Family Medicine Residency Program Director Outside Chicago

Job Description

Northwest Health in Valparaiso, Indiana is seeking a Program Director for our ACGME accredited Family Medicine Program. The ideal candidate will have a passion for medical education and training residents combined with a strong focus and commitment to ensuring patient care remains a priority.

Responsibilities:

• Approximately 50% administration and 50% clinical
• Must have 3+ years of academic medicine experience as a Program Director or Core Faculty
• Oversee and ensure the quality of didactic and clinical education is maintained
• Establish strategic direction of the program, its standards, quality, and reputation of the Family Medicine Residency program as followed by faculty and residents
• Residency program practice management, overall residency operations, and resident oversight
• Program recruitment, interviews, and selection of residents; six residents are welcomed per year
• Recruit and oversee faculty and clinical rotations
• Maintain ongoing clinical activity in Family Medicine, consistent with ACGME guidelines
• Teach residents through clinical and didactic work

Requirements:

• Board certified in Family Medicine
• Clinically practicing physician
• Documented educational and/or administrative experience required
• Experience in graduate medical education required
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to effectively deal with a broad range of people and personalities

Opportunity May Include:

• Hospital Employed Physician Opportunity
• Family-oriented community resulting in great quality of life
• Comprehensive Benefits Package to include Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance and investment opportunities available
• Generous PTO, promoting a healthy work/life balance
• Applicants may be eligible for:
  Sign-On Bonus, Relocation Assistance, and/or Loan Repayment

To learn more, please email CV to Sylvia Moyle at

Northwest Health is a regional healthcare network of 3 hospitals and an extensive medical group. Our integration provides patients access to quality clinical knowledge and advanced treatment options and technology. We are located in a progressive family-oriented community, 50 miles from Chicago, 10 miles from the Indiana Dunes State Park and National Lakeshore, and 30 miles from the resort communities of Michigan.

Northwest Health - Porter, located in Valparaiso, Indiana, boasts 271 private rooms, advanced technology, and an innovative patient-centered design philosophy. Northwest Health - Porter is committed to medical excellence and patient-centered care, with a full continuum of specialized services available, including Emergency/Trauma, Cardiology, Primary Care/Family Medicine, Oncology, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Neonatal Intensive Care, Orthopedics, and Acute and Outpatient Rehabilitation.