Assistant/Associate Professor of Medicine (Yale University)

Position Description The Yale School of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, and Department of Internal Medicine are seeking an exceptional Clinician-Educator to help establish the new Yale Family Medicine Residency Program. The successful candidate will help pursue the residency program’s mission to train resilient, comprehensive personal physicians who advocate for their patients and improve community health, and will be part of a team establishing Family Medicine within Yale. The program’s goals are to foster leadership, health equity, and social justice to prepare graduates to thrive across diverse health care settings. This full-time position offers substantial protected time for developing innovative clinical, educational, and scholarly initiatives, along with opportunities to take on a key leadership role as Associate Residency Director in the residency program. Role Responsibilities We seek to recruit individuals with a strong commitment to family medicine who model comprehensive family medicine clinical practice by: Practicing in both ambulatory and hospital settings Caring for patients of all ages and genders, inclusive of pregnancy-related care Opportunities exist to serve in residency leadership roles including: Residency Clinic Medical Director Associate Program Director (APD) responsibilities The successful candidate will have opportunities to: Teach across undergraduate and graduate medical education settings Mentor learners at all levels Engage in scholarship aligned with their interests We are especially seeking individuals who can help expand the faculty research portfolio in areas such as: Medical education Health policy Quality improvement Social justice AI/medical informatics Other relevant fields Mentored support is available to help faculty grow into leadership and scholarly roles. Qualifications The ideal candidate will: Be an experienced and compassionate family medicine clinician-educator with a strong commitment to clinical excellence, teaching, coaching, and mentorship Have demonstrated aptitude or experience in leadership roles such as Medical Director or Associate Program Director, and/or quality and safety leadership or leadership in resident assessment (such as Clinical Competency Committee leadership) Have demonstrated aptitude or experience in at least one area of inpatient medicine including adults, newborns, and/or pregnancy care (including deliveries), and the required procedures for family medicine training including Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Have demonstrated aptitude or experience related to the principles and practices of competency-based medical education Exhibit a commitment to advancing health equity and integrating advocacy into clinical and educational work Show potential for or have a proven track record in scholarly work, particularly in areas such as medical education, health policy, quality improvement, substance use disorder, social justice, AI/medical informatics, or comprehensive scope of practice Be eligible for appointment at the Assistant or Associate Professor level Have prior experience as a clinician-educator in UME or GME, which is highly valued for this role Application Instructions Applications will be reviewed as they are received. Candidates should apply directly through Interfolio at the following link: https://apply.interfolio.com/178277 Applicants are asked to provide: Curriculum Vitae (CV) Cover Letter Three letters of recommendation If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Medicinoxy

Position Description

The Yale School of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, and Department of Internal Medicine are seeking an exceptional Clinician-Educator to help establish the new Yale Family Medicine Residency Program.

The successful candidate will help pursue the residency program’s mission to train resilient, comprehensive personal physicians who advocate for their patients and improve community health, and will be part of a team establishing Family Medicine within Yale. The program’s goals are to foster leadership, health equity, and social justice to prepare graduates to thrive across diverse health care settings.

This full-time position offers substantial protected time for developing innovative clinical, educational, and scholarly initiatives, along with opportunities to take on a key leadership role as Associate Residency Director in the residency program.

Role Responsibilities

We seek to recruit individuals with a strong commitment to family medicine who model comprehensive family medicine clinical practice by:

Practicing in both ambulatory and hospital settings
Caring for patients of all ages and genders, inclusive of pregnancy-related care

Opportunities exist to serve in residency leadership roles including:

Residency Clinic Medical Director
Associate Program Director (APD) responsibilities

The successful candidate will have opportunities to:

Teach across undergraduate and graduate medical education settings
Mentor learners at all levels
Engage in scholarship aligned with their interests

We are especially seeking individuals who can help expand the faculty research portfolio in areas such as:

Medical education
Health policy
Quality improvement
Social justice
AI/medical informatics
Other relevant fields

Mentored support is available to help faculty grow into leadership and scholarly roles.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will:

Be an experienced and compassionate family medicine clinician-educator with a strong commitment to clinical excellence, teaching, coaching, and mentorship
Have demonstrated aptitude or experience in leadership roles such as Medical Director or Associate Program Director, and/or quality and safety leadership or leadership in resident assessment (such as Clinical Competency Committee leadership)
Have demonstrated aptitude or experience in at least one area of inpatient medicine including adults, newborns, and/or pregnancy care (including deliveries), and the required procedures for family medicine training including Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Have demonstrated aptitude or experience related to the principles and practices of competency-based medical education
Exhibit a commitment to advancing health equity and integrating advocacy into clinical and educational work
Show potential for or have a proven track record in scholarly work, particularly in areas such as medical education, health policy, quality improvement, substance use disorder, social justice, AI/medical informatics, or comprehensive scope of practice
Be eligible for appointment at the Assistant or Associate Professor level
Have prior experience as a clinician-educator in UME or GME, which is highly valued for this role