What are the responsibilities and job description for the Internal Medicine Core Faculty Opportunity with Lexington Medical Center in Columbia, SC position at Lexington Medical Center?
Lexington Medical Center is seeking a Board Certified Internal Medicine Physician to join our growing Graduate Medical Education program in West Columbia, SC. Candidates with additional qualifications and certifications such as geriatrics or other specialties of medicine are welcome to apply!
Internal Medicine Core Faculty for the Lexington Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program will devote a significant portion of their effort to resident education and assisting the IM Program Director in the development, leadership, supervision and ongoing maintenance of the residency program. Faculty will be expected to lead, teach, supervise, and mentor resident physicians through the course of their duties. Yearly, faculty will be expected to complete the ACGME Faculty Survey to assist in further development of the program.
Lexington Medical Center is committed to faculty and professional development. Physicians will have the opportunity to avail themselves of the curriculum leading to certification by the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (ABLM) and other opportunities to develop skills.
Lexington Medical Center is anchored by a 607-bed, multispecialty hospital located in the Midlands of South Carolina. Our continuous, steady growth is complemented by an impeccable reputation as an employer, community member, and vital resource for physician practices and health care businesses.
Job Requirements :
Time will be split between, educational, administrative and clinical care components as listed below. Faculty members can request to be mostly outpatient , mostly inpatient or a split of both . For Outpatient Faculty , they can expect to spend 2-3 half days seeing their own patients in our Internal Medicine Clinic. For Inpatient faculty , they can expect to be scheduled in a 7 on 7 off pattern for at least the first year of the program. For Split faculty , the schedule will be balanced based on program needs.
Ideal Candidate Qualifications :
- Board certification in Internal Medicine (American Board of Internal Medicine)
- License (or ability to be licensed) to practice medicine in the state of South Carolina
- Previous experience as a core faculty in an ACGME-accredited program is preferred
- Strong leadership skills
- Medical staff privileges (or the ability to be privileged) in the Department of Internal Medicine at Lexington Medical Center consistent with the scope of Internal Medicine
Duties and Responsibilities :
Provide feedback and written evaluation on the performance of residents who he / she has precepted or otherwise supervised to maintain the quality and accreditation standards of the program
Completing professional and faculty development
Clinical Care :
About Lexington Medical Center GME Program :
Lexington Medical Center’s Internal Medicine Residency Program is slated to matriculate the first class of 13 residents in July of 2026 . In the spring of 2023, Lexington Medical Center’s state of the art 3-story 48,000 sq. ft. GME building was completed. Outfitted to provide a full range of practice including family medicine, obstetrics & gynecology, internal medicine, and transitional year as well as resident work and wellness spaces.
