Family Medicine Residency Lead At Partners in Health

Position Title: Family Medicine Residency Program Lead

Reports to: Director of Clinical Services

Department: Clinical

Liaises with: Medical Director

Supervises: N/A

Work Location: Maryland

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview:

The Family Medicine Residency Program director is responsible and accountable for the Clinical, educational, and managerial aspects of the PIHL Harper family medicine residency program in accordance with LCPS/WACP and international standards for family medicine residency program. She/he will work under the supervision of the DCS/Med Educ. or the deputy and the medical director of JJD Memorial hospital. She/he will rely on the JJD Graduate Health Education Committee policies and procedures to run the program.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Clinical

• Provide patients care at the FM unit, the ER, the Medical Ward and the TB ward
• Perform basic surgical procedures to support the residents to achieve their goals according to the curriculum of the program
• Work closely with clinical team to ensure patient safety in the services
• Contribute to the update and implementation of protocols of care and departmental policies.

1. Educational

As a faculty, the program director contributes directly to the learning experience of the residents, the continuing education of the faculty and other staff member of the Hospital

• teach residents using role modeling and various teaching methods (didactics, besides, journal club, morning report …) and in various settings (outpatients, inpatients, procedure/operation rooms)
• give continuous formal feedback to the residents
• supervise and evaluate the work of the residents
• work with residents and other staff members on scholarly activities and projects
• Participate in the overall educational activities for the other staff of the hospital (Nurses, Lab etc.)
• Support PIHL Initiatives of Capacity building in Evidence based medicine for the MOH colleagues (JJD, CHT PHC, etc.)

1. Program Management, Monitoring and Evaluation

• Work with the Medical Director of JJD Memorial Hospital to establish and maintain a standardized Clinical learning environment for the residents.
• Oversee and ensure the quality of didactic and clinical education in all rotations and all sites that participate in the program;
• Ensure compliance with all LCPS and hospital graduate health education committee regulations and procedures within the residency program including those related to selection, evaluation, promotion of residents, disciplinary action, and resident supervision, duty hours…
• Preparing the resident’s contracts and distribute the policies and procedures to the residents.
• Monitor resident duty hours, wellbeing and establish monitoring and preventive measures for burn out and mental health issues related to residency life.
• Ensure that all residents and faculty are competent in social medicine, incorporate it in their practice and disseminate it as role model.
• Lead the resident Clinical competencies committee.
• Submit an annual report to the director of medical education including progress, residents’ problems management, trainings activities, research and QI activities, program improvement efforts and results, faculty evaluation summary etc.
• Participate in all mandatory activities of the medical education department
• Plan in collaboration with the HMEI department the annual Evidence based medicine forum.

C.1. Regarding faculty members

• facilitate regular meetings with faculty and support them in their educational work
• Ensure that all faculty complete the Faculty development course and are competent in Research and QI.
• Work closely with the professional development of the direction of medical education to develop CME program for the faculty, contribute to CME activities

C.2. Regarding residents

• monitor resident supervision at all participating sites;
• Plan, monitor and rotations and adjust schedules of the residents as necessary
• provide each resident with documented semi-annual evaluation of performance with feedback;
• Identify residents who needs particular support and provide them with appropriate support for their performance improvement.
• Hold monthly or bimonthly meetings with residents and Document all meetings and keep records.
• Coordinate all the other aspects of resident’s evaluation, written exam, OSCE, technical skills.
• Monitor and document performance and progress of all residents’ projects (social medicine, research, QI).
• Ensure with the HMEI department that these data are available and completed in the database of the graduate medical education office
• Prepare annual bulletin and information regarding promotion of residents and submit them to the direction of medical education for approval.
• Distribute the bulletin to the residents and ensure that a copy is in the residents’ files
• Provide verification of residency education for all residents, including those who leave the program prior to completion

Qualifications:

• Diploma of Doctor in Medicine
• Certificate of specialization in Family medicine
• Additional Certificate in Medical education, a plus
• At Least 3 years of experience in medical education especially in teaching residents in Family medicine
• Documented competencies in teaching, conducting research, QI projects and previous related scientific publications
• Strong management skills and experience, including the demonstrated ability to work respectfully, productively, and with humility across cultures;
• Strong Emotional intelligence.
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills in order to communicate effectively with various categories and levels of staff.
• Ability to use creative and innovative approach to education and the willingness to evaluate the effectiveness of those approaches.
• Ability to work in resources limited settings without negative impact on motivation
• Extensive experience with Word, Excel, power point, Mendeley, Experience in office 365, Comcare, Epi info
• Fluency in English, any other language is a plus.
• Social justice engagement

Performance Evaluation

Annual performance evaluation by the DCS/Med. Educ according to HR policies. The Family medicine residency program director’s will also have a non-administrative evaluation by the residents, the faculty and some other staffs

Organizational Profile:

Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change. Our delivered services in the field are based in our partnership with the Governments and Ministries of Health and the support to education, training and mentorship to Health care workers and students is one of our pillars for the Health Care system strengthening.

PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world.

Partners In Health (PIH) is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee. It is the policy of PIH not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex and gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. PIH works in and with a number of governments in and outside the U.S., and to the extent applicable, this statement is intended to incorporate the prohibition of any unlawful discrimination covered by applicable laws in such countries, states and municipalities.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:

At Partners In Health, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including our patients, families and community members –as well as our staff are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Partner In Health’s PSEAH policy. Partners In Health will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Social Justice

We are a global health and social justice organization that responds to the moral imperative to provide high-quality health care globally to those who need it most. We strive to ease suffering by placing patients at the center of all care, bringing the benefits of modern medicine to all.