Founding Program Director + Assistant Designated Institutional Officer

Description

Specialization:

Emergency Medicine

Job Summary:

Centerpoint Medical Center is launching a new ACGME-accredited Emergency Medicine residency program in the Kansas City Metro.

Qualified Candidates:

• Significant protected administrative time with shared institutional accountability for early accreditation milestones
• Strong partnership with executive leadership and support from an established GME office
• Clear alignment between clinical leadership and educational priorities
• Leadership scope and compensation aligned with senior academic and institutional responsibility
  
  

Founding Emergency Medicine Program Director - 40%

• Full founding authority over program design, curriculum philosophy, trainee experience, and program culture, including meaningful decision‑making input into early core faculty selection.
  
  

Assistant Designated Institutional Official (ADIO) - 40%

• Enterprise‑level oversight of local GME programs, ACGME compliance, and institutional reviews, serving as a key delegate to the DIO
• Includes active participation in the GMEC and input into broader workforce and physician development strategy
• Works in direct partnership with the Designated Institutional Official and executive leadership
  
  

Clinical Emergency Medicine - 20%

• Sustains clinical credibility without distracting from leadership priorities
  
  

Incentives/Benefits Package:

• Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance, 401k with match, PTO, and more
• CME time and allowance
• Malpractice coverage
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  
  

About Centerpoint Medical Center:

• Centerpoint Medical Center features 285 private rooms, 440 physicians on the medical staff, a strong complement of subspecialists, and 1300 staff.
• Centerpoint Medical Center is unlike any other hospital in eastern Jackson County. Our campus includes the latest healthcare technology and offers innovative programs and services for patients and their families.
• The medical center offers high-tech care in a beautiful, comfortable setting designed to exceed the expectations of those we serve.
• Hospital & ER features include the only Level II Trauma Center in eastern Jackson County; an accredited chest pain center and variety of cardiovascular services; orthopedic services including total joint and sports medicine; stroke center with Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center Certification; women’s services; among many others.
  
  

The Kansas City region is a two-state region home to more than 2.5 million people as well as home to corporate headquarter giants including Cerner, AMC, Garmin, Hallmark, and H&R Block, among many others. KCI Airport features 10 major airlines and the fewest flight delays, making travel easy. With non-stop flights available, you can be on either coast in 3 hours or less. For the food enthusiast, KC features four James Beard Award winning chefs and about a dozen finalists. Kansas City ranked No. 19 on Forbes' list of the 20 Happiest Cities to Work in Right Now. Overland Park, a suburb of Kansas City located in Johnson County, ranked #1 for 'best places to raise a family. Centerpoint Medical Center is launching a new ACGME-accredited Emergency Medicine residency program in the Kansas City Metro