Family Medicine Residency Program Director

Company: CommonSpirit Health
Location: Gilbert
Posted on: January 26, 2026

Job Description:

Job Summary and Responsibilities Dignity Health Medical Group is seeking a passionate and dedicated Program Director (PD) to join our thriving and innovative Family Medicine Residency Program in Gilbert, Arizona with Creighton University East Valley Arizona. Primary participating sites are Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center and Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center . This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of future family physicians and shape the future of primary care. Our Residency Program: Newly established program, accredited 2022 Welcomed first class of residents June 2023 (filled all positions in the National Match 2023, 2024, 2025) Innovative new training model featuring two week mini blocks, POCUS, full spectrum family medicine and team based care Brand new practice center directly across the street from Mercy Gilbert Medical Center New Women & Children’s Pavilion wing (joint venture with Phoenix Children’s Hospital) at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center coming Program is part of a department of academic family medicine which is highly regarded program for Scholarly Activity, Research, and Innovation featuring more to 20 peer-reviewed publications and thirty national and regional presentations by residents and faculty in the Academic Year 2025 This year, the program was approved by ACGME to increase complement from 6-6-6 (total 18 residents currently) to 8-8-8 (24 total). We are also working on adding a rural/underserved training track with 2-2-2 (6 total) to this program. The ultimate complement of residents will be 30 starting July 2029 Responsibilities: Outpatient (Inpatient and/or Ob optional for PD) Outpatient Mon-Fri days, Inpatient/Nursery Tues-Mon days Call is 1:4 or less (by telephone only with residents being first call) Outpatient: 12 patient-facing hours, 12 hours of precepting, and 16 hours of non-clinical teaching and admin per week (based on ACGME guidelines) Inpatient (optional for PD): Every 4th week or less frequently with supervision of the resident team, 1 week at a time x 7 days with compensation days provided (No outpatient duties during inpatient week) Avg 18-24 patients per day on outpatient days Great MA support RN onsite Academic appointment at Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix–Open rank based on prior experience and academic output Teaching Medical students, Physician Assistant Students, and other learners when seeing patients. Opportunities to get involved in both sponsor and investigator initiated research projects PD Responsibilities: The Program Director will lead and oversee all aspects of the Family Medicine Residency Program, including:

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