Ultrasound Fellowship Director

UPMC Central PA is currently seeking an Ultrasound Fellowship Director to help initiate and grow our new program located in Harrisburg, PA.

About the Position:

• Oversees recruiting of highly qualified fellows
• Works with administrative staff to submit EUFAC application for accreditation
• Responds to all EUFAC requests pertaining to application
• Collaborates with ED U/S director on operations
• Assists in hiring additional faculty to support the Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography Fellowship and
• Ensures individual faculty members meet or exceed ongoing requirements such as scholarly activity
• In addition to application ensures all other EUFAC requirements are monitored and maintained
• Ensures the quality of patient care provided by residents and faculty
• Serves as a clinical and professional role model
• Participates in budgeting process
• Participates in external academic and educational programs to improve the program
• Represents the program at internal and external meetings
• Attends GMEC and appropriate sub-committee meetings
• Keeps EM Program Director and Chair apprised of key program issues and makes recommendations to resolve problems
• Ensures fair implementation of policies and procedures including grievance and due process
• Monitors work environment for residents and fellow well being
• Ensures program meets all regulatory requirements at all times

Professional Skills:

• EM Board certification
• Completion of an Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship and/or training and experience that is acceptable to EUFAC
• Holds Focused Practice Designation in Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound by ABEM, or be board eligible, or qualifications that are acceptable to EUFAC
• Expertise in emergency ultrasound education; specifically curriculum development and dissemination and experience as an educator at the regional and national level
• Has demonstrated scholarship in clinical ultrasound with publication of original ultrasound research or review articles in peer reviewed journals
• Experience with safety, quality and security of images, documentation and coding
• Possesses a highly collaborative and innovative leadership style

Benefits:

• Health, life and disability insurance
• Medical malpractice insurance
• Defined contribution plan; 403(b) plan with employer match
• Professional dues and CME allowance
• Relocation assistance
• Potential sign on bonus

About South Central Pennsylvania

• Features both rural and suburban living and boasts an abundance of sports, arts, cultural events and entertainment. Close to historically significant areas such as Gettysburg and world-famous Hershey Park and Hershey s Chocolate World.
• Offers top-rated public schools, blue-ribbon private schools, and some of Pennsylvania s top colleges and universities. Area school districts are consistently ranked in the top 20% of Pennsylvania. With affordable homes a composite cost of living index of 99.7, compared to 126.5 in Philadelphia it s a great place to grow a career and family.
• Listed among Forbes.com America s Most Livable Cities, and ranked in U.S. News & World Report s Best Cities to Live in 2017, we are a 2 3 hour drive away from New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

About UPMC Central PA

UPMC Central PA is a nationally recognized leader in providing high-quality, patient-centered healthcare services in central Pennsylvania and surrounding rural communities. Its more than 2,900 physicians and allied health professionals and approximately 11,000 employees serve a 10-county area at outpatient facilities and eight acute care hospitals with 1,360 licensed beds: Carlisle, Community Osteopathic, Hanover, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lititz, Memorial, and West Shore.