Core Faculty Physician

Core Faculty Physician – Sunset Health

Deliver comprehensive outpatient family medicine care, provide resident supervision, and mentor residents to meet ACGME, ABFM, and FQHC requirements.

• Provide direct comprehensive outpatient family medicine care, including preventive, acute, and chronic disease management.
• Supervise and precept residents in the clinic, modeling high‑quality care for patients with social determinants of health (SDOH).
• Supervise outpatient procedures (e.g., long‑acting reversible contraceptives, endometrial biopsy, skin/nail procedures, joint injections) and manage specific conditions (addiction, lifestyle medicine) in accordance with ACGME and ABFM requirements.
• Provide patient education and promote health literacy.
• Maintain concise, legible documentation in the Electronic Health Record (EHR).

• Develop, revise, and oversee assigned curricular areas; review curriculum annually.
• Prepare and deliver didactic lectures, lead group discussions (e.g., monthly/bi‑monthly lectures, Grand Rounds, orientation), and plan Continuing Medical Education (CME).
• Serve as faculty advisor for assigned residents, meeting regularly and supporting individualized learning plans.
• Provide real‑time feedback for residents and conduct competency‑based evaluations, including biannual Milestones assessments as required by ACGME.
• Mentor residents on career and educational goals.
• Ensure compliance with ACGME, ABFM, American Academy of Family Practice (AAFP), and FQHC requirements.

• Attend faculty meetings, development sessions, program meetings, and retreats.
• Collaborate with partner institutions and faculty to integrate curriculum across clinical, didactic, and elective experiences.
• Participate in outreach events and community engagement as needed.
• Integrate new ideas, skills, and areas of expertise (e.g., quality improvement, lifestyle medicine, and others).
• Support the program director in developing and implementing evaluation systems.

• Demonstrate punctuality, timely communication, and commitment to shared faculty responsibilities.
• Uphold organizational values, deliver medical care to the underserved community, and participate in faculty development & organizational initiatives.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and adhere to ethical standards.
• Model high standards of medical care and evidence‑based practice for patients and peers, while building leadership skills to mentor residents during their training.

• Dedicates at least 40% of time (minimum 16 hours/week or 800 hours/year) to residency program needs (precepting, cosigning, faculty development, administrative time), exclusive of patient care without residents, as required by ACGME.
• Participate in ongoing professional development and scholarly activities as required by ACGME.
• Monitor resident work hours and fatigue.
• Attend meetings and serve on program/staff committees.
• Support the mission of Sunset Health and the Family Medicine Residency Program for continuous ACGME accreditation and to graduate Board‑Certified Family Medicine Physicians.
• Become a member of Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) and AAFP.