Clinical Gastroenterology Fellowship Program Director
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Gastroenterology Fellowship Program Director and General Gastroenterology Physician

Dignity Health Medical Group - AZ | Creighton University School of Medicine – Phoenix

Join our dynamic team in sunny Phoenix, Arizona!

Dignity Health Medical Group - Arizona and The Creighton University School of Medicine – Phoenix is actively seeking an experienced gastroenterologist and physician leader to serve as the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program Director.

The Program Director of the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program is directly accountable to the Designated Institutional Officer (DIO) at Creighton University School of Medicine- Phoenix and the Chair at the training site where they are primarily based/employed. The Program Director will be provided with the required protected, non-clinical time dedicated to administration of the program. The Fellowship is a three-year, six fellow program with initial accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

As a clinically active gastroenterologist, this physician leader will play a vital role in our growing gastroenterology division within Dignity Health Medical Group. Our team is committed to delivering comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care, encompassing a wide array of services with continued growth into general and interventional fields. The primary clinic location is located on the campus of St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. This team practices in a 571-bed academic, Level 1 trauma, medical center and attached clinics with support from Hepatology, Liver transplant, Advanced Endoscopy Services, General Surgery, all Surgical Subspecialties, Pathology, and Radiology. Be part of an expanding team of existing Gastroenterologists with APP support within the clinic setting.

Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES

• 75% Clinical / 25% Academic
• Maintain ongoing certification and compliance with ACGME requirements
• Be a role model of professionalism
• Ensure the program's compliance with institutional policies and procedures and ACGME requirements
• Oversee and ensure the quality of didactic and clinical education, develop and review program curricula, and monitor fellow supervision at all participating sites.
• Work with other departments and other clinical sites to develop and maintain appropriate clinical and educational rotations for the fellows and residents
• Regularly assess and promote fellow well-being while fostering an environment in which diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the forefront of fellows' clinical and academic experiences
• Develop opportunities for bidirectional communication with fellows and faculty
• Oversee and facilitate faculty and fellow evaluations and performance management with feedback
• Fellow Recruitment and Selection
• GME Research / Scholarly Activity
• Program Evaluation

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