Surgery Residency Program Director

Visalia, United States | Posted on 10/08/2025

Location:

Visalia, CA (40 minutes from Fresno Yosemite International Airport)

Surgical Affiliates Management Group (SAMGI) partners with hospitals to buildhigh-performing surgical programs that improve patient outcomes, enhance operational efficiency, and deliver consistent, high-quality care. SAMGI’sboard-certified surgeons and advanced practice providers lead trauma, acutecare surgery, and surgical hospitalist programs across the country. Our model emphasizes evidence-based practices, strong collaboration with hospital teams,and a commitment to teaching and leadership excellence.

Kaweah Health Medical Center is a435-bed teaching hospital with over 2,200 trauma activations annually and2,000+ GS operative cases per year. With volume, case complexity and resources equivalent to a Level II trauma program, it offers a diverse operative experience and academic environment. The hospital’s established General Surgery Residency Program provides a rich academic environment, and trauma services areco-managed with intensivists in the ICU.

The Residency Program Director leads the trauma and acute care surgery educational program,ensuring high-quality surgical education and fostering resident engagement and academic growth.

• Lead and expand the trauma residency training curriculum
• Supervise and mentor surgical residents
• Coordinate scholarly activity, M&M, and grand rounds
• Provide 30–40 hours/month of administrative and educational oversight
• Covers Trauma and ACS clinical shifts(minimum 6/month)

• Board Certified in General Surgery;
  
  SCC Boarded strongly preferred
• Minimum 5 years post-residency experience
• Proven leadership in residency education (Program Director, Associate PD, or senior faculty role)
• Active involvement in national surgical organizations (ACS, AAST, EAST, APDS, SAGES)