Residency Program Director - Rural

About this role

WIL is seeking a Residency Program Director to plan and launch a new accredited rural physician residency program.
About the Workforce Intelligence Lab (WIL)
The Workforce Intelligence Lab (WIL) is an applied workforce research initiative. WIL builds methodology-transparent workforce intelligence, including labor demand signals, occupational and credential pathways, and training-to-employment outcome measures, and works with education, employer, research, and community partners to turn that evidence into grant and sponsored-project collaborations. Learn more:
Opportunity type: this is a contingent proposal opportunity in WIL's expert collaborator network, not a funded vacancy. It supports a competitive grant application WIL is preparing; no award has been made, and there is no guaranteed work or funding. If an award proceeds and the staffing model calls for it, WIL may offer a project-based contract or consulting engagement. We will ask before naming you or including your resume in any proposal.
What you'll do

• Lead residency program planning, including curriculum, rotations, and faculty structure

• Guide the accreditation application and institutional sponsorship arrangements

• Partner with rural hospitals, clinics, and academic sponsors

• Plan faculty and resident recruitment

• Develop the program budget and long-term financing plan

• Contribute qualifications and past-performance narrative to WIL proposals when you authorize naming

Apply to be considered.
Requirements
Required

• Physician (MD or DO) with residency program director, associate program director, or core faculty experience

• Working knowledge of ACGME accreditation requirements

• Rural or community-based training experience

• Partnerships with hospitals or academic medical centers

• Comfortable as a project-based contract collaborator; remote US

Nice to have

• Board certification in family medicine, internal medicine, or psychiatry

• Graduate medical education financing experience

• Prior rural residency or rural training track development

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