Geriatrician & Program Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship

Jefferson Abington Hospital | Abington, Pennsylvania

Jefferson Health is seeking an experienced, board-certified Geriatrician to join Jefferson Abington Hospital in a unique role combining clinical practice with leadership of our ACGME-accredited Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program.

This full-time position offers a 0.8 FTE clinical / 0.2 FTE Program Director structure, providing the opportunity to maintain an active clinical practice while helping shape the education and development of the next generation of geriatricians.

Position Highlights

• 80% Clinical Geriatrics / 20% Fellowship Program Leadership

• Serve as the ACGME-designated Program Director for the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship

• Lead curriculum development, accreditation activities, program evaluation, and continuous improvement

• Recruit, mentor, supervise, and evaluate fellows

• Partner with faculty on teaching effectiveness, competency-based education, and faculty development

• Provide mentorship and career guidance to fellows throughout their training

• Promote fellow and faculty scholarly activity, quality improvement, and educational innovation

• Collaborate with Jefferson GME leadership and interdisciplinary clinical teams

• Maintain a clinical practice caring for older adults across the continuum of care

Program Leadership

As Program Director, you will have responsibility and authority for the overall direction and administration of the fellowship. Key areas of leadership include:

• ACGME compliance and accreditation

• Fellowship recruitment and selection

• Curriculum and educational program development

• Clinical Competency Committee processes and ACGME milestones

• Annual Program Evaluation and improvement initiatives

• Faculty supervision and development

• Fellow assessment, mentorship, advancement, and remediation

• Scholarly activity and quality improvement

• Collaboration with institutional GME leadership

Qualifications

Candidates must have:

• MD or DO degree

• Completion of an ACGME-accredited Geriatric Medicine Fellowship

• Board certification in Geriatric Medicine through ABIM or ABFM

• Current or eligibility for an unrestricted Pennsylvania medical license

• Minimum of three years of faculty experience within an ACGME-accredited Geriatric Medicine Fellowship or related residency program

• Demonstrated experience in graduate medical education, including teaching, supervision, and trainee evaluation

Prior program leadership or administrative experience is strongly preferred. Candidates should also demonstrate ongoing involvement in scholarly activity, quality improvement, or educational innovation.

Practice & Teach at Jefferson Abington Hospital

Located in Montgomery County, just outside Philadelphia, Jefferson Abington Hospital offers the resources of a major health system with the collegial environment of a well-established community-based academic medical center.

As part of Jefferson, physicians have access to the educational and academic resources of Thomas Jefferson University and Sidney Kimmel Medical College, creating opportunities for teaching, professional development, collaboration, and academic advancement.

Why Jefferson?

Jefferson is one of the nation's largest not-for-profit health systems, with more than 65,000 colleagues, 32 hospital campuses, and 700+ outpatient and urgent care locations across Greater Philadelphia, the Lehigh Valley, northeastern Pennsylvania, and southern New Jersey.

This position offers an experienced geriatrician the opportunity to combine clinical care, physician education, mentorship, and program leadership while helping strengthen the future of geriatric medicine at Jefferson.

Job ID: REQ-0029575
Location: Jefferson Abington Hospital
1400 Old York Road
Abington, PA