On behalf of the executive leadership team and the selected search committee representing the Department of Pediatrics at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Children’s Hospital of Richmond (CHoR), CareerPhysician, the national leader in academic child health executive search is pleased to inform you of the national search to identify a transformational thought leader in UME and GME education to serve as the next Pediatric Residency Program Director at VCU and CHoR.

With unwavering support from executive leaders within the Department of Pediatrics, the Children’s Hospital, and the Children’s Hospital Foundation, the selected leader will be charged with designing and implementing a strategy that accounts for curriculum development in clinical and didactic environments to meet the standard set forth by the ACGME, while maintaining a culture that fosters innovation and advancements to ensure future pediatricians are offered all that is essential to succeed.

The Pediatrics Residency Program at CHOR, VCU is an ACGME accredited program, established in 1934, with a long and rich history emphasizing balance, diversity, and flexibility. It is designed to provide residents with exposure to a wide variety of pathology and patient care environments, while serving the urban, suburban, and rural pediatric populations of Richmond and surrounding areas.

The selected Program Director will be charged with:

• Redesigning the 3-year curriculum in accordance with the proposed ACGME changes to include 40 weeks of rotations individualized to each resident.
• Developing a robust curriculum for general pediatric phone consultations including algorithms, escalation pathways and documentation requirements.
• Exploring the development of triage pathways for call centers and tele-page services, as well as exploring the establishment of a triage service and identifying funding sources
• Improving the match process in New Innovations so that residents are getting appropriate faculty evaluations, and the program effectively tracks the completion of evaluations with coaches.
• Collaborating with the Pediatric ED, formalize a simulation curriculum in pediatric trauma that is longitudinal with real-time education during their ED rotation.
• Developing a simulation curriculum for procedural training as well as guidelines for APP/Fellow oversight of procedures.

Programmatic strengths include:

• Broad based patient population encompassing both inpatient and outpatient pediatrics.
• Flexible scheduling with 50% of time in outpatient experiences and 50% in inpatient experiences.
• An established and successful Coaching and Advising program.
• A robust Holistic Review Process for Recruitment.
• The residency program includes 17 categorical pediatric residents per year, along with 16 Med-Peds residents and over 30 outside rotators from 9 different programs, including one Child Neurology resident in the first and second year. All residency positions are filled.

Richmond, VA, is diverse, vibrant, and growing city of greater than 1.2 million people. It offers an abundance of culture (Ballet, Symphony, Fine Arts Museum, Opera), American history, and fine dining, and recently ranked as one of the top 10 food cities in America. Richmond serves as the economic hub of Virginia and is home to many Fortune 500 companies including Dominion Energy, CarMax, Westrock and Altria. The city of Richmond is centrally located between the coastline and the Blue Ridge Mountains providing access to world-class outdoor recreation and a subtropical climate ideal for year-round activity. Washington D.C. and Dulles International Airport are just under hours from Richmond.

For more details about this opportunity, or if you would like to recommend an individual(s) who exemplifies the qualities we are seeking in a candidate, please contact Mark Lozano at mark@careerphysician.com, or at 469-553-9311. All interactions will remain confidential, and no inquiries will be made without the consent of the applicant.

As a preeminent national, urban, public research university and academic health center, Virginia Commonwealth University is committed to organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion - an environment where all can thrive in their pursuit of excellence.

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