Summary

The Instructor - Chief  Resident serves as an educator, mentor and advocate for the residents in the program and an liaison between leaders, administrators, and residents. Instructor – Chief Resident promotes the goals of the Residency Program for designated specialty. 

Job Duties

Teaching and Coaching (25%): 

• Facilitate inpatient and ambulatory morning reports for residents and students.
• Teach in the simulation lab and mentor students.
• Coach, counsel, and mentor individual residents .
• Design, attend, and develop aspects of the residency curriculum.
• Give grand rounds presentation.
• Develop and deliver original content and curricula.
• Orient residents and sub-Is to their services each block. 

Educational Leadership (20%):

• Participate in weekly program leadership meetings.
• Attend Chief Resident Conference.
• Attend “Chief Resident Development” series.
• Plan residency-wide events. 
• Help coordinate recruitment, interact with applicants.
• Mediate professional conflicts among residents, fellows, and faculty.
• Coordinate and communicate residency-wide programmatic changes.

Clinical (15%): 

• Attend on teaching wards teams.
• Moonlighting encouraged.
• Must be “on call” for unexpected issues including after hours. 

Administration (40%): 

• Create and adjust monthly block schedules.
• Coordinate jeopardy coverage.
• Manage day-to-day operations.
• Coordinate fellowship interview dates, flex vacations, and coverage.
• Coordinate sub-I team assignments and call room assignments.
• Resolve overflow issues, resolve bed control conflicts.

Minimum Qualifications

• M.D. degree