Attending Psychiatrist and Program Director for General Residency

Company: Home Health Foundation
Location: Boston
Posted on: June 1, 2025

Job Description:

The Department of Psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center is seeking a full-time, BC/BE Adult Psychiatrist to serve as our next Program Director for the General Psychiatry Residency. This is a unique opportunity to lead and grow a dynamic residency program within an academic medical center committed to compassionate care, excellence in education, and clinical innovation.About the RoleIn this leadership role, you will have responsibility for program direction and clinical care. Key responsibilities include:

• Graduate Medical Education Leadership: Oversee and guide the residency program with a focus on educational excellence, program growth, and continuous quality improvement. Develop, implement, and refine a curriculum that meets ACGME requirements and addresses the needs of diverse, urban patient populations.
• Faculty Development: Mentor and support faculty in their teaching, supervision, and professional development roles.
• Clinical Practice: Maintain a clinical footprint, with flexibility to align your clinical interests in areas such as outpatient psychiatry, consultation-liaison and emergency psychiatry, inpatient psychiatry, or addiction services.Why Join Us?
  • Work alongside a collaborative, mission-driven, multidisciplinary team.
  • Teach and mentor medical students, psychiatry residents, and PA students.
  • Protected time and institutional support for education leadership and clinical interests.
  • Academic appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor.
  • Expansion of training sites and clinical opportunities, including:
    • Lowell General Hospital: Emergency and consult-liaison psychiatry.
    • Tufts Medicine Behavioral Health Hospital: Inpatient child, geriatric, addiction, and general psychiatry; IOPs, PHPs, ECT, TMS.About the Tufts General Psychiatry ResidencyOur ACGME-accredited program offers an exceptional balance of training in both hospital-based and outpatient psychiatry. With strong mentorship, progressive autonomy, and leadership development, the program is known for preparing residents for successful, fulfilling careers.Recent achievements include:
      • Full accreditation with no citations and a commendation for "substantial compliance."
      • ACGME survey scores above the national mean with a continued upward trend.
      • Ongoing efforts to expand training sites across the Tufts Medicine system and develop future fellowships in Addiction Psychiatry, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, and Geriatric Psychiatry.Who You Are
        • An experienced academic psychiatrist with a passion for GME leadership and program development.
        • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry.
        • Eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
        • Skilled in mentorship, difficult conversations, and fostering professional growth.
        • An emotionally intelligent communicator who builds trust across teams.
        • Committed to DEI, with a strong track record of advancing diversity in academic medicine.
        • Able to balance strategy with day-to-day program operations.How to apply:Submit an application via the apply button located at the top of the listing. Should you have any questions regarding the position or any complications submitting an application with us, please feel free to reach out to Michael Martin, Physician Executive Recruiter, at michael.martin1@tuftsmedicine.org.Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community healthcare to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at Tufts Medicine. Tufts Medicine does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation by emailing us at .
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