Director, GME Professional Development in Valhalla, New York at Westchester Medical Center

Job Summary: The Director of GME Professional Development is responsible for overseeing implementation of professional development and educational initiatives for the WMC Health GME enterprise, inclusive of over 50 programs and more than 500 trainees. The Director of GME Professional Development provides vision and oversight for all forms of professional development and educational initiatives, including determining appropriate support, resources, programming, and training opportunities for WMC program faculty, fellows, residents, and support staff. The Director of GME Professional Development fosters and supports a community that inspires and promotes educational innovation, scholarly activity, and collaboration. The Director of GME Professional Development possesses key knowledge and skills in teaching and learning and is responsible for assuring that WMC implements cutting-edge methods and best practices in teaching and learning. Initiatives will facilitate and support professional growth, engagement and retention.

Responsibilities:

• Providing strategic direction, oversight and support for the professional development of stakeholders within and across programs.
• Developing professional development and educational engagements for stakeholders within and across programs based on program and institutional performance, needs assessment, accreditation data, and hospital institutional priorities.
• Driving the strategic development of learning communities, teaching forums, and faculty engagement initiatives that advance a culture of instructional excellence.
• Establishing frameworks and standards for program delivery across all stakeholder populations.
• Ensuring alignment between faculty development programming and WMC Health’s broader academic and curricular priorities.
• Developing faculty-facing communications, including newsletters and engagement touchpoints, e.g., an internal website, that support program visibility and adoption.
• Defining educational initiative scope and deliverables that support GME objectives.
• Developing and implementing strategies for GME stakeholder engagement.
• Engaging with external and internal speakers and content experts.
• Developing and implementing evaluation and stakeholder satisfaction tools and assessments.
• Partnering with the Director of GME Accreditation and DIO on strategic planning for professional development of program directors, associate program directors, program faculty, program administrators, and residents/fellows in non-specialty specific areas.
• Conceptualizing, implementing, and leading a mentoring program for faculty.
• Conceptualizing, implementing, and leading a mentoring program for fellows and residents.
• Conceptualizing, implementing, and leading a coaching program for faculty in their role as educators and educational leaders.
• Conceptualizing, implementing, and leading a coaching program for fellow and residents.
• Developing & implementing a Residents and Fellows as Teachers program.
• Developing & implementing leveled faculty development programs.
• Building the institution's professional-development capacity by conceptualizing, implementing, overseeing, and assessing a train-the-trainer program.
• Developing a GME educator track for residents/fellows.
• Collaborating with Provider Education and Quality & Safety on development and implementation of a foundational quality and safety curriculum for residents/fellows.
• Collaborating with Provider Education and Quality & Safety on a GME quality & safety track for residents/fellows.
• Facilitating observation of clinical and didactic teaching for quality and opportunities for improvement.
• Developing a centralized remediation program.
• Documenting compliance with ACGME-required areas of non-specialty specific education and preparing reports for institutional site visits and hospital leadership.
• Collaborating on GME grand rounds planning and strategies to increase collaboration between programs and departments.
• Organizing professional-development events, workshops, seminars, learning communities and conferences designed to improve teaching, learning and educational scholarship.
• Developing seminars, bootcamps and retreats, such as the Program Director/Associate Program Director Bootcamp, Program Administrator Bootcamp, and Chief Resident/Fellow Orientation/Training.
• Collaborating on simulation curriculum planning to effectively and efficiently address program accreditation and quality gaps.
• Providing one-on-one and group consultations for issues around communication and professionalism.
• Participating in direct teaching in areas of content expertise.
• Undertaking special projects and assignments as directed.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Experience:

• 7 years of progressive experience in educational leadership at the institutional level with experience in the development and execution of educational programming for program faculty and trainees, required.
• Experience in the development and execution of educational programming for GME stakeholders, required.
• Knowledge of ACGME institutional and program-level requirements, required.
• Evidence of excellence in teaching, instruction, design and implementation of adult learning and skills development programs, required.
• Evidence of productivity in educational scholarship, strongly preferred.

Education:

• M.D., D.O., Ph.D., D.Ed., or equivalent degree

Licenses / Certifications:

• TAGME certification or willingness to obtain TAGME certification when eligible, required

Other: N/A

Special Requirements:

• Evidence of productivity in educational scholarship, strongly preferred.
• Knowledgeable regarding the design and implementation of faculty development programs, required.
• Demonstrated success bringing projects to fruition while providing creative and resourceful solutions to complex challenges as they relate to adult learning.
• Strong working knowledge of the pedagogies appropriate for medical education, including adult learning theories and their applications.
• Ability to develop strong relationships internally and externally with colleagues, stakeholders, faculty and staff.
• Excellent planning, organizational and time-management skills in a complex goal-directed environment.
• Ability to efficiently manage multiple projects concurrently from inception to completion.
• Demonstrated administrative and leadership skills with self-directed and proactive work style.
• Outstanding interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment routinely and independently in making decisions and ability to direct the work of others as needed.
• Ability to maintain a positive work environment built on trust and camaraderie among team members; to give, accept, and act on constructive feedback.
• Professionalism and ethical behavior in all aspects of performance.
• Demonstrated commitment to continued professional development.

Physical Requirements:

1. Physical Activity (please check one box):

☐ Sedentary Work (involves sitting most of the time, occasionally walking and standing; requires lifting no more

than 10 pounds at a time and/or occasionally lifting or carrying objects)

☒ Light Work (involves lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects

weighing up to 10 pounds; requires moderate mobility to different work locations)