Program Director, Baptist Health UAMS Transitional Year Program

Transitional Year Program Director

The Transitional Year Program Director provides leadership, administration, and educational oversight for the ACGME-accredited Transitional Year Residency Program. The Program Director is responsible for the design, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the residency program; compliance with ACGME Institutional, Common, and Transitional Year Program Requirements; resident recruitment and development; faculty engagement; and achievement of program aims and outcomes. The Program Director fosters a supportive learning environment that prepares residents for advanced specialty training and promotes excellence in patient care, professionalism, well-being, and scholarly activity.

This position serves within the Baptist Health–UAMS Medical Education Program, a partnership between Baptist Health—the largest private health care system in Arkansas—and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), the state's only academic health sciences university. This collaboration combines the academic excellence and research resources of UAMS with Baptist Health's community-based care model to train compassionate, skilled family physicians who are prepared to meet the evolving health needs of Arkansas and beyond.

• MD or DO degree from an accredited institution.
• Board certification by an ABMS or AOA-approved specialty board in a discipline relevant to the educational program.
• Eligibility for and ability to maintain an unrestricted Arkansas medical license.
• Minimum of three years of documented educational and/or administrative experience in graduate medical education.
• Demonstrated commitment to resident education, mentorship, and academic leadership.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, organizational, and leadership skills.

• Prior experience as a Residency Program Director, Associate Program Director, or Core Faculty member.
• Experience with ACGME accreditation processes, site visits, self-studies, and ADS reporting.
• Experience in curriculum design, resident assessment, faculty development, and quality improvement.
• Demonstrated success fostering inclusive learning environments and resident well-being initiatives.

• The position includes protected administrative time and institutional support commensurate with ACGME requirements and program needs.

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for all aspects of the Transitional Year Residency Program.
• Maintain substantial involvement in resident education and program administration.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with ACGME accreditation requirements, policies, and reporting obligations.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate curriculum, required rotations, electives, didactics, quality improvement, patient safety, and professional development activities.
• Lead resident recruitment, selection, onboarding, mentoring, and career advising activities.
• Oversee competency-based assessments, Milestones reporting, semiannual resident review, promotion, remediation, and graduation decisions.
• Chair or oversee the Clinical Competency Committee and Program Evaluation Committee.
• Conduct Annual Program Evaluation and implement continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Monitor resident well-being, professionalism, supervision, patient safety, and duty hour compliance.
• Recruit, support, and develop faculty participating in the residency program.
• Collaborate with institutional leadership, the DIO, GMEC, participating sites, and specialty departments.
• Maintain accurate program records, Accreditation Data System updates, and preparation for accreditation reviews and site visits.

Salary Information:
Commensurate with education and experience

Required Documents to Apply:
Cover Letter/Letter of Application, Curriculum Vitae

Optional Documents:
License or Certificate (see special instructions for submission instructions), Proof of Veteran Status

Recruitment Contact Information:

Please contact ask recruitment for any recruiting related questions.

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.

This position is subject to pre-employment screening (criminal background, drug testing, and/or education verification). A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant except as provided by law. Any criminal history will be evaluated in relationship to job responsibilities and business necessity. The information obtained in these reports will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

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