General Surgery Program Director - Assistant/Associate Professor of Surgery

Sam Houston State University; Huntsville (TX); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

A Texas-based university is seeking a qualified Program Director for its General Surgery Residency. Responsibilities include overseeing the residency program's administration, teaching residents and medical students, and maintaining accreditation standards. Candidates must have an MD or DO degree and be board certified in General Surgery. This role emphasizes improving the physician workforce shortage in Texas, making it a pivotal position for candidates passionate about surgical education and health care development.

Qualifications

• Must possess an MD or DO degree and be board certified in General Surgery.
• Prior experience in residency program administration is preferred.
• Ability to maintain accreditation standards and develop educational goals.

Responsibilities

• Oversee general surgery residency program administration and operation.
• Teach and evaluate residents, medical students, and other learners.
• Ensure accreditation standards are met and prepare relevant documentation.
• Develops faculty development; participates in program committees (Residency Advisory, Training Evaluation, Clinical Competency, GME).
• Precepts and teaches residents, medical students, and other learners in outpatient clinics and other settings.
• Maintains accreditation standards; prepares and maintains educational goals and curriculum; delivers lectures and prepares accreditation reports.
• Develops affiliations with participating sites; maintains continuity outpatient practice; drafts program policies.

Skills

Leadership

Teaching

Accreditation compliance

Curriculum development

Resident supervision

Education

MD or DO degree

Board certification in General Surgery

Job description

Serves the Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (SHSU- COM) as Program Director of its General Surgery Residency.

The University is seeking qualified candidates to join SHSU-COM as the Program Director of its General Surgery Residency. The position reports to the Designated Institutional Official. The University is focused on improving the physician workforce in primary care and other specialties identified as a physician shortage in the State of Texas and has developed an integrated curriculum merging basic science instruction with clinical learning and an osteopathic emphasis.

The General Surgery Program Director will be responsible for the administration and operation of the general surgery residency program. Responsible for teaching; scholarly activity; resident recruitment, selection, promotion, disciplinary action; supervision and evaluation of residents; faculty development; and other required activities. Serve on various committees within the residency and sponsoring institution including but not limited to the Residency Advisory Committee, Program Evaluation Committee, Clinical Competency Committee, and Graduate Medical Education Committee. The Program Director will actively supervise, precept and teach residents, medical students and other learners in the outpatient clinic and other settings.

Further the Program Director will: ensure that accreditation standards are maintained. Prepare and maintain the educational goals and curriculum of the program. Prepare and deliver lectures; prepare statistical and narrative descriptions of the program for accreditation. Maintain interdisciplinary team relationships with specialties relevant to family medicine to ensure continued quality patient care and resident education. Develop formal affiliation agreements with participating sites; maintain a continuity outpatient practice; prepare evaluations for teaching staff, residents and other medical learners; prepare and implement required program policies.

Please note this position is located in Houston, Texas.