Emergency Medicine Associate Residency Program Director

ACEP Now; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Denver Health and Hospital Authority seeks an Associate Residency Program Director for the Denver Health/CU Anschutz Residency in Emergency Medicine. The role includes overseeing PGY-specific requirements, coordinating clinical rotations, evaluating residents, and mentoring in academic and professional development.

Collaborating with the Residency Leadership team, the person will ensure regulatory compliance, advance clinical and didactic education, and support faculty development, wellbeing,

Qualifications

• Prior education leadership experience is highly valued.
• Experience with GME programs and residency leadership preferred.
• Strong mentorship and resident evaluation skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of PGY-specific requirements, including clinical rotation coordination, resident evaluation and mentorship in academic and professional development.
• Partnership with Residency Leadership to ensure regulatory compliance and advance clinical and didactic education, faculty development, resident wellbeing, and inclusion.
• Residency recruitment, including application review, interview, and selection.
• Innovation and scholarship in advancing best practices in graduate medical education both locally and nationally.
• Serving as a role model within the program for faculty and residents, with priority given to candidates with education leadership experience, particularly GME experience.

Skills

Education leadership

GME experience

Mentorship

Resident evaluation

Job description

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 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.