Assistant Program Director

Employment Opportunity:

Assistant Program Director

The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center located in Omaha, Nebraska is seeking emergency medicine candidates for an academic and clinical faculty position. Potential candidates should hold an M.D. or D.O. degree. Board eligibility/board certification through ABEM or AOBEM is required. UNMC Emergency Medicine has an accredited three-year residency program with 29 residents.

In addition, the Department of Emergency Medicine is looking to expand its residency leadership by recruiting an Assistant Program Director (APD). This faculty member would be part of the Core Academic Faculty in the Department with clinical work in the EDs at our academic health center, The Nebraska Medical Center (Level I trauma center) and a community ED at Bellevue Medical Center. This faculty member would be expected to meet all of the core faculty metrics listed in the ACGME guidelines. They would be joining an experienced and supportive residency team including Program Director, Associate Program Director, Assistant Program Director, Program Coordinator, Assistant Program Coordinator and Vice Chair of Education. While prior experience in residency education is beneficial, it is not required and new graduates are welcome to apply.

This faculty member will benefit from departmental support in establishing an academic niche, with expected future collaboration and engagement at the regional and national levels. We welcome those who would be interested in developing innovative approaches to residency education and evaluation. There is access to a master’s degree program based in medical education on campus and the ability to work with education fellowship trained faculty. A new virtual reality/simulation center is expected to open in Spring 2019, with additional opportunities for educational methodology development and research. Individuals from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Questions may be addressed to :

Michael Wadman, M.D., Professor and Chairman

Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center

981150 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-1150

(402-559-6705)

Applications accepted at http://unmc.peopleadmin.com/postings/26257