Program Director,General Surgery Residency Job Lexington area,Kentucky USA,Education / Teaching

General Surgery Residency Program Director

The Program Director is a practicing surgeon with Board Certification in General Surgery, responsible for providing overall leadership, administration, and compliance for the residency program. This role ensures adherence to institutional, GMEC, and ACGME requirements while maintaining accurate program records and participating in accreditation processes and governance activities. The Program Director oversees the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of a comprehensive educational curriculum, fosters resident scholarly and clinical growth, and ensures appropriate supervision, evaluation, and progressive responsibility.

Additionally, the Program Director manages program operations across training sites, monitors resident well-being and duty hours, supports faculty development, and ensures a high‑quality educational environment that promotes achievement of competency‑based outcomes.

Responsibilities

A. Expectations for Participation in GMEC Governance

Maintain current knowledge of, and compliance with, GME Policies.

Maintain current knowledge of, and compliance with, ACGME Institutional and Program Requirements ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) or equivalent accreditation guidelines.

Participate in the GMEC, including program representation at GMEC Meetings and its subcommittees, as requested. Program Directors designated as voting members of the GMEC must attend at least 70% of GMEC meetings occurring during each academic year.

Respond promptly to requests from the GME Office/DIO and/or GMEC for information, documentation, and/or participation in GMEC or its subcommittees. Maintain accurate and complete residents/fellow and program files in compliance with institutional records retention policies, ACGME, and or other applicable accrediting bodies.

Assist and collaborate with other program director(s) as needed to facilitate compliance with ACGME or equivalent accrediting requirements.

Comply with all necessary aspects of participation, preparation, and execution of accreditation site visits, as directed by the site visitor and accrediting requirements.

B. Educational Leadership Responsibilities

Facilitate house staff participation in the educational and scholarly activities of the program, and ensure that they assume responsibility for teaching and supervising other house staff and students.

Assist house staff in obtaining appointment to appropriate institutional and departmental committees and councils whose actions affect their education and/or patient care.

Ensure house staff participation in training required by the institution.

Ensure that the program’s policies regarding evaluation and performance feedback are followed for all house staff and faculty within the program.

Develop overall educational goals for the program and ensure distribution to residents/fellows and faculty annually.

Develop and oversee an educational curriculum including regularly scheduled didactics and clinical components with appropriate evaluation methods as defined in the ACGME Program Requirements for the specialty or, if a non‑ACGME accredited program, evaluation as deemed sufficient by the applicable accrediting body.

Periodically review/revise the curriculum for currency.

Ensure that the program provides effective educational experiences for house staff that lead to measurable achievement of educational outcomes.

C. Administrative Oversight Responsibilities

Administer and maintain an educational environment conducive to educating the house staff in all competency areas.

Oversee and organize the activities and ensure the quality of the educational program in all sites that participate in the program. This includes ensuring a Program Letter of Agreement (PLA) is in place prior to a rotation commencing, appointing a local site director, appropriate faculty and other program personnel, monitoring that there is appropriate house staff supervision, and that the rotation is providing the expected educational value.

Approve a local site director at each participating site who is accountable for house staff education.

Approve the selection of program faculty as appropriate. Participate in the…

Program Director, General Surgery Residency