About the Opportunity

Sunshine Community Health Center (SCHC) is recruiting an experienced family physician educator to build and lead the Denali Family Medicine Residency Program, which will train physicians for successful practice in rural Alaska. SCHC has submitted its ACGME Sponsoring Institution accreditation application. The Program Director will help move the program from development through launch by shaping the curriculum, building the faculty team, planning clinical training sites, creating a strong learning culture, and participating in the successful accreditation of the program.

Role at a Glance

How the Role Will Develop

Key Responsibilities

• Lead residency development and the ACGME family medicine program application following Sponsoring Institution approval, then maintain accreditation and program quality.
• Develop the competency-based curriculum, evaluation system, and rural clinical training experiences.
• Recruit, support, and evaluate faculty; lead resident recruitment, education, supervision, and assessment.
• Establish clinical training partnerships with hospitals, community physicians, and participating sites.
• Maintain an active, broad-scope family medicine practice, including outpatient, inpatient, obstetric, pediatric, call, and resident-precepting responsibilities, subject to credentialing and approved schedules.
• Build a respectful, collaborative learning environment connected to the needs of rural Alaska communities.

Required Qualifications

• MD or DO; completion of an accredited family medicine residency; and current ABFM or AOBFP certification.
• At least three years of educational or administrative experience, or qualifications acceptable to the ACGME Review Committee for Family Medicine, with demonstrated graduate medical education leadership and teaching experience.
• Active family medicine practice; eligibility for SCHC credentialing, an unrestricted Alaska medical license, and DEA registration.
• BLS and ACLS certification by the employment start date and eligibility for an appropriate academic appointment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience as a Program Director, Assistant Program Director, core faculty member, site director, or in a comparable graduate medical education leadership role, including new-program development or accreditation.
• Rural, frontier, FQHC, teaching health center, or underserved practice or teaching experience. Alaska experience and culturally responsive care are valued.
• Broad-scope family medicine experience, including inpatient care, obstetrics, pediatrics, and call responsibilities.

Compensation and Benefits

SCHC offers employee health and retirement plans, a continuing medical education allowance and dedicated CME time, and malpractice coverage.

How to Apply

Submit a curriculum vitae, a cover letter describing your interest in building a rural family medicine residency, and professional references.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Sunshine Community Health Center is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities.