Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director

Department:

SOM Wichita Emergency Medicine

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Internal Medicine

Position Title:

Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director

Job Family Group:

Academic

Job Description Summary:

The Program Director for the Emergency Medicine Residency Program provides overall leadership and strategic direction for the residency, ensuring compliance with Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requirements and alignment with the mission of the Department of Internal Medicine and the sponsoring institution. The program director fosters a culture of excellence in education, patient care, and scholarly activity while maintaining a supportive learning environment.

Job Description:

Job Duties Outlined:

Leadership & Administration

• Oversee the daily operations of the residency program, ensuring adherence to ACGME, institutional, and departmental requirements.
• Develop and implement program policies, procedures, and curricula that meet accreditation standards and promote best practices in emergency medicine training.
• Recruit, mentor, and evaluate core and volunteer faculty engaged in residency education.
• Lead program evaluation, including the Annual Program Evaluation and Continuous Quality Improvement initiatives.
• Maintain a transparent, organized, and collaborative structure for program governance and decision-making.

Resident Education & Development

• Design, implement, and continually refine an innovative, competency-based curriculum aligned with the ACGME Milestones.
• Provide academic and career mentorship to residents, fostering professional growth, scholarly productivity, and well-being.
• Oversee resident recruitment, selection, onboarding, evaluation, and promotion processes.
• Ensure fair and timely assessment of resident performance, with appropriate feedback and remediation when necessary.

Compliance & Accreditation

• Serve as the primary liaison with the ACGME, Wichita Graduate Medical Education office, and Clinical Competency Committee .
• Ensure the program meets all accreditation standards, including preparation for and participation in site visits and reviews.
• Maintain thorough and accurate program documentation, including accreditation files, resident records, and institutional reports.

Faculty & Institutional Engagement

• Collaborate with departmental leadership to align residency training with the academic and clinical missions of the department.
• Develop and facilitate faculty development programs to enhance teaching, mentorship, and evaluation skills.
• Foster relationships with affiliated hospitals, clinics, and community partners to support collaborative training experiences.
• Represent the program at institutional, regional, and national forums.

Scholarly & Professional Activity

• Promote and participate in resident and faculty scholarly activity, including research, quality improvement projects, and academic presentations.
• Model professional excellence, clinical expertise, and ethical standards in emergency medicine practice.
• Maintain an active role in academic societies, educational committees, or specialty organizations.

Work Environment:

• This position is benefits eligible at .5 FTE (20 hours per week).
• Located at Wesley Medical Center.

Required Qualifications:

Education:

• M.D. or D.O. degree or foreign degree equivalent
• Board certification in Emergency Medicine

This position requires a formal degree in the cited discipline area(s) to ensure that candidates have the foundational knowledge and skill set required to perform the duties of the position.  The level of degree is based on accreditation requirements, institutional standards of academic and professional excellence, alignment with peer institution benchmarks, and contributes to the credibility and effectiveness of the role within the university community.

Experience:

• Minimum four years of clinical experience in Emergency Medicine post-residency
• Experience as a core faculty member in an ACGME-accredited or AOA-approved emergency
  medicine program
• At least three years of documented educational and/or administrative experience (ie., serving on the PEC or CCC, curriculum /didactics development or monitoring, supervising residents in clinical setting with documented teaching evaluations)
• Demonstrated experience in an academic leadership role

Required Documents:

• CV
• Cover Letter

If selected as a final candidate for this position, you may be required to complete the Association of American of Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers.  A copy of the Representations and Warranties document can be found here.

Comprehensive Benefits Package:

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

Employee Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Part time