Internal Medicine -Residency Program Director (Physician Role)

Internal MedicineFull-Time

Listed compensation

$350k-$400k

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Job Description

As a long-standing community partner with a 114-year history, Saint Mary’s Health Network offers Northern Nevada inpatient, outpatient, ancillary, and wellness services.

Nationally recognized and accredited by the Joint Commission, as well as named one of the Top 100 Hospitals by Fortune/Merative and America’s Best 250 hospitals by Healthgrades, Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center is a 380-bed acute care hospital offering a robust line of inpatient, outpatient and ancillary services including a top-rated Center for Cancer, surgical and orthopedic services, and an award-winning Cardiology program and more.

The health system, a member of Prime Healthcare, also operates a fully-integrated Medical Group, multiple urgent care clinics, freestanding imaging, lab, and primary care clinics. For more information, visit saintmarysreno.com.

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Saint Mary’s Health Network, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. Why Prime Healthcare?

Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Designated Institutional Official (DIO), the Program Director is responsible for the general administration, curriculum planning, recruitment, and teaching and supervision of the IM Residency Program (“IM Program or Program”).

The Program Director establishes the strategic direction of the Program and is responsible for the standards, quality and reputation of such.

The Program Director is expected to support integration of the IM Program with physician practices and hospital clinical services in a manner that enhances value and quality, and that promotes an optimal environment for professional practice and medical education.

The Program Director will be expected to provide some inpatient and outpatient services related to hospitalist and/or the resident continuity clinic.

  • Clinical Teaching and Supervision of Residents
  • Core Program Clinical Teaching
  • General Administration
  • GME Committees/Meetings
  • GME Lecturing/Teaching Conferences
  • GME Recruiting/Interviewing
  • GME Research/Scholarly Activity
  • Resident Evaluation/Monitoring
  • Program Evaluation

Qualifications

Interested candidates must have three to five years of Internal Medicine post residency clinical experience as well as core faculty experience in an ACGME-accredited Internal Medicine Residency program.

A minimum of 3 years of GME teaching/administrative experience as Program Director or Associate Program Director.

Qualified candidates will have excellent communication skills, active involvement in research and scholarship (publications, presentations, etc.), and mentorship experience of residents and students in scholarship and development of scholarship programs.

Preferred Qualifications

Inpatient and administrative experience is preferred.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right Internal Medicine physician to lead our Residency program and enjoy quality of life and team comradery working alongside highly trained physicians and support staff.

Employment Status: Full Time

Shift: Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Residency Program AdministrationResident RecruitmentResident SupervisionGraduate Medical EducationResident AssessmentInpatient CareOutpatient CareHospitalist Services

Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Nevada, the Internal Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$282k (15 salary observations; 34 listings), vs ~$267k nationally (974 salary observations; 3,340 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 50% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Nevada is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$375k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $375k in an average-cost state. 57.5% of Nevada clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Nevada has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$375k midpoint, that is roughly $15k–$26k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Internist Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 36 employers

16
<$325k
8
$325k-350k
16
$350k-375k
6
$375k-400k
4
$400k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks43 jobs · 36 employers

401k / retirement match
81%
Sign-on bonus
67%
CME allowance
56%
Relocation assistance
44%
Loan repayment
21%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Internal Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,304 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Reno

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$547k≈ 1.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,967/mo≈ 7% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.0
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Reno, NV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Saint Mary's Regional Medical Group

Hospitals and Health Care
Reno, NV
501-1,000 employees