VP Academic Affairs

Description

SUMMARY:

The Institute for Family Health is a non-profit organization committed to providing comprehensive primary health services to disadvantaged communities. In addition to operating 27 health centers in the Bronx, Manhattan and the Mid-Hudson Valley, the Institute engages in innovative, community-based health workforce education throughout its network of federally qualified health center sites. This includes three family medicine residency programs, a nurse practitioner residency program, four fellowship programs, medical student programming, and other activities. The Institute also and operates the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the Mount Sinai Health System.


The Vice President for Academic Affairs works with the Designated Institutional Official (DIO)/Chief Academic Officer and the leaders of affiliated academic centers and hospitals in the administration of the Institute's graduate medical education (GME) and fellowship programs, medical student rotations and other training programs; and provides support to other academic initiatives as appropriate.


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REQUIREMENTS:

• Work with the DIO, residency and fellowship program leaders, and hospital and academic partners to develop and carry out strategic plans for GME and other training/education programs.

• Manage contracts and grants related to GME and other training/education programs.

• Work with clinical leaders to ensure high quality training experiences that seek to leverage internal and partner strengths and optimize the use of resources.

• Serve as a liaison to academic and community partners on training and other academic collaborations, and provide oversight on the Institute's academic program.

• Assist the DIO in ensuring that the Institute and its residency and fellowship program maintain accreditation.

• Provide administrative oversight for GME and other training/education programs, including budgeting and personnel management.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated management experience, preferably in the health professions education field, with experience in budgeting, accreditation, and reporting.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to take initiative to achieve goals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills.
• Basic computer and internet navigational skills
• Computer literacy with Windows-based operating systems and MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Certification as a Training Administrator of Graduate Medical Education (TAGME) preferred.
• Familiarity with electronic health records (EHR) technology preferred.