Program Director For Internal Medicine Residency In Northwest Georgia

Job Title: Program Director - Internal Medicine Residency
Hamilton Health Care System – Dalton, GA

Hamilton Health Care System, one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitalsis seeking a Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at our hospital campus. The Internal Medicine ResidencyProgram Director will be responsible for leading, administering, and supervising all aspects of the Internal Medicine Residency Program in accordance with the ACGME Program Requirements and Institutional Goals and Objectives.

Qualified candidates:

• MD or DO degree, with five years of participation as an active faculty member in an ACGME-accredited Internal Medicine Residency program.
• Three years of experience in a graduate medical education leadership role.
• Current certification in the specialty by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
• Commitment to quality, patient safety and overall excellence in evidence based clinical care
• GA State medical license (at the time of employment)
• Ability to work as a team member.

Responsibilities:

• Operations of the program, including all activities related to recruitment, selection, instruction, supervision, advising, evaluation, documentation, and advancement of residents.
• Ensures continuing accreditation of the program through application of ACGME common and specialty requirements.

Hamilton Medical Centeris a 255-bed regional acute-care hospital that offers major medical, surgical and diagnostic services, including accredited stroke and chest pain centers. Hamilton Medical Center was recently named one of the nation's "100 Great Community Hospitals" by Becker's Hospital Review. This award is the result of the excellent care our associates and physicians provide to our community each and every day, says President and CEO of Hamilton Health Care System. Included under Hamilton Medical Center are the Bradley Wellness Center, Hamilton Physician Group, Hamilton Home Health and Hamilton Hospice, Anna Shaw Children’s Institute, and Peeples Cancer Institute among others. Hamilton Health's strategic location in north Georgia provides us the unique opportunity to offer a best case scenario, a wonderful quality of life, an excellent standard of living and extensive high quality services from board-certified physicians with strong ties to the Chattanooga and Atlanta medical community.

Dalton, Whitfield County, is located in north Georgia, 30 minutes south of Chattanooga, Tennessee and 90 minutes north of Atlanta. Dalton is in an ideal location situated at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains and just off of Interstate 75 for ease of travel. Dalton, Georgia is affectionately called the “carpet capital of the world,” but its main attractions lie outside the carpet showrooms. Dalton’s quaint southern charm is seen through our thriving downtown community and wonderful schools; both public and private. Opportunities to achieve a Work-Life Balance can be realized through an array of outdoor activities including; water sports, hiking, tennis and cycling.