Assistant/Associate Professor, Associate Program Director, Yale Family Medicine Residency Program

The Yale School of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, and Department of Internal Medicine are seeking an exceptional Clinician-Educator to help establish the new Yale Family Medicine Residency Program.

They will help pursue the residency program’s mission to train resilient, comprehensive personal physicians who advocate for their patients and improve community health and be part of a team establishing Family Medicine within Yale.

The program’s goals are to foster leadership, health equity, and social justice to prepare our graduates to thrive across diverse health care settings.

This full-time position offers substantial protected time for developing innovative clinical, educational, and scholarly initiatives, along with opportunities to take on the key leadership role of associate residency director in the residency program.

We seek to recruit individuals with a strong commitment to family medicine who model comprehensive family medicine clinical practice by practicing in both the ambulatory and hospital settings and caring for patients of all ages and genders, inclusive of pregnancy-related care.

Opportunities exist to serve in residency leadership roles including Residency Clinic Medical Director and/or Associate Program Director (APD) responsibilities.

The successful candidate will have opportunities to teach across a variety of undergraduate and graduate medical education settings, mentor learners at all levels, and engage in scholarship aligned with their interests.

We are especially seeking individuals who can help expand our faculty research portfolio in areas such as medical education, health policy, quality improvement, social justice, AI/medical informatics, or other relevant fields.

Mentored support is available to help faculty grow into leadership and scholarly roles.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be an experienced and compassionate family medicine clinician-educator with a strong commitment to clinical excellence, teaching, coaching, and mentorship.
• Have a demonstrated aptitude or experience in leadership roles such as Medical Director or Associate Program Director, and/or quality and safety leadership or leadership in resident assessment (such as Clinical Competency Committee leadership) that enhances the program’s mission.
• Have a demonstrated aptitude or experience in at least one area of inpatient medicine including adults, newborns, and/or pregnancy care (including deliveries) and the required procedures for family medicine training including Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
• Have demonstrated aptitude or experience to the principles and practices of competency-based medical education
• Exhibit a commitment to advancing health equity and integrating advocacy into clinical and educational work.
• Show potential for or have a proven track record in scholarly work, particularly in areas such as medical education, health policy, quality improvement, substance use disorder, social justice, AI/medical informatics, or comprehensive scope of practice.
• Be eligible for appointment at the Assistant, or Associate Professor level.
• Have prior experience as a clinician-educator in UME or GME, which are highly valued for this role.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

Candidates should apply directly through Interfolio at the link: https://apply.interfolio.com/178277

Candidates are asked to provide their CV, Cover Letter, and three letters of recommendation.