Medical Director, Residency Affairs and Academic Partnerships

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The American Academy of Family Physicians and its chapters proudly represent more than 124,500 family physician, resident, and medical student members. Family physicians play a critical role in improving the health of patients, families, and communities across the United States.

The AAFP is committed to helping family physicians improve the health of Americans by advancing the specialty of family medicine, saving members time, and maximizing the value of membership . Our focus every day is to help family physicians spend more time doing what they do best: providing quality and cost-effective patient care. The AAFP delivers value to its members through each of its strategic priorities.

Summary
HOURS: Part-time (hybrid)
Additional hours as needed
TRAVEL: Approximately 20-30%

When you join the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), you are at the center of transforming health care. You are on the leading edge of ensuring family doctors have what they need to adapt, and you are part of a legacy that has been instrumental in improving and advocating for family medicine since 1947. Make an impact that matters. Be Team AAFP.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES

The Medical Director, Residency Affairs and Academic Partnerships serves as the Academy's senior Physician Advisor and External Representative for residency education, academic partnerships, physician workforce development, learner engagement across the student-to-new-physician continuum, and the future work of the Residency Selection Improvement Initiative (RSII). The role provides physician leadership, strategic counsel, national visibility, and subject matter expertise while serving as the SVP delegate to the Commission on Education (COE), including attendance at COE and cluster meetings in place of the SVP when needed.

Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer, the core responsibilities of this role will center on Academic Partnerships & National Representation, RSII, Workforce Strategy & External Relationship Leadership, Residency Leadership Summit Physician Leadership, COE Governance & Educational Advisory Functions, and Executive Consultation & Strategic Advising

Measures of Success

• Strong relationships with academic partners.
• Effective physician leadership of RSII.
• Successful RLS physician leadership.
• Trusted advisor to the CMO.
• Visible national representation of family medicine residency education.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• MD or DO.
• Board certification in Family Medicine.
• Active unrestricted medical license.
• Significant graduate medical education leadership experience.
• National reputation within family medicine education preferred.
• Experience as Program Director, DIO, Department Chair, or equivalent academic leadership role preferred.
• Completion of an ACGME-accredited family medicine residency.
• Working knowledge of the standards, criteria, requirements, and guidelines governing undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• National committee or board service.
• Experience with accreditation organizations.
• Experience with workforce policy initiatives.
• Published scholarship related to residency education.
• Experience advising national organizations.
• Academic appointment at the rank of assistant professor or above.
• Experience presenting at national educational meetings such as AAFP or STFM.

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES

• Executive presence.
• Strategic relationship management.
• Consensus building.
• Public speaking.
• Systems thinking.
• Policy analysis.
• Physician leadership.
• Diplomacy and influence.

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