Chief Medical Resident - Medicine

Administrative Duties

• Provide the schedules of residents for ward and elective rotations at JMH/UMH and any changes to the departmental office, ascertaining appropriate back‑up for residents.
• Formally orient resident staff at the beginning of each rotation and obtain ongoing feedback on educational and clinical issues affecting training at JMH/UMH.
• Provide leadership to the training program through participation in the Education Committee, Clinical Competence Committee, Selection Committee, resident interview and recruitment process.
• Supervise, monitor and give feedback on attendance/professionalism for the 20% of residents in your portfolio.
• On‑site morning responsibilities at UMH throughout the academic year.
• JMH/UMH after‑hours responsibilities to be divided between three UM‑JMH chief residents.
• Pull beeper responsibilities to be divided between all 5 CMRs.

• Coordinate, attend, and critique the core curriculum conferences.
• Emergency lecture series for the first two months of the academic year.
• Patient Safety Conference: select case, learning objectives, faculty mentor; provide a short synopsis (two paragraphs) for submission to the departmental PI Committee.
• Journal Club: share planning and execution with VA chiefs.
• Morning Report: identify and track cases and clinical questions, provide educational follow‑up; for the intern’s report, select the case with the intern, ensure preparation, focus discussion, and provide a relevant reference.
• Subspecialty Morning Report – HIV/Heme‑One/Cardiology, Tuesday at 11 am.
• Chief Rounds: assign a team each week for Tuesday 11 am chief rounds – medical student presents case at bedside with chair of medicine or program director when not available.
• RSAP presentations: six sessions per year.
• Board Review: develop with subspecialty and core faculty and fellows; board review lectures at the end of the academic year.
• Bedside student precepting with Med‑Ed.
• Schedule Morning Report Fridays 8 am with Heme‑One at Sylvester.
• Unit Director rounds once weekly – WWI 5.
• Intern Academic Rounds – once weekly.
• Hand‑off sign‑out rounds – once weekly.
• Grand Rounds presentations – coordinate with Isabel and Dr. Gelbard.
• Uphold the Standards of Training: assure admissions, transfers of care, and hours worked are appropriate and in compliance with ACGME guidelines.
• Assist in monitoring trainee stress and enhance esprit‑de‑corps of the program.
• Help determine that the educational environment is appropriate and positive.

• Attend on the Medical Service for five 2‑week blocks divided between UMH and JMH.
• Available for backup in case of emergency for an additional two‑week block.
• Continuity clinic attending for JMH ambulatory clinics.
• JMH Chiefs – 2 half‑days per week.
• UMH Chief – 1 half‑day per week.
• Notify the Program Director about issues that affect or could potentially affect patient care throughout the hospital, whether patient‑specific or service‑specific.

• Select a scholarly activity for personal growth during the year: a personal continuity clinic, a subspecialty competence to pursue, or a research or quality‑improvement project.
• As a UM employee, you are expected to:
  • notify the department/chief of planned absences and coverage;
  • be available by beeper according to a pre‑set schedule.

Benefits and leave as per UMMG guidelines – check with Ana Chavez. Dates of employment:
July 1 through June 23. Educational meetings include regional spring and winter ACP meetings, and a national ACP meeting (or equivalent) during the academic year. We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

• UMH CMR – working with Drs. Jessica Zuleta, Efren Manjarrez, and Yvonne Diaz to develop and implement UMH site‑specific educational activities and guidelines.
• JMH CMR 1 – working with Drs. Yvonne Diaz, Marco Gonzalez, and Erin Marcus to develop and implement ambulatory‑based educational and administrative guidelines.
• JMH CMR 2 – working with Drs. Joshua Lenchus and Stephen Symes to develop and implement JMH site‑specific educational activities, as well as Sylvester site‑specific activities.

Job Status:
Full time

Employee Type:
Staff

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