Phys-GME Program

STOP – if you are currently employed at Piedmont Healthcare, please click the “Current Employee” button above to submit your application.Phys-GME ProgramOverview:ATHENS, GAGME ProgramPhysicianResponsibilities:Faculty members are a foundational element of graduate medical education - faculty members teach residents how to care for patients. Faculty members provide an important bridge allowing residents to grow and become practice-ready, ensuring that patients receive the highest quality of care. They are role models for future generations of physicians by demonstrating compassion, commitment to excellence in teaching and patient care, professionalism, and a dedication to lifelong learning. Faculty members experience the pride and joy of fostering the growth and development of future colleagues. The care they provide is enhanced by the opportunity to teach. By employing a scholarly approach to patient care, faculty members, through the graduate medical education system, improve the health of the individual and the population.Faculty members ensure that patients receive the level of care expected from a specialist in the field. They recognize and respond to the needs of the patients, residents, community, and institution. Faculty members provide appropriate levels of supervision to promote patient safety. Faculty members create an effective learning environment by acting in a professional manner and attending to the well-being of the residents and themselves.The residency program must include institutionally based core faculty in addition to the program director and associate program directors. Core faculty members must have a significant role in the education and supervision of residents and must devote a significant portion of their entire effort to resident education and/or administration, and must, as a component of their activities, teach, evaluate, and provide formative feedback to residents.Qualifications:RequirementsHold a Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathic MedicineMust maintain certification in the specialty by the American Board of Internal Medicine or the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine, or possess qualifications judged acceptable to the ACGME Accreditation Board.Must include current medical licensure and appropriate medical staff appointmentMust have appropriate qualifications in their field and hold appropriate institutional appointments. Must include ongoing clinical activityHold and maintain a Georgia Medical License.Must not be under review from any disciplinary boardsMaintain a high standard of professionalismBusiness Unit : Company Name: Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital