Academic, Pediatric Family Medicine Residency Faculty Physician

Job Description

Centra has a single residency – Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency Program (LFMR) – that has been continually accredited by the ACGME since 1976.

Our residency mission of, “Educating Family Physicians through Excellent Patient Care," reflects our dual role of providing a medical home for continuous, compassionate, and competent health care while developing the clinical skills of resident physicians and preparing them for the challenges of health care.

What distinguishes our program is our mutually supportive and collegial faculty who work together to ensure a well-balanced program that fosters professional and personal growth. 

• Competitive compensation
  
   
• Upfront bonuses
  
   
• Up to $120k in student loan repayment
  
   
• Up to $15,000 in relocation assistance
  
   
• Up to $7,500 CME allowance plus 5 days annually
  
   
• 224 hours of allowable time off annually
  
   
• 403(b) and 457(b) tax deferred savings plan; Immediately vested employer contribution match 3%
  
   
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance options
  
   
• Malpractice coverage includes tail coverage.

Lynchburg, VA (Pop. 85,000) offers a safe, family-friendly environment with a low cost of living and diverse, affordable housing—from urban lofts to waterfront condos. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy hiking Sharp Top Mountain or the Appalachian Trail, biking Blackwater Creek or Percival’s Island, and activities like boating, fishing, and camping. Families love local festivals, orchards, and the interactive Amazement Square Museum. Travel elsewhere is easy with the Amtrak train station located in downtown Lynchburg or the Lynchburg regional airport. The city also features top-tier arts at the Academy Center and minor league baseball with the Lynchburg Hillcats. Nearby, scenic Smith Mountain Lake offers even more recreation.

Centra Medical Group (CMG)is a comprehensive network of nearly 600 employed providers within Centra Health. Centra Health services a population of 600,000 community members with 70 different outpatient and specialty practices. Centra offers primary care and specialty services across Central and Southern Virginia—from Lynchburg to Danville, Farmville, Moneta, and Bedford. CMG includes family practices, specialists, and surgeons in fields such as cardiology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, urology, and more.

Responsibilities

• Centra is actively seeking an experienced, board-certified pediatric physician for a full-time opportunity as a faculty member in an established 9-9-9 family medicine residency program. 
  
   
• This role includes 0.6 FTE patient facing time and 0.4 FTE Faculty/Teaching time that is non-patient facing to allow time for overseeing resident academic education and to pursue personal faculty development and scholarly activity. 
  
   
• Responsible for precepting resident physician clinics at LFMR for patients under the age of 18 years including well-baby and newborn visits, routine well child-care, chronic disease follow-ups, and acute care visits.  Our residency program serves pediatric patients who have developmental and behavioral health concerns, so this faculty member will role model effective coordination of care with pediatric subspecialists.
  
   
• Responsible to assist the program director in maintaining excellence in pediatric education which includes overseeing the longitudinal Pediatric Ambulatory curriculum and coordinating with Pediatric Hospitalists to oversee the Inpatient Pediatric curriculum.
  
   
• Responsible for mentoring and advising residents after appropriate faculty development in ACGME Family Medicine requirements. 
  
   
• This role is designed to be ambulatory focused at LFMR.  Having faculty members who are professionally fulfilled is key to our success, so for candidates who are also interested in providing inpatient care, we can negotiate additional roles which would allow inpatient coverage at Centra. 
  
   
• LFMR faculty maintain clinical appointments with University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Liberty University School of Osteopathic Medicine. 
  
   
• The primary outpatient clinic is a 28,000-sq. ft. freestanding facility, specifically designed for the residency program.
  
   
• Leadership opportunities available
  
   

Qualifications

• Completion of medical degree and ACGME residency training in Pediatric Medicine. 
  
   
• MD/DO/MBBS with certification by an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Certification or Certification Eligibility in Pediatrics
  
   
• Prior teaching experience required, preferably greater than 3 years of post-residency teaching experience.
  
   
• Prior inpatient Pediatric experience valued.
  
   
• Pediatric attending experience 5+ years