned with program aims and educational standards.
  • Ensure the curriculum aligns with ACGME competencies and Milestone.
  • Ensure that the program structure and curricular experiences align with applicable certifying board requirements.
  • Define goals and objectives for each rotation and learning setting.
  • Ensure high-quality didactic, clinical, and simulation-based education.
  • Structure the curriculum to promote trainee well-being, professional identity formation, and sustainable professional growth.
  • Ensure systems are in place to monitor trainee participation in required case/procedure logging and address deficiencies [applicable programs only].
  • Oversee a fair and transparent trainee evaluation system.
  • Ensure completion of semiannual Milestones assessments and an Annual Program Evaluation (APE).
  • Provide a final evaluation of each trainee upon completion of the program.
• Faculty Oversight and Development:
  • Appoint, approve, and/or remove faculty from roles within the program, including designation of core faculty.
  • Evaluate faculty annually, including their teaching and supervisory effectiveness.
  • Ensure faculty have access to appropriate development in areas such as feedback, evaluation, supervision, and learner well-being.
  • Ensure faculty are actively engaged and role model professional behavior.
• Trainee Oversight, Recruitment, and Learning Environment:
  • Ensure appropriate supervision and graduated responsibility.
  • Promote trainee well-being and adherence to work hour.
  • Support timely communication, structured handovers, and safe transitions in care.
  • Ensure compliance with institutional policies for trainee selection, including fair and transparent processes and appropriate use of application and match systems, where applicable.
  • Oversee trainee recruitment, appointment, and onboarding in collaboration with program faculty, the program administrator, and the GME Office.
  • Support the promotion, remediation, and grievance processes as outlined by institutional policy.
  • Review and approve moonlighting requests in accordance with institutional policy.
  • Structure the learning environment to support achievement of program aims and the…