Internal Medicine Faculty Program Director

Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency

The Corewell Health East Dearborn Internal Medicine Residency is seeking a board-certified, full-time Program Director for our program with passion and enthusiasm for curricular development for residents and medical students. Corewell Health East Dearborn is a major teaching community hospital affiliated with the Wayne State University School of Medicine. The Program takes 10 categorical internal medicine residents and 3 preliminary residents every year through the NRMP match process. The program has core faculty in the inpatient setting as well as in a resident-based clinic with faculty preceptors.

Job Description

• Faculty appointment through our affiliated medical school Wayne State University (WSU) School of Medicine
• In conjunction with the Associate Program Directors, share administrative responsibility for the resident educational programs
• Ensure a robust outpatient experience and curriculum that encourages residents and students into primary care
• In conjunction with the WSU Associate Dean and Director of Safety/Quality, foster an environment of productive scholarly activity and quality improvement enterprises among residents and faculty
• Expand the current curricula that prepares residents for the future of health care by investing educational time into health system literacy, emerging practice paradigms, and adapting to technology
• Assist the WSU Associate Dean and WSU Clerkship Directors in continuing the robust clinical experience for medical students
• Serve as a member of the Residency Evaluation, Curriculum, and Accreditation enterprises
• Lead in resident, faculty, and staff recruiting activities
• Assume other administrative responsibilities as mutually agreed upon with the Director of Medical Education and Associate Program Directors

Clinical responsibilities will include a "private" and precepted clinic patient census (typically around 4 half days a week) and around 12 weeks rounding on our inpatient teaching service.

Requirements

• BE/BC Internal Medicine
• Interest in teaching and supervision of medical students, residents, and fellows
• Unrestricted License and DEA - Michigan MD/DO

Community Overview

Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital has served residents across southeastern Michigan since 1953. With 632 beds, Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital is a major teaching and research hospital and home to three medical residency programs in partnership with the Wayne State University School of Medicine. It is a verified Level II trauma center and an accredited primary stroke center by the Joint Commission. The hospital is also known for clinical excellence and innovation in the fields of orthopedics, neurosciences, women's health, heart and vascular care, and cancer care as well as other specialty services to assist our community.

Dearborn is a city in Wayne County, Michigan. It is an inner-ring suburb in Metro Detroit, bordering Detroit to the south and west, and roughly 7 miles west of downtown Detroit. In the 2020 census, it had a population of 109,976, ranking as the seventh-most populous city in Michigan. Dearborn is known for being the home of the Ford Motor Company's world headquarters. It is also home to several incredible cultural attractions, including The Henry Ford Museum, the Arab American National Museum, and the Automotive Hall of Fame. In 2023, Dearborn became the first Arab-majority city in the US. The city is home to both the Arab American National Museum and the largest mosque in North America. In Dearborn, there are many bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and parks with above-average schools.