OHSU Family Medicine is part of OHSU School of Medicine. OHSU Family Medicine is focused on family health. Family Medicine clinics are home to more than 120,000 patients every year, but despite the large number, our physicians, nurses and other clinic staff know their patients - and their families - by name. We provide all that family medicine has to offer - from maternity care through geriatrics. Our patient care is among the nation's best, ranked #1 among the nation's medical school family medicine departments by U.S. News and World Report 2019, 2020 and 2021.

The appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service.

Summary of Position:

The OHSU Adventist Health Portland Family Medicine Organizing Residency Director is a full-time academic position in the Department of Family Medicine (DFM) at OHSU School of Medicine (SoM) and a full-time member of the management team at OHSU Adventist Health Portland. The position reports to the OHSU DFM Chair and Vice Chair of Education and to the Graduate Medical Education (GME) Designated Institutional Official (DIO) at OHSU. The duties of the position are to support the missions, goals, and objectives of OHSU SoM, the OHSU DFM, OHSU Adventist Health Portland, and the OHSU Adventist Health Portland Family Medicine Residency Program.

Positions reporting (directly and indirectly) to the Organizing Residency Director will include all faculty and residents in the program, the residency coordinator and administrative support personnel, the manager of the family practice center and clinical employees of the residency practice. The Organizing Residency Director will regularly attend required meetings with the OHSU DFM and will ensure that the residency’s faculty and residents comply with the policies and procedures of OHSU SoM and the DFM. The director will be evaluated annually by the OHSU DFM Vice Chair of Education with regards to the conduct of the teaching program and the management of its faculty and residents. The director will also attend required management meetings of the senior staff of OHSU Adventist Health Portland and will prepare an annual program budget to be approved by the OHSU Adventist Health Portland CEO. The program director will be annually evaluated by the CEO with regards to the program’s financial performance, clinical mission objectives, and compliance with the policies and procedures of the medical center.

Responsibilities of the program director (Organizing Phase 0.50 FTE – Start Program 0.70 FTE):

1. Administer and maintain an educational environment conducive to educating the residents in each of the Family Medicine ACGME competency areas
2. Oversee and ensure the quality of didactic and clinical education in all sites that participate in the program, including development of the educational curriculum.
3. Comply with the accreditation guidelines of the Review Committee for Family Medicine of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the American Board of Family Medicine, and the sponsoring institutions written policies and procedures
4. Maintain clinical skills by providing direct culturally-competent and inclusive direct inpatient and outpatient care at OHSU Adventist Health Portland and other OHSU Family Medicine-approved clinical practice sites, under the supervision of OHSU Family Medicine (current or significant past experience with obstetrical care is required)
5. Establish and maintain an environment of inquiry and scholarship with an active research component
6. Collaborate with the OHSU DIO and Adventist leadership on the development and maintenance of the clinical learning environment at OHSU Adventist Health Portland
7. Attend Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD) annual meetings
8. Participate on OHSU Adventist Health Portland and OHSU Institutional committees
9. Assist in the support and development of department and hospital committees including graduate medical education committee (GMEC), clinical competence committee (CCC) and curriculum committee at OHSU Adventist Health Portland
10. Demonstrate a strong commitment to diversity in medical education, including race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, cultural background, disability status, and learning style
11. Facilitate active involvement of all program faculty; developing strategies to recruit, retain, and promote a diverse staff that represents the population being served in Oregon and beyond
12. Participate and mentor faculty in primary care research and other scholarly activities
13. Participate and mentor faculty in interprofessional and medical school teaching
14. Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance to faculty and residents in scholarship, teaching and service
15. Represent the program while serving on the OHSU DFM Board of Directors
16. Assist with the interprofessional needs of the state by collaborating with other residency directors, community physicians, and interprofessional educators (behavioral health providers, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioners, etc.)

Clinical duties of this position include (Organizing Phase 0.50 FTE – Start Program 0.30 FTE):

• Provide full spectrum family medicine care, including obstetrical care.
• Work collaboratively with full and part time faculty to maintain an active practice.
• The Appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service.
• The faculty member will be expected to have a strong commitment to developing the practice into a vibrant clinical and academic operation, which is successful from both a professional and business point of view.
• The faculty member will be expected to participate in continuing education, professional and faculty development and scholarship.  Previous work experience in primary care is required.
• The Appointee will directly see patients in their clinic eight half days per week and have two half day’s available for administrative duties/scholarship duties.  Expectations for number of patients seen per half day will be commensurate with that of other faculty and with minimum target numbers of 8-10 visits per half day depending on complexity of the patient population.
• The Appointee will be expected to document using the electronic health record and maintain complete and timely patient care documentation consistent with OHSU and Family Medicine policies and procedures.
• Be available for teaching activities including but not limited to resident precepting, student precepting, didactics and more.
• By mutual agreement between the Department and the physician, this position may include Inpatient Care (at OHSU and/or HMC and/or Adventist) with call duties being shared with the faculty inpatient call group.
• The Appointee will be expected to participate in seeing patients during expanded access hours in the clinic, including their share of evenings and weekends, and call coverage. The Appointee will be expected to have a strong commitment to developing the practice into a vibrant clinical and academic operation, which is successful from both a professional and business perspective.

A successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• A growth mindset, with demonstrated flexibility and adaptability
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching
• A strong commitment to fostering a culture and climate of inclusion, diversity and equity
• Clinical excellence

• Required: Board Certified or Board Eligible. (Licensed in Oregon)
• M.D./D.O. as an graduate medical education in an ACGME accredited Family Medicine Residency. 
• Current certification in the specialty by the American Board of Family Medicine
• Medical licensure and appropriate medical staff appointment; Oregon Board certification or eligibility required;
• A minimum of five years of clinical experience in family medicine, with two years as a core faculty member in an ACGME-or American Osteopathic Association (AOA)-accredited family medicine residency program;
• Eligibility for appointment at senior faculty rank is desired;
• Ability to work well with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds;
• Capable of providing comprehensive health services
• Certified to prescribe
• Multilingual (Not Required)

Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.