Enhanced Skills Program Director – Hospital Medicine

Organization Description:

The Enhanced Skill (ES) - Hospital Medicine (HM) Program Director is a highly valued leadership position, responsible for the overall conduct, organization and accountability of the Enhanced Skills Hospital Medicine PGY-3 program. This is a twelve-month PGY-3 program designed to provide family physicians with comprehensive clinical assessment and management skills related to the care of the in-hospital patient. The goal of the program is to provide trainees with the knowledge and skills to become leaders in hospital medicine within their communities.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada. The candidate will possess excellent leadership, communication, organizational and team building skills, a proven ability to lead and work with others, and a strong commitment to learners. The candidate will have relevant experience as a clinician and educator. The candidate will have attained a stature eligible for a faculty appointment at the University of Toronto.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Enhanced Skills – Hospital Medicine Program Director is responsible for the Enhanced Skills Hospital Medicine PGY-3 program, assisted by the residency program committee and/or teaching faculty. These responsibilities include:

1. The development and operation of the enhanced skills program according to the standards and requirements of the University of Toronto, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Postgraduate Medical Education and the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC).
2. To chair the Enhanced Skills Hospital Medicine Residency Program Committee and lead the teaching faculty to ensure that resident needs, university requirements and standards are met.
3. To prepare for and respond to the internal university reviews and external accreditation (CFPC) reviews of the program. This includes the ongoing completion of the report on the CFPC Accreditation Management System (AMS). The Program Director is expected to report any significant difficulties in the conduct of the program to the Enhanced Skills Program Director in a timely manner.
4. The selection of candidates for admission to the program through file reviews and interviews. Admission responsibilities will include determining candidate eligibility criteria, allocation of positions to training sites and establishing transparent processes for policy implementation in postgraduate education. The admission process occurs in collaboration with the Enhanced Skills Program Administrator and Program Director.
5. The maintenance of an assessment system to establish the appropriate promotion of residents and maintenance of an appeal mechanism in accordance with policies determined by the Faculty of Medicine Postgraduate Medical Education Advisory Committee.
6. The establishment of mechanisms to provide career planning and counselling for residents.
7. To identify, support and appropriately address resident concerns, such as those related to stress and well-being.
8. Ongoing review of program rotation data and resident feedback to evaluate the quality of the educational experience provided. Oversee a process of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) for the educational program. To review the resources available to ensure that maximal benefit is being derived from the integration of the components of the program. To support appropriate faculty/resident interaction and communication in an open and collegial atmosphere so that a free discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the program can occur without hindrance. 
    
9. The Enhanced Skills – Emergency Medicine Hospital Medicine Program Director will:
   • Engage in innovation related to the HM program and encourage education and scholarship.
   • Develop and maintain a competency-based curriculum that includes consideration of all CanMEDS-FM roles
   • Establish and maintain a program of assessment to ensure competencies are being achieved as well as readiness for practice.
   • Maintain a Competence Committee that reviews resident progression in the program.

Committees:

The Hospital Medicine Program Director will serve on the following committees:

• Chair, Enhanced Skills Hospital Medicine Residency Program Committee and Competence Committee
• Member, Department of Family and Community Medicine Enhanced Skills Residency Program Committee
• Member, Executive Committee, Division of Hospital Medicine

Reporting Responsibilities:

• The Hospital Medicine Program Director reports to the Enhanced Skills Program Director
• The Enhanced Skills Program Director is under the leadership and oversight of the Director, Post Graduate Education and the Vice-Chair, Education for the Department of Family and Community Medicine.
• The Hospital Medicine Program Director is expected to meet with the Enhanced Skills Program Director for a 1:1 meeting at least once a year and more often if required.

Support

• The duties and responsibilities of the Hospital Medicine Program Director will be carried out with the support of the DFCM Enhanced Skills, Category 2 Administrator and the PGY-3/FIS Education Coordinator at Toronto Western Family Health Team.

Appointment

• The position will be funded for one half day per week or two days per month and the Enhanced Skills Hospital Medicine Program Director will be compensated by UHN the Department of Family and Community Medicine
• The term of this appointment is five years.
• The appointment is renewable once after a satisfactory term review. Annual reviews will be conducted to ensure that all parties are satisfied that the appropriate duties and responsibilities are being met.

To apply:

Application Deadline: March 31, 2025

Interested Applicants: Please forward letter expressing interest in this position and updated CV to Dr Camille Lemieux at camille.lemieux@uhn.ca

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