Family Medicine Residency Program Faculty Development Fellowship

Our Health System’s Family Medicine Residency Program is currently seeking a highly motivated Fellow for our newly developed Faculty Development fellowship.

An ideal candidate for the FM faculty development fellowship will be an experienced physician or a recent graduate with a strong desire to work in medical education or academic leadership and an interest in learning the foundational principles of graduate medical education with the goal of becoming an effective and efficient faculty member.

This Fellowship opportunity is excellent preparation for candidates whose professional goals include teaching family medicine or gaining valuable GME experience needed to pursue a leadership role in a primary care organization.

• Salary: Guaranteed salary is competitive and commensurate with experience
• Schedule: Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.; on average, 2 clinic days, 1 precepting day, and dedicated administration time for GME education per week.
• Call: No overnight call required unless desire to participate in optional OB or inpatient adult medicine coverage.
• Duties: Candidate will personally provide FM full-spectrum continuity patient care in our outpatient clinic. Candidate must enthusiastically participate in the education of residents through precepting, didactic lectures, and collaboration with core faculty on program projects, supporting program development and innovation, and creating and delivering curriculum. While GME faculty experience is not required, the position requires a candidate who is passionate about teaching and supervising residents who are learning to provide the full spectrum of Family Medicine, AND have an interest in learning the foundational principles of graduate medical education with the goal of becoming an effective and efficient faculty member. Position requires teaching and supervising residents providing low risk prenatal care and post partum care. Position offers opportunity for teaching and supervision of residents in the delivery of inpatient care and low risk obstetrics. Fellows will also participate in a structured Faculty Development Curriculum with assigned activities and online course work with faculty instructors and feedback to reinforce learning.
• Clinic Facility: Our Family Medicine Clinic is located on the hospital’s campus inside the new state-of-the-art, 39,000 sq. ft. education center. The clinic consists of 23 exam rooms, 2 procedure rooms, 2 precepting rooms, and a lab.
• Technology: MSK Ultrasound, handheld ultrasounds, Ellman radio-frequency device, Blu-U light, Dermatoscopes, and NST
• Patient Volume: an average of 10-12 patients per half day in the clinic
• Procedures: LARC insertion and removal, Pap smears, Joint injections (with and without ultrasound), Skin procedures, Incision and drainage (I&D), Toenail removals, and Sterile vaginal exam/cervical checks
• Hospital Facilities: physicians’ lounge with meals provided; 24-hour all-access employee fitness center; simulation labs, a skills lab, a computer lab, a conference center, and more!

Benefits:

• Generous student loan repayment assistance, if needed
• Paid health insurance in exchange for precepting residents and medical students
• Paid malpractice insurance with tail coverage
• Optional participation in a supplemental benefits package as a W-2 hospital employee, including a retirement match
• Paid house-hunting and relocation
• Monthly cell phone allowance
• CME allowance and CME paid time off
• Paid time off annually, plus holidays

Requirements:

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
• Completion of an accredited Family Medicine Residency Program by the position start date
• Board certified or board eligible by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) or the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians (AOBFM)
• Valid Georgia Medical License or participation in the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact
• Must be in good standing with current employer or residency/fellowship program
• Position requires teaching and supervising residents, providing full-spectrum Family Medicine in an outpatient setting.
• Opportunities to provide training and supervision of residents in the delivery of inpatient care and low-risk obstetrics.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual in Spanish/English

Other:

• Open to family medicine-trained candidates with additional training/fellowships.
• Candidates are not required to have faculty experience; they will be trained on the job.
• Open to new grads who are interested in exploring an academic fellowship.
• Not accepting visa candidates at this time.