Vice President - Chief Academic Officer & DIO - FT - Days - MHS

Memorial Healthcare

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Chief Academic Officer (CAO) and Designated Institutional Official (DIO) advances Memorial Healthcare System’s Graduate Medical Education (GME) academic mission while maintaining institutional accountability for GME quality, integrity, and accreditation. The role sets systemwide academic and GME strategy aligned with clinical excellence, patient safety, community health needs, physician workforce development, and responsible program growth. The DIO provides executive oversight of the ACGME Sponsoring Institution, institutional requirements, the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC), program accreditation, educational quality, and continuous improvement.

The position partners with hospital and medical staff leaders, program directors, faculty, and academic affiliates to strengthen training environments, educational outcomes, and scholarly activity. It leads the academic affairs organization, including GME administration and faculty and program support, and works across clinical operations, finance, HR, and compliance. The role also oversees educational resources, operating priorities, financial stewardship and GME funding considerations, supports resident and fellow experience and well-being, evaluates opportunities to develop or expand training programs, and provides oversight of Continuing Medical Education, Undergraduate Medical Education, and Medical Library Services.

This is a day-shift position in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The role requires a medical degree and Florida medical or osteopathic physician licensure, along with extensive senior DIO/CAO leadership experience in GME and at least ten years of clinical experience. The position requires credentialing.

Requirements

• Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree.
• At least ten years of clinical experience.
• Extensive senior leadership experience as a DIO and/or CAO in graduate medical education.
• Command of ACGME institutional and program requirements.
• Proven partnership with clinical and operational executives, sound financial judgment, and a record of developing faculty, program directors, and trainees.
• Experience in a complex, multi-hospital teaching system, particularly a community-based or public healthcare environment.
• Sound understanding of GME revenue, especially hospital rural reclassification and cap building.
• Understanding of legal and compliance issues related to GME and ability to work effectively with Legal, HR, and Finance departments.
• Credentialing required.
• Florida Medical Doctor License or Florida Osteopathic Physician License required.

Responsibilities

• Set a systemwide academic and GME strategy aligned with clinical excellence, patient safety, community health needs, physician workforce development, and responsible program growth.
• Serve as DIO for the ACGME Sponsoring Institution, providing executive oversight of institutional requirements, the GMEC, program accreditation, educational quality, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with hospital and medical staff leaders, program directors, faculty, and academic affiliates to strengthen training environments, educational outcomes, and scholarly activity.
• Lead the academic affairs organization, including GME administration, faculty and program support, and cross-functional relationships with clinical operations, finance, HR, and compliance.
• Oversee educational resources, operating priorities, and financial stewardship, including GME funding considerations, while supporting a positive resident and fellow experience and well-being.
• Evaluate opportunities to develop or expand training programs that address regional physician and specialist workforce needs.
• Provide oversight of Continuing Medical Education, Undergraduate Medical Education, and Medical Library Services.

What This Job Offers

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