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Professor Term (Open Rank) – Internal Medicine Residency Program Director (Baptist Health Paducah)

Internal MedicineFull-Time

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Department

Location: Non-Campus Other

Time Type

Full time

Worker Type

Regular Term (Fixed Term)

Job Req ID

R108001

Position Description

The Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine is seeking a qualified and motivated individual for the position to serve as Program Director of a newly forming Internal Medicine Residency Program based at Baptist Health Paducah Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky. The rank for this position will be determined based on the candidate's experience and qualifications, with options for Assistant, Associate, or Professor levels.

Oversees/manages all aspects of the Baptist Health Paducah Internal Medicine Residency Program to ensure high quality training for all residents in the program. Maintains/develops curriculum to reflect current medical treatments/practices/ management in the field of internal medicine.

Job Duties

  • Lead in development, accreditation, and the long-term success of Baptist Health Paducah's residency program.
  • Develop advanced curriculum, training methods and materials for residents.
  • Evaluate qualifications of residency applicants through documented, formal, procedural based criteria.
  • Coordinate and participate in the recruitment and onboarding process of internal medicine residents.

Serve as liaison with University of Louisville School of Medicine and collaborate with University of Louisville's GME leadership and Department of Medicine leadership.

Serve on relevant committees representing the Internal Medicine Residency Program and act as the primary liaison and key contact for the Residency Program.

Development of inpatient/outpatient medical practice for the purpose of educating internal medicine residents.

Requirements

  • Must be a Board-Certified Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
  • A minimum of three years job-related experience is required.
  • Must have three years of documented educational and/or administrative experience.
  • Must be currently practicing clinically and must be licensed in the state of Kentucky or able to obtain a medical license in the state of Kentucky.
  • Must be board certified in Internal Medicine by the ABIM.
  • Must have experience working as part of an interdisciplinary team to create an educational environment that promotes high quality care, patient safety, and resident wellbeing.
  • For more information, please contact Shaketha Cleary at shaketha.cleary@bhsi.com

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

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Assistance and Accommodations

Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 2315 South First Street Walk, Room 02C - Louisville, Kentucky 40292.

If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at employment@louisville.edu or by phone 502-852-6258.

Key Responsibilities

The Program Director will lead the development, accreditation, and long-term success of the new Internal Medicine Residency Program at Baptist Health Paducah. They are responsible for managing all aspects of the program, including curriculum development, resident recruitment, and maintaining high standards of clinical training.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Residency Program ManagementMedical EducationClinical PracticeInterdisciplinary Team LeadershipMedical LicensingAdministrative Leadership

Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 54% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Internist Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 35 employers

17
<$330k
11
$330k-360k
12
$360k-390k
7
$390k-420k
3
$420k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks42 jobs · 35 employers

401k / retirement match
86%
Sign-on bonus
62%
CME allowance
55%
Relocation assistance
38%
Loan repayment
17%

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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 Paducah

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$228k
Typical market rent
$1,153/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
86.1
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Paducah, KY-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.