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The Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS) in Montgomery is seeking a Board‑Certified Podiatrist to join our distinguished Medical Staff. CAVHCS is one of the largest and most historic VA healthcare systems in the Southeast, serving Veterans across Alabama and Georgia. With affiliations to 24 academic and professional institutions, CAVHCS is a leading regional training site known for clinical excellence, innovation, and a deep commitment to Veteran care.

The Residency Program Director is responsible for: Providing residents with direct experience in progressive responsibility for patient management. Monitoring the quality of the overall education and training program. Ensuring that the program is in compliance with the policies of the respective accrediting or certifying bodies. Defining the levels of responsibilities for each year of training by preparing a description of the types of clinical activities residents may perform. Each training program must be constructed to encourage and permit residents to assume increasing levels of responsibility relative to their individual progress in experience, skill, knowledge, and judgment. Annually, at the time of promotion or more frequently as appropriate,
this document, along with a list of residents assigned to each year or level of training, is provided to the relevant VA Site Director, Service Chief, COS, and DEO. Annually will give residents permission to engage in any clinical activity outside the scope of their current training program as part of their residency training experience.
Duties as Residency Director include but are not limited to:
Develop, implement, and evaluate the curriculum, didactic and educational activities for residents. Prepare and manage the program budget, including resident stipends and educational resources. Review resident logs at least on monthly basis. Attend in person Centralized Residency Interview Program (CRIP) and participate in the National Match service to select new resident(s) each year, cost will be covered by the hospital if budget allows. Participation costs will be provided by CRIP if local funding is unavailable.
Resident Oversight and Mentorship: Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to residents, fostering their professional and personal growth. Conduct at a minimum semiannual evaluations of resident performance, providing constructive feedback and addressing areas for improvement as well as reviewing projected attainment of MAVs, and completed rotation evaluations. Support residents in their career development and post-residency placement.
Accreditation and Compliance: Ensure program compliance with all accreditation requirements from bodies such as the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME) as outlined in CPME 320 document. Prepare and submit required documentation for accreditation and program reviews. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of changes in accreditation standards and implement necessary program adjustments. Attend required yearly residency director training courses as dictated by CPME. The cost for these trainings will be covered by hospital budget.
Faculty Development and Collaboration: Recruit, develop, and evaluate faculty and clinical instructors involved in the residency program. Foster a collaborative environment between faculty, residents, and other medical staff to enhance educational and clinical outcomes. Facilitate regular faculty meetings to discuss program improvements, resident progress, and faculty development needs.

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