Director of Graduate Medical Education

Overview

The Director of Graduate Medical Education is responsible for maintaining oversight of the accreditation process for each individual specialty program as well as the institutional accreditation for programs in their specific hospital. In addition to accreditation matters, the role exists to direct the administrative operations and maintain appropriate oversight and daily management of all medical education programs, which may also include undergraduate medical education at the defined facility.

This position is incentive eligible. The Director of Graduate Medical Education is responsible for maintaining oversight of the accreditation process for each individual specialty program as well as the institutional accreditation for programs in their specific hospital. In addition to accreditation matters, the role exists to direct the administrative operations and maintain appropriate oversight and daily management of all medical education programs, which may also include undergraduate medical education at the defined facility.

Program compliance with accrediting and regulatory agencies is critical to the success of the program(s). The Director of GME will make formal recommendations for improvement based on accreditation requirements for both the institutional and program accreditation. The Director of GME will assist and guide initiatives as directed by the designated institutional official or division/corporate leadership to open new residency programs.

The Director of GME may support either a single hospital campus or several campuses. At the local campus level, the Director of GME is responsible for creating and maintaining appropriate business relationships with various service lines and C-Suite personnel to educate and promote GME-related timelines and events. Items such as budgetary matters, GME staffing, and space planning should be regularly visited topics of conversation with C-Suite leaders.

• Supports and monitors all resident activities via the program directors and program coordinators
• Facilitate ongoing readiness for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Annual Institutional Review by assisting in the submission of executive summaries that include action plans for oversight of and performance monitoring procedures for underperforming programs
• Assist the designated institutional official in all correspondence with ACGME at the institutional and program levels
• Oversight of resident work hours, resident supervision, and evaluation process that meets ACGME requirements
• Track residency program citations and program action plans to address ACGME citations
• Responsible for annual institutional WebADS program update to ACGME
• Facilitation of program letters of agreement for learners. Oversight of inter-institutional affiliation agreements
• Quarterly audits (internal program review) through the resident management suite (New Innovations) of each specialty area as designated by the division or corporate leadership and/or program directors
• Development of mechanisms to ensure appropriate teaching of ACGME competencies
• Liaison between programs and division GME leadership
• Assist hospitals with the creation of new programs through the application building process which may include serving as the initial program support during the application and accreditation phase
• Facilitating onboarding and off boarding and necessary training and orientation logistics for residents/fellows and GME staff. Work closely with HR to coordinate facility orientation for incoming trainees. Supervision of GME program administrative staff

• The position will work closely with the GME corporate leaders and collaboratively with the designated institutional official and C-Suite of the facility.
• Responsible for managing GME physician agreements with facility and division leadership
• Assist hospital to ensure a smooth transition for program directors, associate program directors, and core faculty into employment by HCA Healthcare
• Develop and manage operating and capital budgets for related…