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/or 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:

• Oversee the implementation and reassessment of the 3-year curriculum in accordance with the proposed ACGME changes to include 40 weeks of rotations individualized to each resident.
• Develop a more formalized simulated procedural skill curriculum and identify funding strategies to protect faculty time to run simulations
• Develop strategies to improve the pediatric board pass rate of the program
• Address the increasing inbox message and phone call volume for the resident clinic, integrating clinical demands and formal curricula to teach residents triage skills
• Explore technical innovation and the use of artificial intelligence in medical education

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 and successful match record, despite national trends
• Adequate protected time for funded APD, Rotation Director, Coordinator, and Coaching roles to provide programmatic support
• Two fourth-year Pediatric Chief positions at the instructor faculty level
• The residency program includes 17 categorical pediatric residents per year, along with 16 Med-Peds residents and 1-2 Child Neurology Combined program residents as well as over 30 outside rotators from 9 different programs both internal and external to VCU.

Candidate Qualifications:

• Board certified or board eligible in General Pediatrics and/or a Pediatric Subspecialty
• Experience with clinical care of patients ages birth to 21

• At least 5 years of educational leadership experience with house-staff or medical students
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.
• Preferred: Interest and experience in working with General Pediatrics or a Pediatric Subspecialty in which they are trained.

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 of 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 is 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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