Department Name H3150: GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION Work Location Lexington, KY Grade Level 08 Salary Range $19.00-30.09/hour Type of Position Staff Position Time Status Full-Time Required Education BA Click here for more information about equivalencies: https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies Required Related Experience 2 yrs Required License/Registration/Certification None Physical Requirements Sitting at a computer for long periods of time Shift Monday – Friday (40 hours/week), some nights and weekends may be needed Job Summary This Graduate Medical Education ( GME ) Program Coordinator position provides administrative and operational support for the Neurosurgery Residency Program.
This position collaborates with the program director and the GME Office in the daily operational management of the program(s), as outlined in the ACGME Institutional, Common Program and Specialty Program Guidelines for Graduate Medical Education. This position requires a comprehensive and detailed understanding of national accreditation policies as well as a high degree of initiative and independent judgment. This person will develop, initiate and/or direct a wide range of programmatic activities including program planning, project development, and management, recruiting, updating policies, and using databases and residency management software system (MedHub).
This position interacts with faculty, fellows, residents, and medical students and managing internal and external program relations. The position is essential in training program operations and is a primary resource for learners, faculty and administrative staff, as well as liaison between the Residency Program Director, chief residents, residents, program faculty, GME Office, and affiliated teaching sites concerning residency program matters.
This position is a requirement of the accrediting agency, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education ( ACGME ). Skills / Knowledge / Abilities Administrative support experience. An associate’s degree and three years of administrative, office, or project support experience needed.
Willingness to obtain Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education ( TAGME ) certification within 3 years of hire date. Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? No Preferred Education/Experience Willingness to obtain Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education ( TAGME ) certification within 3 years of hire date.
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