Under the supervision of the Chief Medical Officer, the Associate Program Director (APD) of the Family Medicine Residency Program at Unity is responsible for the day to day functioning of the family medicine residency program. The APD ensures that residents practice in a supervised, high-quality educational environment in all clinical settings and that the program meets the educational standards in Family Medicine set forth by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
Major Duties/Essential Functions
Supports the health center and organization in contributing to the quadruple aim: improving health outcomes, improving patient experience, supporting care team well-being and the financial sustainability of the organization through graduate medical education.
Management of Learning Environment
Execute implementation and oversight of the ACGME core and specialty-specific standards for family medicine residency training at the local site
Promote optimal training environment for family medicine residents
Engage and coordinate accessory training venues within the community
Develop the clinical rotation schedule for each site resident to meet the curriculum requirements
Ensure adequate physician, resident and other provider supervision of residents in training
Coordinate with CMO to ensure that resident participation enhances patient care quality, safety, satisfaction, and clinical outcomes
Engage in continuous quality improvement at the local site
Execution of and Commitment to Residency Program
Evaluate Post Graduate Year (PGY)-1 residents quarterly, PGY-2&3 residents semi-annually, and assist Program Director with annual resident evaluations
Participate in construction and implementation of remediation plans for struggling residents
Provide recommendations to Program Director in determining appropriate resident advancement
Coordinate local didactic programming
Contribute to joint didactics bi-annually
Assist Program Director (or designee) with core faculty annual evaluations
Participate in Annual Program Review, and report relevant data and action plans back to site faculty and staff
Participate in short and long term strategic planning for the residency program
Review and interview resident applicants and responsible to create rank order lists for the residency match
Participate in the planning and delivery of resident orientation at both the central and local levels
Serve on assigned committees, such as the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) and Clinical Competency Committee (CCC)
Attend assigned meetings
Be proactive with continuous program quality improvements
Communication Skills
Communicate effectively with residents, faculty, staff, and program administration
Complete resident evaluation in a comprehensive and timely manner
Provide effective feedback to residents to keep them on track to complete program requirements
Provide effective feedback to Program Director (Clinical Competency Committee) to determine appropriate resident advancement in training
Provide effective feedback to Program Director (or designee) on core faculty performance
Professionalism
Be responsive to residents, faculty, staff and program administration with a sensitive and collaborative approach
Model professional behavior in communication, integrity, compassion, and respect for others
Participate in a structured program of faculty development that involves regularly scheduled faculty development activities designed to enhance the effectiveness of teaching, administration, leadership, scholarship, clinical, and behavioral components of APD performance
Scholarly Activities
Encourage and support residents in scholarly activities
Document two (2) scholarly activities every five (5) years
Demonstrate satisfactory engagement with scholarly activities as defined by the ACGME RC-FM guidelines