Sports Medicine Fellow

Job Description

Work Boldly. Live Brilliantly.

At AltaMed, we don’t just serve our communities, we are part of them. We have raised the expectations of what a community clinic can deliver because we think quality care is for everyone. And, we are determined to provide it no matter the challenges because this is more than a job. It’s the calling of our lives and it compels us to keep moving forward.

Job Overview

The AltaMed Physician Resident position entails the provision of patient care that matches the individual physician's level of training and competence. A physician resident’s responsibilities include patient care activities and educational activities within the scope of their clinical privileges and commensurate with their level of training. Expectations include attendance at clinical rounds and didactics, timely completion of medical records, compliance with all educational and record keeping responsibilities, demonstration of proficiency in the core competencies and specialty milestones, and adherence to professionalism standards and ethical principles.

All AltaMed Physician Residents in an ACGME accredited training program are employees of AltaMed Health Services and must abide by AltaMed’s policies and procedures. Physician Residents are taught and evaluated according to the six (6) core competencies established by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) : Medical Knowledge, Patient Care, Professionalism, Practice Based Learning, Systems-Based Practice, and Interpersonal Communication. Residents and fellows are also evaluated bi-annually on specialty specific milestones according to ACGME standards and as indicated in AltaMed’s GMEC Resident Renewal and Promotion policy. As part of the professionalism competency, residents are expected to complete evaluations for each rotation for which they participate; including evaluations of faculty, peers, and of the program.

Minimum Requirements :

Applicants must meet the qualifications as outlined in AltaMed’s GMEC Qualification of Applicant Policy. In addition, all applicants must meet the following ACGME standards :

1. All trainees must be graduates of a medical school in the United States and / or Canada that is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) and have successfully completed any pre-requisite accredited training specified by the ACGME Family Medicine Residency Review Committee.

OR

Graduates of colleges of osteopathic medicine in the United States accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and have successfully completed any pre-requisite accredited training specified by the ACGME Family Medicine Residency Review Committee.

OR

Graduates of medical schools outside the United States and Canada who meet one of the following qualifications :

a. holds a currently-valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates prior to appointment; or,

b. holds a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a United States licensing jurisdiction in his or her current ACGME specialty / subspecialty program; or,

c. has graduated from a medical school outside the United States and has completed a Fifth Pathway

• program provided by an LCME-accredited medical school

2. Completed program years one, two, and three (PGY1, PGY2, and PGY3)

3. The physician resident or fellow must be in possession of

a. a current CA training or unrestricted license,

b. a valid DEA number

c. and current lifesaving certificate plus other advanced competencies as deemed necessary for their level of training and specialty, including ACLS, PALS, and ALSO in order to become involved in direct patient care.

Benefits & Career Development