Medical Faculty

Job Description

The Department of Academic Family Medicine is pleased to offer an academic contract opportunity for a qualified family physician with a start date of September 1, 2024.

The Moose Jaw Site Director is responsible for the strategic development and operation of the Department's family medicine training site.

The Site Director, in collaboration with the Family Medicine Program Director and other Departmental academic and operational leaders, along with the residency program committee, oversees planning and organizing of all elements of residency training within the site, including selection of residents and training location, educational design, local policy and process development, safety, resident wellness, assessment of resident progress, and continuous improvement.

The Site Director supports and mentors other academic leaders within the training site.

This individual also works collaboratively with Saskatchewan Health Authority leaders to ensure academic program needs are met within the local health system.

The Site Director is part of the academic leadership team, sharing responsibilities irrespective of the specific job description to further the development of the overall program.

This individual contributes to a positive, diverse, and inclusive work and learning environment by actively engaging in mentoring, self-awareness learning opportunities, relationship building, and communication.

The College of Medicine and the Department of

Academic Family Medicine:

As the only medical school in Saskatchewan, the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan serves the province by producing outstanding clinical practitioners, generating new knowledge, and facilitating improved patient outcomes.

As a provincial resource, it is critical for the College of Medicine to have a well-established provincial presence. The Department of Academic Family Medicine plays an integral role through its highly distributed nature.

Departmental faculty hold leadership roles in undergraduate and postgraduate education within the College.

Physicians in the Department enjoy the benefits of a dynamic interdisciplinary team environment to support their clinical, teaching, and scholarly activities.

Physicians and residents in all locations participate in the provision of a broad range of care across the lifecycle in the office, home, community, emergency department, and hospital.

Our social accountability mandate is to train family physicians to care for the health needs of Saskatchewan's rural, remote, and urban populations.

Job Qualifications

The successful candidate will hold their CCFP, have previous experience in medical education and have active or prior clinical experience in family medicine practice.

Previous experience with the Department's Postgraduate Education program is also expected. A Masters or Ph.
D. in medical education and/or previous academic leadership would be desirable.

It will be important that the individual taking on this role have a deep understanding of and commitment to diversity and inclusivity, a sincere appreciation of diverse views and perspectives and a demonstrated ability to work effectively in informal and formal teams with people from diverse communities, cultures, and perspectives.

Additional Information

To Apply:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their expression of interest and a CV to Dr. Kathy Lawrence at Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

For further information regarding this contract opportunity, please contact:

Dr. Sheila Smith, Family Medicine Program Director,

Dr. Kathy Lawrence, Provincial Head

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