Associate Residency Program Director

denverhealth; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Denver Health is seeking an Associate Residency Program Director for the Emergency Medicine residency. You will oversee PGY-specific requirements, coordinate rotations, evaluate residents, and mentor in academic and professional development within a nationally recognized program.

Lead recruitment, ensure regulatory compliance, and advance clinical and didactic education, faculty development, and resident wellbeing. Prior education leadership and GME experience are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in graduate medical education (GME).
• Experience coordinating residency rotations and resident evaluations.
• Mentorship and faculty development in an academic setting.

Responsibilities

• Own PGY-specific requirements, rotations, evaluations, and mentorship.
• Partner with Residency Leadership to ensure compliance and education quality.
• Lead residency recruitment, interviewing, and selection processes.
• Foster innovation and scholarship in graduate medical education.
• Serve as a role model for faculty and residents.

Skills

Education leadership

GME coordination

Residency program oversight

Mentorship

Education

MD or DO

Board-certified in Emergency Medicine

Job description

We are recruiting for a mission-driven Associate Residency Program Director to join our team! We're with you for life's journey. At Denver Health, purpose isn't just something we believe in-it's something we live every day, for life's journey.

Our Values

Respect | Belonging | Accountability | Transparency

Department

Emergency Department Physician

The Department of Emergency Medicine of the Denver Health and Hospital Authority is recruiting a passionate and talented Emergency Physician to serve as Associate Residency Program Director for the Denver Health/CU Anschutz Residency in Emergency Medicine. The responsibilities of the Associate Program Director will include:

• Ownership of all elements of PGY-specific requirements, including clinical rotation coordination, resident evaluation and assessment, and mentorship in academic and professional development
• Partnership with Residency Leadership team to maintain regulatory compliance and advance the program with regards to clinical education, didactic education, faculty development, resident wellbeing, and belonging and inclusion.
• Residency recruitment, including application review, interview, and selection.
• Innovation and scholarship in advancing best practices in graduate medical education (GME) both locally and nationally.
• Serving as a role model within the program for both faculty and residents

Priority will be given to candidates with prior education leadership experience, particularly GME experience.

The Denver Health/CU Anschutz Residency in Emergency Medicine is one of the oldest and most highly regarded Emergency Medicine training programs in the country with a longstanding legacy of training future leaders in our specialty. The residency is a four-year training program with 17 residents in each post-graduate class. Residents are exposed to the breadth of emergency medicine through clinical rotations at four partner institutions, including Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado Hospital, Children's Hospital Colorado, and UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital. The residency leadership team consists of four Associate Program Directors, each assigned to one PGY-level class, an Executive Associate Program Director, a Clerkship Director/Assistant Program Director, a Program Manager, Program Coordinator, and Clerkship Coordinator.

Denver Health is a large urban health care center that is proud to serve as a primary Anchor Institution to the Denver metro area, and its diverse community. Denver Health is a major academic affiliate of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, based at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. All faculty ultimately report to the Director of Service for Emergency Medicine at Denver Health, contributing to the mission of patient care, educational, research, and professional development, and have meaningful responsibilities and faculty appointments in the University of Colorado School of Medicine's academic Department of Emergency Medicine.

As an institution, Denver Health is a nationally recognized integrated health care system which includes: a large safety-net acute-care hospital, an acclaimed Level 1 trauma center (Ernest E Moore MD Shock Trauma Center), a large network of community health centers, the city and county public health department (Denver Public Health), the sole city-wide advanced life support EMS agency (Denver Paramedics) and a regional poison center (Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center). Denver Health is a profoundly mission-driven organization that has provided more than $3.3 billion in care for the uninsured in the last ten years. Denver Health is a leader in performance and quality improvement and remains financially secure, in part, due to its nationally recognized implementation of lean principles in healthcare.

Denver Health and the Department of Emergency Medicine are profoundly committed to diversity in our workforce. As medical providers, we are passionate about serving our diverse patient population and providing them with the best care. To achieve this, we dedicate significant resources as a team to incorporate cultural humility, equity, and inclusion into every aspect of our work. This position will be a key member of our department and is expected to take an active role in our commitment to creating an environment for patients and staff where richness of ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives are embraced. Our department is committed to finding innovative ways to meet the needs of our patients, and each other as coworkers - we strive to do so with respect, kindness, and open minds.

Essential Functions :

Teaching and Training: Instruct students seeking clinical experience at Denver Health and provide education for post graduate medical trainees. (20%)

Deliver Emergency Care to Patients:

• Stabilize patients in critical condition.
• Eval