Job Description

Job Description

The Alaska Family Medicine Residency (AKFMR) is seeking an Associate Program Director (APD) of Clinical Affairs. This APD role will be an integral part of the Residency Leadership team together with the Program Director, APD of Academic Affairs, and APD of Behavioral Health. In addition, the APD will have core faculty duties. AKFMR has one Family Medicine Practice (FMP) site for residents. The FMP has a separate medical director with a proven dedication to resident education, with whom this position will partner closely to ensure an excellent clinical learning environment for residents. Along with focusing on resident education in outpatient clinic, the APD will support resident learning in inpatient and other settings as well.

At the Alaska Family Medicine Residency (AKFMR), we offer a rigorous curriculum to prepare residents for full-scope family medicine, with an emphasis on rural and underserved communities. Most training occurs in Anchorage, Alaska caring for a diverse, underserved urban population. Our patients in clinic speak>90 languages. All residents spend time in remote rural Alaska, working in small communities off the road system. Our graduates currently work in all settings including outpatient, ER, OB, inpatient adult & peds, ICU, and fellowships.

As an integral member of the AKFMR faculty, you will be in an advisory role to residents while also taking part in clinical duties such as precepting residents in clinic, direct patient care, outpatient prenatal and pediatric care supervision, inpatient care, and more. Join a collegial and supportive faculty team and work alongside motivated residents in the beautiful and welcoming city of Anchorage, located in the heart of Alaska's scenic grandeur.

Position Details:

• Full-time (preferred) Faculty position working directly with Family Medicine residents
• Mix of faculty responsibilities: outpatient clinical work, optional inpatient care and optional inpatient OB (including operative OB if interested)
• Unique opportunities to get involved with Summer and Winter Wilderness Medicine, Transcultural & Community Medicine, the Alaska Addiction Medicine Fellowship and the Alaska Psychology Internship Consortium

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• 5-year awarded HRSA Grant - Primary Care Training and Enhancement - Residency Training in Mental and Behavioral Health

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Board certified Family Medicine Physician
• Prior teaching/precepting experience preferred; recent/new graduates will also be considered
• Full-spectrum Family Medicine preferred, however not required
• Strong background or interest in academic Primary Care preferred
• Experience/interest in conducting and publishing research is a plus
• AKFMR has Osteopathic Recognition; D.O. candidates with an interest in OMT is a plus

Where You’ll Work

Providence Medical Group - Alaska is a multi-specialty group with 70 physicians and advanced-practice clinicians serving greater Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Valley. With this strong network of primary and specialty care, Providence Medical Group - Alaska is focused on serving its community and being the best place in the state to practice medicine and receive care.

Where You’ll Live

Anchorage is a modern American city surrounded by spectacular scenery and endless outdoor recreation opportunities. Within city limits are hundreds of miles of trails for hiking, biking and skiing, a ski resort, golf courses, major dogsled race starts, and several peaks of the hugely popular Chugach Mountains. With shopping malls, world-class restaurants, brewpubs, two universities, a sports arena and a performing arts center, Anchorage blends city living with the wilderness of the great outdoors.

Who You’ll Work For

Providence is a nationally recognized, comprehensive healthcare organization spanning seven states with a universal mission — to provide compassionate care to all who need its services, especially the poor and vulnerable. Its 122,000-plus caregivers/employees (including 34,000 physicians) serve in 51 hospitals, more than 1,000 clinics and a comprehensive range of health and social services. Providence: One name, one family, one extraordinary health system.

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Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran

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