The successful applicant will lead the established family medicine education program within the South West Nova Site, within the Nova Scotia Health network (Yarmouth, Shelburne, Digby areas).
This role is one of several Postgraduate Site Director roles in the Department of Family Medicine at Dalhousie University and represents an opportunity to participate in a dynamic department of over 800 community-based family physicians in 64 communities in the three Maritime Provinces.
The administrative duties will involve responsibility for family medicine postgraduate medical education and budgeting for the Family Medicine residency program at the South West Nova Site and will work in close liaison with the Undergraduate Site Portfolio, Family Medicine Site Cabinet Coordinators, the Postgraduate Site Administrator and Family Medicine Program Administration.
Academic responsibilities include supervision of family medicine residents, while contributing to the academic development and administration of Dalhousie University and hospital departments of Family Medicine.
The successful candidate must have their CCFP certification and be eligible to obtain a full license to practice in Nova Scotia. The SWN Postgraduate Site Director must also actively maintain some clinical practice relevant to Family Medicine. For a detailed job description please contact the DFM Program Medical Education Unit at (902) 473-4725 or fmmeadm@dal.ca.
Interested applicants are asked to submit:
- Submit a current CV
- A cover letter including a statement outlining their academic interests
- Provide the names and contact information of three references to:
Dr. Sasha Sealy, Postgraduate Director Dalhousie Department of Family Medicine
c/o Administrative Coordinator
Department of Family Medicine, Dalhousie University
1465 Brenton Street, Suite 402
Halifax NS B3J 3T4
fmmeadm@dal.ca
Dalhousie University commits to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons (especially Mi’kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, and persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity.
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