Associate Program Director and Director of - Greenwich, United States - Yale New Haven Health

Yale New Haven Health

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Overview:

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values.

These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

The Associate Program Director (APD) assists the Program Director (PD) in the performance of educational, evaluative, academic and administrative duties essential to the running of the Internal Medicine Residency Program (the Program).

S/he also functions as the Residency Director of Ambulatory Care.

The staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit.

The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the unit's/area's/department's policies and procedures.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran Responsibilities:

1.1 Assist the PD and Chair of the Curriculum Committee develop and execute a successful IM Residency Program Curriculum (Currently one of the APD's chairs the Program's Curriculum Committee).
2.

EVALUATION:

Actively participate on the Clinical Competency Committee that oversees the development and maintains a system of milestone and competency-based evaluations.

May chair the Committee. a.
Residents are evaluated quarterly and the committee provides the PD with a formal competency based evaluation of each resident. b.
The committee also monitors completion of evaluations by residents and the completion of evaluations by faculty. c.
The committee develops level and competency based coaching/mentoring plans for residents deemed in need of such d.

Personally complete all student and resident evaluations and provide feedback to learners for all clinical and non-clinical rotations for which s/he is responsible.

e. Assist the PD in the completion of ACGME mid and end of year resident summative assessments.

1 Member of the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC), Clinical Competency Committee (CCC) and Program Evaluation Committee (PEC).

3.1 Assist the PD, APD's, CR and PA in the Identification and recruitment of a chief resident each year.
4.1 Assist PD, APD's, CR and PA in facilitating a mentoring system and a wellness program for residents.
5.

ADMINISTRATION OF THE INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM:
A.

Participate in all Program Committees (may chair any of these except GMEC) 1.The Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) that oversees all aspects of the Program and other institutional educational affiliations.

2.The Program Evaluation Committee that oversees a formal annual evaluation of the Residency Program. 3.The Curriculum Committee that oversees the formal annual review of the Program Curriculum and the Policies and Procedures Manual. 4.The Clinical Competency Committee that oversees the development and maintains a system of milestone and competency-based evaluations. a.
Residents are evaluated quarterly and the committee provides the PD with a formal competency based evaluation of each resident. b.
The committee also monitors completion of evaluations by residents and the completion of evaluations by faculty. c.
The committee develops level and competency based coaching/mentoring plans for residents deemed in need of such. d.
The Full Time Faculty Committee e. The Program Evaluation Committee B.

Assist the PD develop and oversee the allocation of residents in their various rotations in order to satisfy ACGME Review Committee for Internal Medicine requirements for successful completion of an Internal Medicine residency with particular attention to the overlap between outpatient and inpatient assignments.

C.Assist the PD to continuously re-evaluate anticipated educational needs of residents as ACGME requirements change and as the evolution of Internal Medicine practice patterns and career paths continues.

D.With PD, Program Administrator and Chief Resident monitor and ensure residents are not violating duty hour rules.

E.Ensure residents are meeting programmatic, ABIM andACGME requirements to be eligible to sit for the board examination upon residency completion.

F.Attend Association of Program Directors? Annual Meetings at the PD's discretion to ensure that the residency program is up to date with new requirements.

GAttend local Yale Affiliated Hospitals Program in Internal Medicine meetings that occur quarterly. H.Meet at least weekly with the PD, CR and PA to discuss Program issues. These include resident performance, safety issues, duty hours, stress and conflicts, problem solving and resident and attending perforance reviews.

1 Assist PD, APD's, CR and PA develop and o