VP, Academic Affairs & Associate Designated Institutional Offical

The Wright Center Medical Group•Scranton, PA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Step into a pivotal executive leadership role at The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education (TWCGME) in Scranton, Pennsylvania. As a nationally recognized pioneer in Teaching Health Center GME consortiums, TWCGME is actively disrupting traditional training paradigms to build the future of community-minded, equity-driven healthcare. As VPAA and ADIO, you will be the driving force behind modern residency innovation. You will architect cutting-edge curricula, integrate advanced clinical technologies, and implement forward-thinking, competency-based education models that empower physicians to lead in an evolving clinical landscape. This is your opportunity to spearhead institutional growth, inspire faculty and residents, and redefine graduate medical education on a national stage. If you are a transformative leader ready to challenge the status quo, champion physician wellness, and sculpt the next era of clinical training, your platform awaits at TWCGME.

Requirements

Meet The Wright Center for Community Health and its affiliated entity The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education EOS© People Analyzer Tool Buy in and experience working in the EOS® model (strongly preferred)
Mission-oriented; represents the enterprise in a professional manner while demonstrating organizational pride
A terminal degree is required. Master’s Degree preferred.
Experience in an educational environment is desirable, medical education experience highly desirable
Previous experience in LCME, AOA, GME accreditation, curriculum development, faculty and staff development
Supervisory skills and experience are a must have
Ability to teach, mentor, develop and evaluate faculty, residents, fellows, UME and IPE learners, and staff
Ability to administer, plan, direct, coordinate and supervise medical education programming and related administrative services
Strong organizational, problem-solving and decision-making skills
Strong leadership and personnel management skills
Strong cultural competency skills
Ability to prioritize work, work independently, and meet deadlines
Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Strong data collection and entry ability with attention to detail; required high level of accuracy
Proficiency in Google and Microsoft platforms, programs and processes
Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion
Strong leadership for and experience in Graduate Medical Education policies and procedures, operations, culture, outcomes and finances

Nice To Haves

Experience working in the EOS® model (strongly preferred)

