The Internal Medicine Teaching Faculty member is responsible for providing clinical supervision, medical education, and mentorship to Internal Medicine residents in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The faculty member will foster clinical excellence, professional growth, and lifelong learning while contributing to the academic, administrative, and quality improvement activities of the Internal Medicine Residency Program.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Supervision and Patient Care
Provide direct supervision and guidance to Internal Medicine residents in inpatient and outpatient clinical settings.
- Ensure high-quality, safe, evidence-based, and patient-centered care.
- Support residents in clinical decision-making, diagnostic reasoning, and the development of independent clinical practice.
Teaching and Medical Education
- Provide bedside teaching, clinical case discussions, and formal didactic lectures.
- Facilitate evidence-based learning, critical thinking, and clinical reasoning.
- Participate in curriculum development, educational conferences, and resident assessment and feedback.
Resident Mentorship and Professional Development
- Mentor and advise residents on career planning, professional development, and academic growth.
- Provide timely, constructive feedback and support residents in achieving their educational goals.
- Promote professionalism, effective communication, teamwork, and compassionate patient care.
Residency Program Administration
- Participate in the administrative and educational activities of the Internal Medicine Residency Program.
- Contribute to curriculum review, resident evaluations, program improvement initiatives, and accreditation-related activities as appropriate.
- Collaborate with program leadership and fellow faculty to support program goals and resident success.
Hospital and Institutional Engagement
- Participate in hospital committees, quality improvement initiatives, and patient safety activities.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and institutional stakeholders to improve clinical care and educational outcomes.
Learning Environment and Faculty Collaboration
- Foster a positive, supportive, respectful, and intellectually inquisitive learning environment.
- Encourage scholarly inquiry, evidence-based practice, open discussion, and lifelong learning.
- Promote resident well-being, inclusivity, collaboration, and a culture of continuous improvement.
Qualifications
- MD or DO degree.
- Board certification or board eligibility in Internal Medicine, as applicable to institutional requirements.
- Eligibility for medical licensure in the state of employment.
- Strong commitment to graduate medical education and resident development.
- Excellent clinical, teaching, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary academic and clinical environment.
Position Expectations
The Internal Medicine Teaching Faculty member is expected to demonstrate excellence in clinical care, medical education, mentorship, and professionalism while actively contributing to the ongoing development and success of the Internal Medicine Residency Program.