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Founding Program Director – Family Medicine Residency Near Lake Tahoe!
Carson Tahoe Health (CTH) is actively developing and expanding its Graduate Medical Education (GME) framework—highlighted by its Family Medicine residency initiative—as a key pillar of its 2025–2030 Strategic Plan to address regional physician shortages in Northern Nevada. Recently, the Nevada Health Authority has provided more than $15.7 million in GME grants to support specialized medical training programs across the state to strengthen the physician workforce and improve access to care for Nevadans.
Nevada has fewer primary care physicians per capita than the national average, with shortages that are especially pronounced in rural and frontier communities. Carson Tahoe Health, the region’s healthcare provider of choice, provides comprehensive family medicine and primary care services across Northern Nevada, including locations in Carson City, Reno, Dayton, and Minden.
Carson Tahoe Health is seeking a visionary academic physician leader (MD, DO) to build and contribute to the strategic development of the inaugural Family Medicine Residency Program in Carson City, NV. The anticipated launch date for the fully sponsored Family Medicine Residency Program is expected to begin July 2028 and will accept 5 residents per year.
The Family Medicine Residency Program Director will lead the application process for accreditation. The individual will oversee the 3-year program that provides high-quality clinical experiences for residents, with unique opportunities including extensive training, service, and advanced educational experiences in alignment with its mission-driven priorities.
The Program Director will have a strong interest and experience in teaching residents or fellows in GME and will play a vital role in shaping the future legacy of our community-based residency program, ensuring its success. The foundational program will have a full-time coordinator to support the operations. This GME partnership continues to build and train in the highly competitive region, with the goal of retaining physicians, expanding access to quality care in both urban & rural areas and underserved communities, and by positioning Carson Tahoe Health as a major teaching hospital.
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
Located along the scenic foothills of the Sierra Nevada in Carson City—and just a short drive from Lake Tahoe and Reno—CTH is a not-for-profit, independent health system serving Northern Nevada’s Quad County region since 1949. Headquartered on an award-winning 80-acre campus, the CTH network includes acute care beds, urgent and emergent care locations, and comprehensive outpatient services for a diverse population of more than 250,000. As an affiliate of University of Utah Health, CTH offers convenient access to high acuity, advanced care in a tranquil, healing environment.
Program Highlights:
- Carson Tahoe Health is fully accredited by the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ).
- Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center: Flagship 80-acre medical campus in North Carson City featuring 24-hour emergency care.
- Family Medicine: Primary Care is comprised of 8 board-certified physicians, 11 APPs.
- Annual Patient Activity & Market Share: 179,291 total patient encounters, capturing approximately 70% of the inpatient market across the primary service area and more than 75% in several key ZIP codes throughout Carson City and surrounding communities.
- Partnering with Nevada Health Centers, an original FQHC, to establish GME programs in Northern Nevada.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Hold an MD, DO or equivalent degree from an accredited institution.
- Minimum of three (3) years of clinical experience in Family Medicine, as a core faculty member in an ACGME-Accredited Family Medicine Residency Program.
- Board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) or the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians (AOBFP) or otherwise qualified in accordance with applicable ACGME Program Requirements. Must be appointed in good standing to the Medical Staff.
- Have unrestricted credentials within the Department of Family Medicine and be licensed to practice medicine by the state of Nevada.
- Demonstrate clinical competence as a practicing physician.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Candidates with recent scholarly activity such as peer reviewed funding, publication of original research or review articles in peer-reviewed journals, chapters in textbooks, publication or presentation of case reports or clinical series at scientific society meetings, or participation in national committees or educations organizations are strongly preferred.
PROCEDURE FOR CANDIDACY
To ensure full consideration, inquiries, nominations, CVs and applications should be submitted electronically in confidence to Carson Tahoe Health’s executive search partner, Elaine Auerbach, MBA, MPH at Kaye/Bassman: eauerbach@kbic.com and/or academicmedicine@kbic.com
Application Link: https://www.kbic.com/job/founding-gme-family-medicine-program-director-carson-nv-10167
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