Family Medicine opening: Altoona, PA
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Family Practice-Without OB
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
4/15/24
**Residency Program Director Opening in Altoona, PA**
Pittsburgh 98m
Seeking a new program director to lead their long-time, well-established, residency program in the setting of the retirement of their current program director.
* 8-8-8 Family Medicine Residency Program
* Family Physicians will graduate their 47th class of residents in 2023.
* Requires administrative, patient care, scholarly activity, teaching, and leadership responsibilities.
* Oversee the high-quality educational curriculum of the family medicine residency program
* Oversee ACGME accreditation process with ongoing maintenance of certification and compliance with ACGME requirements for training
* Administrative supervision of multiple offices
* Collaborate with the transitional year residency and the hospice and palliative medicine fellowship program directors in the supervision of those programs
* Commitment to osteopathic medicine education with oversight of the osteopathic program director and osteopathic recognition for both the family medicine residency and the transitional year residency
* Oversee interview, selection, and advancement of residents in addition to the mentoring and development of residents, staff, and faculty physicians
* 0.8 Administrative/0.2 Patient Care; OB not required for this role
* Must be board certified through ABFM or AOBFP
* Minimum of 5 years as family medicine residency faculty
* Minimum of 2 years as family medicine leadership role (program director, associate program director, site director) or leadership training such as NIPPD.
Benefits:
* Insurance: Health, Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability
* Malpractice insurance provided
* 5 weeks of vacation/PTO
* CME: 12 days and $5,000 annual allowance
* Relocation assistance available
Community:
* Located about 2 hours from Pittsburgh and 3 hours from Baltimore
* Combines the activities of a small metropolitan area with the scenic beauty of a rural location
* Altoona offers affordable housing, religious diversity, excellent schools both public and private, and numerous higher education institutions
* Year-round outdoor recreational activities at Blue Knob Ski Resort and Lake Raystown and sporting events with the Double A Pittsburgh Pirate Affiliate- Altoona Curve and Penn State Division 1 sports teams
* Cultural activities including the Altoona Symphony Orchestra, Historic Mishler Theater, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, and the Bryce Jordan Center
* A variety of shopping and dining choices including many local retailers and restaurants