About this opportunity
Virginia Commonwealth University lists this Program Director CMH Rural Family Medicine Residency | Family Medicine | SOM | F67850 opportunity in richmond, Virginia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Benefits
All full-time university staff and faculty are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave granted up front, generous tuition benefits, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more.
Unit
School Of Medicine
Department
Family Medicine
Location
This position will be based at VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill, Virginia.
About the Program
VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital is a small, rural community hospital that provides a wide range of subspecialty care to a large region. It hosts the Family Medicine Residency Clinic attached to the hospital and provides newborn nursery and inpatient pediatrics coverage. Current inpatient volumes are approximately 300 deliveries and 50 pediatric admissions per calendar year. July 1, 2025, CMH welcomed its first class of family medicine residents, whose first year of training is at the main campus in Richmond and subsequent years in South Hill.
We have four affiliated family medicine residency programs around Virginia in addition to our new VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Residency, which will graduate its first class in 2027.
Chief Purpose of the Position
As the Program Director and Core Faculty, you will work with the Associate Program Director to support the needs of our residents and core faculty. You will spend a majority of your time on precepting, direct resident and medical student education in both the inpatient and outpatient settings, and educational administration. The remaining time will be devoted to your own direct clinical practice. This position will be primarily based at VCU’s Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill, VA; while the Associate Program Director is located primarily on the VCU campus of VCU Health in Richmond, VA.
Responsibilities
Demonstrate dedication to Family Medicine Education
Monitor faculty appointments, assignments, outcomes, and conduct of educational activities
Supervise, direct, evaluate, and administer the Family Medicine Education Program
Provide direction and leadership to obtain and/or maintain the Family Medicine Residency Program with Full Residency Review Committee Accreditation
Conduct ongoing review of the residency program as required by RRC and ACGME
Collaborate with the Department Chair and other Residency Leadership in recruiting and making recommendations for improvement in the educational programs within the Department of Family Medicine and Population Health and within the entire VCU Health systems
Ensure services are performed in accordance with and sufficient for compliance with the requirements of all accrediting bodies such as the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the System’s liability carrier
Engage in continual improvement of the Family Medicine Residency Program
Serve as a member of VCU Health’s Graduate Medical Education Council
Perform duties as appropriate and necessary to the position and operation of VCU Health Systems and the Family Medicine Residency Program
Recruit, retain, and promote high caliber, diverse residents who exhibit interest and commitment to rural healthcare, health equity, excellence in patient care and medical education, high ethics, and a commitment to a high order of professionalism
Participate in the budgeting process for the residency program
Review clinical teaching and scholarship of each faculty member individually and annually
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Ability to obtain license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Completed an accredited residency program in Family Medicine
Certified and recertified by the American Board of Family Medicine
Five or more years of Family Medicine Practice
Three to five years of experience as faculty in a Family Medicine Residency Training Program
Experience providing direct patient care to underserved populations across multiple settings
Willing and able to participate in neonatal resuscitation, newborn nursery, and to admit and care for pediatric inpatients, shared call for a low volume service; proctored onboarding to the inpatient setting provided
Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU
Preferred Qualifications
Past experience in providing direct patient care and/or residency training in rural settings
Direct experience in the medical education of a varied group of learners such as medical students, interprofessional learners, etc.
Recent scholarly activity: peer reviewed funding, publication of original research or review articles in peer-reviewed journals, chapters in textbooks, publication or presentation of clinical series or case reports at scientific society meetings, or participation in national committees or educational organizations
Confidence and willingness to be a faculty lead in one or more of the following:Care of pregnant women including antenatal, labor and delivery including operative management, and postpartum care
Care of neonates and children in the inpatient setting
Substance abuse treatment to include medication assisted therapy
Primary care Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) and/or specialized procedural training in emergency, inpatient and outpatient settings
Salary Range
Commensurate with experience
FLSA Exemption Status
Exempt
Restricted Position
No
Rank
Open
Tenure
Open
Months
12 months
Contact
Ashley Krauss
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Worksite address
richmond, VA, 23214, US
Who can apply
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