Director, Medical Education

Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Required
• Master's Degree: Preferred
• Seven years' technical experience: Preferred
• Five years' leadership experience: Preferred

Essential Functions:

• Ensures compliance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Standards for Commercial Support. Develops Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities that are independent of commercial interests, maintain a separation of promotion from education, and actively promote improvements in health care versus proprietary interests of any commercial interest. Provides timely submission of the annual report to the ACCME outlining the size and scope of the organization's CME program utilizing ACCME's Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS.)
• Identifies the professional practice gaps and educational needs of the organization's learners. Delegates and coordinates educational efforts with the leadership of various departments or committees. Ensures that professional practice gaps and needs assessment data are recorded and documented, in every instance utilizing appropriate core competencies. Coordinates selection and recruitment of faculty to meet specific educational needs. Plans continuing medical education (CME) activities that include establishing learning objectives, selecting appropriate content, incorporating desirable physician attributes, identifying and resolving potential conflicts of interest, and evaluating activities to foster changes in learner's competence or performance and/or patient outcomes. Promotes activities and records attendance.
• Develops a plan to conduct an overall CME program evaluation which includes identifying program changes or improvements, and measuring the impact of those program changes or improvements. Incorporates into the CME efforts new developments in the fields of continuing education and professional development that may be used to advance goals and objectives, including new techniques, materials, and learning/teaching methodologies. Guides Program Directors and faculty for all grievances and disciplinary issues. Provides direction and guidance in developing and implementing a broad range of administrative, planning, fiscal, personnel and operational activities in support all residency programs.
• Develops, implements and monitors activities related to medical education including, but not limited, activities for accredited Residency Training Programs, Undergraduate medical school programs and professional development of Coordinators. Oversees the requirements for all accredited programs. Directs and develops documentation systems for all accreditation requirements. Provides education to Department Chairs, Program Directors and Coordinators on current requirements for institutional and program accreditation.
• Exercises independent judgment in recruiting, training, coaching, supervising and responsibly directing assigned staff.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements:

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.