Responsibilities

Lead all operational and administrative functions and activities with oversight of all administrative professional staff
Operational, Strategic, and Budgetary oversight of Academic Affairs at TWC in collaboration with the DIO
Assist DIO in obtaining and maintaining institutional and program accreditation in order to ensure exceptional education for residents and fellows
Establish the educational infrastructure for the Office of Academic Affairs to support the GME, UME, IPE and allied health professional education at TWC and its partners.
Provide operational oversight of institutional and program accreditation, including monitoring program quality, measuring compliance with ACGME and other accrediting bodies, institutional and programmatic reporting requirements
Manage the team’s organizational responsibilities and effective working relationships with HR, Finance, Marketing, IT, Grants, Contracts, Compliance and other support departments
Responsible for the oversight and delivery of accreditation applications for new residency/fellowship programs
Assist with the oversight and leadership in the special review process
Responsible for the development, oversight and implementation of annual education planning and budgetary models - This includes working closely with the DIO for operation of GME programming, the Grants Department for generation of external funding and all internal leadership team members
Budget oversight and management include monthly review with DIO, at least annually, with the GMEC and makes recommendations to the Sponsoring Institution on resident stipends, benefits and funding to assure these are reasonable, fair and competitive, with attention to federal prevailing wage requirements
Contribute to organizational efforts to enhance GME Consortium financial transparency to illuminate the true cost of excellent, well accredited GME training; clarify Indirect Medical Education (IME) and Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) expenditures; integrate separate federal GME funding methodologies and tracking infrastructure as a GME Consortium; and construct a value based framework for GME contributions to patient care delivery systems, inclusive of The Wright Center for Community Health FQHC-LA and partnering FQHCs
Ensure an accurate scheduling reconciliation and effective, responsible and responsive monthly cost center FTE Reconciliation process that optimizes our THCGME, CMS hospital and VA cost center accountability
Engage and develop Program Directors, and relevant faculty and staff, in program specific processes including, but not limited to annual program evaluation, budgeting, compliance, ACGME reporting, and wellness activities
Lead the preparation of the Annual Institutional Review (AIR) and develop an annual Sponsoring Institution report to The Wright Center Governing Boards and the Leadership Team, Organized Medical Staffs and/or governing body of major affiliates hosting and training our residents and fellows
Participate in and serve as a resource to the Annual Program Evaluations (APEs) and Strategic Planning, ensuring timely annual update of the ACGME, AOA Accreditation Data Systems
Cooperate promptly with requests by the various regulatory bodies for information, documentation, site visit arrangements
Poise the GMEC to ensure that its mission driven initiatives are prioritized and implemented, while also ensuring they are well represented in the corporate Balanced Scorecard
Uphold the Institutional Grievance and Due Process Policies for all programs
Responsible for ensuring that educational programming and team members are in sync and in daily coordination with clinical learning environment leaders and clinical delivery team members to ensure seamless integration of educational and clinical activities
Attend committee meetings related to, or as a representative of GME and Academic Affairs, including GMEC, its subcommittees, and task forces, program director conferences, resident forums and other meetings as identified by the DIO
Initiate and oversee the day-to-day planning and implementation of education administration “checklists” for operational efficiency and sufficiency
Define GME project goals, objectives, deliverables, and timelines for new initiatives within the program including accountability metrics. Assembles project teams, gains consensus, and effectively communicates a clear understanding of project scope, timeframes, budgets, and other project requirements
Promote responsible risk management oversight, a collaborative relationship with the organization’s malpractice carrier, and universal faculty, resident and fellow risk management education, inclusive of sentinel event management, HIPAA, CFR42 training, and other compliance initiatives
Promote linkage of Reported Events and responsive PDSAs within the organization and ensure follow through and effective address of all safety reports for occurrences within partnering organizations
Ensure GMEC and organizational compliance with all accreditation, certification, regulations and best practice policies, including coordinating the educational and evaluation activities for institutional and programmatic evaluation committees’ responsible self-assessment and annual evaluation processes and both the generation and implementation of actionable strategic plans
Ensure that all Wright Center Institutional and Program Specific GME Policies and Procedures Manuals are annually updated and broadly circulated within a strong central monitoring system to ensure authentic compliance and ongoing institutional and programmatic learning
Ensure a robust learning culture with universal learner and faculty exposure to high quality, CHNA responsive Scholarly Work, Event Reporting, PDSAs and CQI, Root Cause and Failure Mode Analysis and initiatives that promote Wellness and Resiliency
Stay current and advise on emerging issues and trends in higher education, health education, healthcare, GME, UME, IPE, allied health and other professional learner experiences
Create and maintain enterprise visible dashboards/scorecards to monitor, track progress and ensure ROI and improved metrics for Education at TWC
Oversee educational partnerships and affiliation agreements while ensuring TWC maintains an all-inclusive, open systems approach to working with educational and healthcare partners inclusive of programmatic enhancements and expansion as well as new program development
Establish quarterly partnership checkpoint meetings and annual reporting, including but not limited to oversight of UME learning facilitation and direct supervision of Clerkship Coordinator.
Oversee recruitment and lifecycle experience of Residents in close coordination with DIO, Faculty Program Directors and other leaders and physicians
Develop Resident Alumni engagement model for Residents and create a database and engagement strategy which may lead to recruitment back to TWC
Establish method to monitor alumni practice patterns and achievements
Oversee the Resident Learner Experience and GME operations team at TWC
Support and create (as appropriate) programming and extracurricular activities at TWC and with other academic and healthcare institutions, which support Resident learner experiences and acclimatization into our communities served. We aspire to create exceptional Resident and Learner experiences which may lead to Residents and Learners choosing to stay within our communities as their careers progress.
Serve as a well-respected GME leadership resource, in support of TWC DIO, in the regional and national communities
Assist the DIO in ensuring a model of continuous readiness for Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) processes to standardize and optimize the quality, safety successful learner experiences across all clinical learning venues
Lead successful annual recruitment of new Residents with GME operations team and recruitment leaders
Evaluate team performance and create development and succession planning with support of Human Resources team members.
Collaborate with the Program Directors and Program Coordinators to ensure the clinical assignment of FTEs in accordance with affiliation agreements as well as clinical and partner needs
Provide oversight and manage TWCGME’s contractual relationship, including with consultants, to ensure the delivery of expected outcomes and services
Monitor the Well-being of the Sponsoring Institution’s Faculty, Residents and Fellows in support to and in coordination with DIO
Collaborate with the DIO to ensure advocacy for and pursuit of action to promote a non-punitive environment free from intimidation, retaliation, and learner mistreatment or neglect
Serve as a resource to residents, programs, and others for achieving culture change and innovation to support improvements in the learning environment
Oversee monitoring of residents’ and fellows’ duty hours compliance and programs’ efforts to correct areas of violation, demonstrating a constant mindfulness of the significance of physician work life balance and wellness to promote a high quality and safe learning culture to optimize education and patient care delivery environment and to uphold the core values of the institution
Serve as a resource to residents, programs, and others for achieving culture change and innovation to support improvements in the learning environment
Develop and Support Residency and Fellowship Program Directors and Faculty
Support the Wright Center’s institutional faculty development strategy and guide and mentor individual program leadership to optimize programmatic teaching, quality and safety, scholarly work and strategic faculty career development
Oversee a robust Visiting Professor Program, ensuring adequate engagement of the executive management team, program specific leadership, residents and fellows, as well as larger community forums
Assist Program Directors, APDs and key faculty, and support Program Specialists in assisting, to develop milestones guided, competency-based goals and objectives, curriculum and assessment tools
Develop the framework to develop residents as leaders and provide a longitudinal practical experience for progressive training
Anticipate future developments in higher education and their impact on the TWC, identify the threats and opportunities they pose, and evaluate the needs inherent in meeting those challenges creatively and effectively.
Oversee the implementation,management and roll out of new educational programs, tools, and technologies
Lead all Educational special initiatives at TWC