Family Medicine Residency Associate Program Director

Samaritan • Moses Lake, WA

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About The Position

The Associate Program Director (APD) is a physician leader who partners with the Program Director to design, achieve accreditation for, launch, and sustain the Moses Lake Family Medicine Residency. The APD contributes to the program’s educational, clinical, and operational development while maintaining an active clinical practice. As the program matures, the APD shares responsibility for resident education, assessment, recruitment, faculty development, continuous program improvement, and compliance with Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), sponsoring-institution, and organizational requirements. The APD receives a faculty appointment with the Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at an academic rank commensurate with qualifications and in accordance with WSU appointment processes.

The position provides intentional leadership development through mentorship and progressively responsible assignments across curriculum, accreditation, resident assessment, faculty development, recruitment, and program operations. For a physician who demonstrates readiness and meets applicable ACGME qualifications, the role may provide a pathway to consideration for future Program Director leadership.

Time allotment before resident matriculation is 0.70 clinical and 0.30 residency leadership. Beginning with the first resident recruitment season, the allotment is 0.60 clinical and 0.40 residency leadership.

Clinical work includes direct patient care, resident and learner precepting, and hospital-based care. The precise clinical portfolio may reflect program needs, clinical privileges, and the physician’s experience and interests. This is a full-time exempt position.

Requirements

• MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.
• Successful completion of an accredited family medicine residency program.
• Current certification in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine or the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians.
• Eligibility for an unrestricted Washington medical license and ability to obtain and maintain Samaritan Healthcare medical staff membership, clinical privileges, and required payer enrollment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain applicable state controlled-substance and federal DEA registrations.
• Experience in medical education, such as teaching, supervising, assessing, advising, or developing curricula for medical students, residents, fellows, or other health professions learners.
• Demonstrated commitment to medical education, high-quality patient care, rural or underserved communities, and collaborative leadership.
• Ability to communicate effectively, manage complex work across multiple partners, give and receive feedback, and follow through on commitments.
• Ability to build trust through clarity, transparency, integrity, and dependable follow-through.
• Ability to balance educational, patient-care, workforce, operational, and financial considerations while keeping the program mission in view.
• Ability to approach ambiguity with curiosity, sound judgment, adaptability, and practical problem-solving.
• Ability to create an inclusive learning environment and address concerns directly, respectfully, and appropriately.
• Ability to develop others, share decision-making when appropriate, and recognize progress and contributions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as residency faculty, core faculty, chief resident, site director, associate program director, program director, or in another substantive GME leadership role.
• Meets current ACGME qualifications for appointment as a family medicine Program Director, or demonstrates the experience, interest, and potential to meet those qualifications through progressively responsible residency leadership.
• Experience with curriculum development, resident assessment, CCC or PEC work, accreditation, faculty development, quality improvement, clinical operations, or resident recruitment.
• Experience practicing or teaching in rural, regional, community-based, or underserved settings.
• Demonstrated interest and potential to assume progressively greater program leadership responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Program Director to design, obtain accreditation for, launch, and sustain the Moses Lake Family Medicine Residency.
• Contribute to the educational, clinical, and operational development of the residency program.
• Maintain an active clinical practice that includes direct patient care, resident and learner precepting, and hospital-based care.
• Share responsibility for resident education, assessment, and recruitment as the program matures.
• Contribute to faculty development and continuous program improvement.
• Help ensure compliance with ACGME, sponsoring-institution, and organizational requirements.
• Undertake progressively responsible assignments in curriculum, accreditation, resident assessment, faculty development, recruitment, and program operations.
• Commit to Samaritan’s Mission, Vision, Values, and Strategy and adhere to its Professional Appearance Policy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree