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Family Medicine Residency Program Director - Award Winning Hospital - Hospital Employed
The Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN) hospital system invites Family Medicine Physicians to apply for a full-time Family Medicine Residency Program Director Physician opportunity. The ACGME accredited Family Medicine Residency Program is in picturesque Manchester, Connecticut. The faculty program is in its eleventh year of advanced teaching. Eastern Connecticut Health Network’s outstanding community-focused site provides expert clinical and academic training, supported by a collaborative and stellar team of five core faculty physicians. The Family Medicine Program Director will lead the Family Medicine Residency in administrative operations and clinical outpatient supervision with the assistant program director and faculty. This is a 3-year program with 7 residents per year. You will find top quality care with adherence to evidence-based medicine, a strong multidisciplinary team approach, and a rewarding-supportive work environment that promotes work-life balance. Eastern Connecticut Health Network has an academic affiliation with the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Medical students in their third and fourth year receive clinical education at both Manchester Memorial and Rockville General hospitals and many of ECHN's primary care practice sites. Eastern Connecticut Health Network is dedicated to lifelong learning, professional development, and a driving commitment to the delivery of compassionate-clinical excellence.
About Eastern Connecticut Health Network:
Eastern Connecticut Health Network is an extraordinary community healthcare system comprised of two highly respected acute-care hospitals (Manchester Memorial and Rockville General) with 249 beds and approximately five hundred physicians and advanced practitioners. The community hospitals are supported by multi-primary care outpatient internal and family medicine practice sites, expert physician specialists, comprehensive inpatient clinical services, and a state-of-the-art cancer center. Talented skilled faculty physicians further support ECHN’s prominent family medicine residency program. Eastern Connecticut Health Network earned Healthgrades awards in 2022, 2023, and 2024 for Patient Safety Excellence, 2023 Five-Star Recipient for Hip Facture Treatment, 2023 Treatment of Sepsis, 2023 Treatment of Respiratory Failure, 2023 Treatment of Diabetic, and Manchester Memorial Hospital a Top Hospital in Connecticut for Critical Care. ECHN provides the latest advancements in robotic surgery, including the new MAKO robotic-assisted knee-hip replacement system, and the Xi da Vinci Robot. The Women’s Center for Wellness was named one of the best Mammogram Imaging Centers by The Women’s Choice Award with a new Canon Vantage Orian Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine. The expanding partnership with Jefferson Radiology provides new and expanded comprehensive diagnostic radiology services with other highly regarded programs.
Eastern Connecticut Health Network Outstanding Benefits and More:
- Highly competitive salary with excellent sign-on, and other amenities
- Robust benefits options including 401k, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Exceptional paid time off and sick time
- Generous comprehensive CME allowance (CME time and CME professional allowance) reflects institutional commitment to lifelong learning and clinical excellence.
- Employer paid malpractice coverage
- Best in class operations, rewarding work environment, provider centric, supportive hospital
- Free easy access on-site parking, on-site laboratory, and medical imaging services
Requirements:
- Board Certified Family Medicine Physician with preferred 2 years of core faculty, program director, or assistant program director experience or related academic leadership experience
- Connecticut Licensed, Federal DEA, and Controlled Substance Registration (CSR) or soon eligible
Love Where You Live and Where You Work
Eastern Connecticut boasts the natural beauty of the changing seasons, scenic rivers, and peaceful walking/hiking trails with breathtaking views. The area is populated by highly desirable, quaint family-oriented towns anchored by exemplary high-performance school systems, some of which are the best in New England sprinkled with National Blue Ribbon Awarded Schools. If you enjoy city life, nearby Hartford and New Haven provide theater, music, and fine dining. Moreover, the region’s ideal location is within driving distance of Boston; New York City; Newport, Rhode Island; Cape Cod; and the nearby beautiful ocean shores of Connecticut. The scenic mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire are popular for skiing in the winter and viewing the colorful foliage in the fall. Whether it is rural, suburban, or urban life you desire, you will find it here. Please email your CV to mrinaldi@echn.org, Michelina Rinaldi, Physician Recruitment.
