Emergency Medicine Physician

Program Director

Palmdale Regional Medical Center in Palmdale, CA is recruiting a Program Director to lead a new community-based Emergency Medicine residency program in the Antelope Valley in north Los Angeles County. The program is targeting a 2026 start. Join the growing Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium team in sunny southern California and create your legacy by training the next generation of physicians!

Discover here what makes Palmdale and the Antelope Valley a wonderful place to call home!

Job Description

• Position includes Program Director, Teaching, and Clinical responsibilities
• Initial phase is consulting agreement to lead the application process for initial accreditation with ACGME
• Transition to salary support agreement as PD, with remainder in clinical practice
• Clinical practice is with the contracted EM group at Palmdale RMC
• Responsible for continued program development and maintenance of accreditation in adherence with ACGME requirements
• Oversee the quality of education, curricula, and experiential rotations
• Lead the interview, selection, and evaluation processes of residents
• Provide leadership, mentoring, teaching, and administrative oversight to residents
• Partner closely with hospital and medical staff to ensure effective integration within the organization
• Base salary for PD role
• IC arrangement with EM group to include wRVU model
• Compensation $270,000 - 370,000 (depending on productivity and number of shifts worked)
• PRMC is a busy community ED with just over 100,000 visits annually

Requirements

• Current board certification by the ABEM or AOBEM
• 3+ years of recent PD, APD or core faculty experience
• Demonstrated ability as a leader, educator, and clinician
• History of scholarly activities/research
• Membership or committee work in EM professional associations
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and leadership skills

Community Overview

Palmdale and the Antelope Valley offer affordable, suburban living with excellent schools and a wide variety of shopping, dining, and entertainment options. The area has a diverse and highly educated population of over 500,000 and enjoys proximity to north L.A. County communities like Santa Clarita, Canyon Country, and the San Fernando Valley. Recent growth in the alternative energy and aerospace industries has attracted well-educated, successful professionals to the area, further elevating the quality of housing, schools, industry, entertainment, and transportation. With nearby recreation options including beaches, mountains, skiing, hiking, and professional sports, the Palmdale area offers an exceptional quality of life.