Director Osteopathic Recognition- Family Medicine
Director Osteopathic Recognition- Family Medicine
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Everyone Is a Caregiver
At UMass Memorial Health everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care academic excellence and leadingedge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16000 employees working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients community and each other. And everyone in their own unique way plays an important part every day.
Director of Osteopathic Recognition
Fitchburg MA
UMass Memorial Medical Group seeks an Osteopathic Family Medicine physician to work as a leader in the Osteopathic space for the organization. We welcome and support physician caregivers from all Academic Ranks to apply and join us in our relentless pursuit of healing.
You will provide primary care family medicine services including OMM in our Fitchburg clinic and work alongside other DOs whose goal is to improve access to osteopathic evaluation and treatment for our patients. The Department of Family Medicine at UMass Memorial
Teaching Requirements:
Actively participates in teaching our residents to include 12 lectures per month one of which is an osteopathic manipulation workshop for both DOs and MDs
Maintains an osteopathic student elective which includes training in OMM. You will select and supervise osteopathic students on elective clerkships in the residency clinic 1/month 8 months per year.
You will have the opportunity to teach DO residents in the UMass Worcester Family Medicine Residency to include precept/supervise residents as they incorporate osteopathic manipulation in continuity clinic
As a leader in this space you will participate in resident evaluation with the CCC and program evaluation committee which will also include quarterly feedback to residents and reports for the CCC
Director of Osteopathic Recognition:
Maintain Osteopathic Recognition curriculum and program with a 24month rolling curriculum (AOA residency before the merger and Osteopathic Recognition since the merger)
Update and keep current Osteopathic Recognition requirements.
Update and adjust the osteopathic curriculum to fit the expertise and focus of the Director of Osteopathic Recognition and DO faculty.
Coordinate osteopathic curriculum with faculty members.
Participate in NEOMEN (University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine New England Osteopathic Education Consortium)
Review all osteopathic applicant files and interview candidates. A consortium of Program Directors from the Northeast region and faculty from University of New England
Represent the program in national residency fair (ACOFP conference yearly)
Why UMass:
Centrally located in Massachusetts UMass is the premier health care system in the region noted for our academic excellence and leading cuttingedge research.
Many of our physicians are both clinicians of UMass Memorial Health and faculty of UMass Chan Medical School. As such we serve as the bridge between both institutions working collaboratively as physicians and researchers from different specialties and areas of expertise.
All of us are continuously learning therefore we prioritize physician professional development to invest in the growth of our doctors.
How to apply:Should you have any questions regarding the position or any complications submitting an application with us please feel free to reach out to Kaitlyn Buckley Physician Recruiter at
We are able to consider and support candidates who will need Visa sponsorship.
Standards Of Respect
We are committed to fostering and embracing a culture of diversity equity inclusion and belonging. Creating a diverse environment of professors and clinicians who offer unique insights and perspectives as we teach the next generation of physicians is critical to our mission. We are engaged in multiple initiatives with UMass Chan Medical School and with UMass Memorial Health to expand the diversity within our Medical Group in the spirit of inclusivity.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.
Were striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge Listen Communicate Be Responsive Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone every day.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age disability gender identity and expression protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability please contact us at We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
