• Physician - Program Director - Gastroenterology…

    Sanford Health (Sioux Falls, SD)


    **Location** SD, Sioux Falls

    **Specialty** Gastroenterology

    **Visas Accepted** N/A

    Practice Details

    Become a leader of a newly established Gastroenterology Fellowship! Receiving initial accreditation in 2024, the Sanford Gastroenterology Fellowship program welcomed its first fellows in 2025 and at full complement will train 6 fellows per year.

    Excellent opportunity to grow a new program established in partnership with The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine and Sanford Health. This three-year training program is designed to provide postgraduate physicians with advanced clinical training and research experience to provide excellent and timely care to the people of South Dakota and the upper Midwest.

    The Program Director is responsible for overseeing the educational program and ensuring compliance with ACGME requirements. This role involves strategic leadership, curriculum development, teaching, faculty coordination, and trainee mentorship to maintain a high-quality fellowship program. Additionally, this position will be an active member of the clinical staff within the gastroenterology clinic.

    Opportunity Highlights

    * Program Director for newly established Gastroenterology GME program

    * Active clinical practice

    * PD responsibilities with portion of the position to serve in clinical practice

    Position Requirements

    * Current board certification by the ABIM and specialty expertise

    * Recent PD or Associate PD experience strongly preferred

    * 3+ years of recent documented educational and/or administrative experience in an accredited GME program

    * Demonstrated ability as a leader, educator, and clinician

    * Recent history of scholarly activities/research

    * Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and leadership skills

    About this Community

    Located in the heart of the Midwest, Sioux Falls balances an excellent quality of life with a strong economy in a safe, clean environment in southeast South Dakota. With a competitive cost of living, no state income tax and amenities of a community twice its size, such as fine dining, shopping, arts, sports and nightlife, Sioux Falls is a welcoming and friendly place to call home.

     

    **Job Function** Physicians

    **Req Number** R-0241094

     

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