Family Physician Needed in Fairfield County, CT | Residency Program Director & Resident Education
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Job Description
Healthcare United is seeking a Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician / Residency Program Director for a full-time opportunity in Trumbull Area, Connecticut.
Lead a Family Medicine residency while maintaining clinical practice. Dedicated administrative time supports curriculum development, resident and faculty mentorship, accreditation readiness and scholarly work.
Overview
- Specialty: Family Medicine
- Location: Trumbull Area, Connecticut
- Practice Setting: Academic Family Medicine leadership with clinical practice
Work Schedule
- Full-time weekdays with dedicated administrative time
- Board Certification: Board Certified in Family Medicine
- Support Staff / Resources: Residency faculty, medical education leaders and regional clinical partners
- Compensation: Competitive compensation plus a leadership stipend
New Grads/Practicing: GME leadership experience preferred. New graduates who meet the required Board Certification may apply
What You Can Expect
Oversee an accredited Family Medicine residency, including recruitment, curriculum, resident assessment and faculty support.
Guide training across inpatient, outpatient, community and rural clinical settings while maintaining an active clinical practice.
Use dedicated administrative time for program development, accreditation readiness, quality improvement and scholarly activity.
Collaborate with residency faculty, medical school leaders and regional clinical partners on resident well-being and educational quality.
Contact Healthcare United with your current CV to discuss this leadership opportunity.
Requirements
- MD or DO
- Board Certified in Family Medicine
- Eligible for unrestricted Connecticut medical licensure
- Three to five or more years of GME leadership experience preferred
- Prior Program Director or Associate Program Director experience preferred
- Faculty appointment eligibility preferred
- Demonstrated graduate medical education commitment preferred
- Resident teaching and mentoring experience preferred
- Qualifications consistent with ACGME Program Director requirements preferred
- Current CV required
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Leadership stipend
- Sign-on bonus
- Relocation assistance
- Loan repayment support
- Generous PTO and company holidays
- CME support including paid time and an allowance
- Professional license and dues reimbursement
- 401(k) employer match
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Family care programs
- Emergency backup care
- Voluntary benefits including legal services, identity protection and pet insurance
- Health Savings Account with employer contribution
- Flexible Spending Account options
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Life insurance and supplemental benefits
Key Responsibilities
Lead an accredited Family Medicine residency, overseeing recruitment, curriculum, resident assessment, faculty support, and training across inpatient, outpatient, community, and rural settings. Maintain an active clinical practice while using dedicated administrative time for program development, accreditation readiness, quality improvement, scholarly work, and collaboration with education and clinical partners.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 46% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | Connecticut index 103.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Family Medicine listings in Connecticut | 39 active | 2,627 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 12% remote · 46% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus · loan repayment | Connecticut Physician listings: 27% state a sign-on bonus (median $80k) · 21% offer loan repayment330 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Family Medicine hiring demand | #10 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 38 days · 31% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 857 postings, 907 closed |
| New Family Medicine listings | 1,841 in the last 30 days | 1,356 the 30 days before (+36%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Family Medicine pay trend | +1.9% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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