Director of Family Medicine Residency Program

Family MedicineFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Job Summary:

The Program Director provides strategic, operational, educational, and clinical leadership for the ACGME-accredited Family Medicine Residency Program. The Program Director is responsible for accreditation compliance, curriculum oversight, faculty development, resident education, quality improvement, scholarly activity, financial stewardship, and institutional collaboration.

Demonstrates through behavior Decatur Morgan Hospital’s mission, vision and values.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities / Essential Functions

  • Provide overall leadership for the Family Medicine Residency Program.
  • Maintain continuous compliance with ACGME Institutional, Common, and Family Medicine Program Requirements.
  • Develop and implement strategic plans that support the program's mission and institutional goals.
  • Ensure high-quality clinical education while promoting patient safety and resident well-being.
  • Lead resident recruitment, selection, promotion, remediation, and graduation.
  • Direct competency-based curriculum development and assessment.
  • Oversee faculty recruitment, mentoring, evaluation, and professional development.
  • Chair or oversee the Clinical Competency Committee (CCC) and Program Evaluation Committee (PEC).
  • Complete Accreditation Data System (ADS) updates, Annual Program Evaluation, and accreditation preparations.
  • Collaborate with the DIO, GMEC, hospital leadership, affiliated sites, and community partners.
  • Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, professionalism, and psychological safety.
  • Oversee scholarly activity, research, and quality improvement initiatives.
  • Manage educational resources, budgets, and program personnel.

Qualifications

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Experience required: minimum 5 years of post-residency, 3 years of educational or administrative leadership in graduate medical education; BLS and ACLS certified; MOAB certified

Education: MD or DO from an accredited university; Board certified in Family Medicine; licensed by AL Board of Medical Examiners

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

ACGME AccreditationFaculty MentoringStrategic PlanningBudget ManagementBLS CertificationACLS CertificationMOAB CertificationRegulatory Compliance

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Alabama is 88.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Alabama clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 48% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Family Medicine Jobs

49 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution49 jobs · 37 employers

9
<$285k
12
$285k-325k
15
$325k-365k
9
$365k-405k
4
$405k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks40 jobs · 37 employers

401k / retirement match
85% this job
Sign-on bonus
68%
CME allowance
55% this job
Relocation assistance
43%
Loan repayment
23%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Family Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,586 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Decatur

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$232k
Typical market rent
$1,118/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
87.2
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Decatur, AL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Huntsville Hospital Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Huntsville, AL
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement Plan
Malpractice Coverage
CME Allowance
PTO