Gastroenterology Fellowship Program Director

Job Summary And Responsibilities

Gastroenterology Fellowship Program Director. The Program Director of the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program is directly accountable to the Designated Institutional Officer (DIO) at Creighton University School of Medicine‑Phoenix and the Chair at the training site where they are primarily based/employed. The Program Director will be provided with the required protected, non‑clinical time dedicated to administration of the program. The Fellowship is a three‑year, six fellow program with initial accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

• 75% Clinical / 25% Academic
• Maintain ongoing certification and compliance with ACGME requirements
• Be a role model of professionalism
• Ensure the program’s compliance with institutional policies and procedures and ACGME requirements
• Oversee and ensure the quality of didactic and clinical education, develop and review program curricula, and monitor fellow supervision at all participating sites.
• Work with other departments and other clinical sites to develop and maintain appropriate clinical and educational rotations for the fellows and residents
• Regularly assess and promote fellow well‑being while fostering an environment in which diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the forefront of fellows’ clinical and academic experiences
• Develop opportunities for bidirectional communication with fellows and faculty
• Oversee and facilitate faculty and fellow evaluations and performance management with feedback
• Fellow Recruitment and Selection
• GME Research / Scholarly Activity
• Program Evaluation

• Full‑time employed physician leadership position
• Academic rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience
• DHMG is a physician‑led, clinically integrated, academic medical group
• Competitive salary, benefits & a matched 403B retirement package inclusive of an employer funded pension plan
• Sign‑on bonus and relocation
• CME benefits

• MD or DO degree and current certification in Gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine or by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine, or subspecialty qualifications that are acceptable to the Review Committee
• Current medical licensure and appropriate medical staff appointment
• Specialty expertise and at least three years of documented educational and/or administrative experience as an active faculty member in an ACGME‑accredited internal medicine residency or gastroenterology fellowship
• Ongoing clinical activity and ongoing academic achievements in gastroenterology, including publications, the development of educational programs, or the conduct of research
• Must have or be eligible for State of Arizona medical licensure
• Ability to achieve full and unrestricted hospital privileges at Dignity Health Arizona hospitals and Valley wise Health Medical Center
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to travel as needed between clinical training sites

Dignity Health Medical Group (DHMG) is the employed physician group serving the Arizona Service Area. Covering over 45 practice sites, DHMG complements clinical services with translational and bench research and employs in excess of 300 healthcare providers. Dignity Health is continuously expanding to meet the needs of the growing patient population in Arizona. With a unified vision of becoming an organization where physicians, care teams and staff come to do their best work—and patients come for the best care—DHMG is searching for exceptional talent that is patient focused and team‑oriented.

• St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center is a 571‑bed, not‑for‑profit hospital located in Phoenix, Arizona. It offers a wide range of health services and is a member of Common Spirit Health.
• Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center is a full‑service, acute care hospital with 197 beds located in the East Valley of metropolitan Phoenix.
• Chandler Regional Medical Center is a full‑service, 429‑bed acute‑care and trauma level 1 hospital, with approximately 78,000 emergency department visits and 5,000 trauma activations annually.

$435,136 - $687,190 /year