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WakeMed Health & Hospitals
Raleigh, North Carolina

Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program (Out Patient)

Internal MedicineNo callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Associate Program Directors (APDs) are faculty who assist the Program Director (PD) in the administrative and clinical oversight of the educational program of the residency.

The WakeMed IM Residency APD is an essential role, serving as WakeMed Internal Medicine Resident Clinic Director and works to optimize the training experience and environment for the WakeMed Internal Medicine Residency Program residents.

The APD needs to be able to work collaboratively with the PD, other APDs, and faculty of the residency program; the clinic leadership team and the Adult Primary Care group; and the Vice President of Medical Education.

In this role the physician will serve in both a clinical (70-80%) as well as an administrative capacity (20-30%.)

Department Description

Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed Health & Hospitals is the leading provider of health services in Wake County. With a mission to improve the health and well-being of our community, we are committed to providing outstanding and compassionate care. For more information, visit wakemed.org.

EOE

Licensure

Licensed Medical Physician and Board Certification, Internal Medicine Required

Education

Doctorate Medicine Required

Experience

Fellowship/Internship/Residency - Related Area Required

Leadership and Resident Supervision Experience - Preferred

Key Responsibilities

The Associate Program Director assists the Program Director in the administrative and clinical oversight of the Internal Medicine residency program. This role involves serving as the Resident Clinic Director to optimize the training environment while maintaining a 70-80% clinical workload.

Requirements

Candidates must be a licensed medical physician with board certification in Internal Medicine and a doctorate in medicine. Previous experience in residency, fellowship, or internship programs is required, with leadership and resident supervision experience preferred.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Administrative LeadershipProgram ManagementFaculty Collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program (Out Patient) at WakeMed Health & Hospitals a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Internal Medicine — ranked against 1,345 active Internal Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 40% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Internal Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Internal Medicine by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in internal medicineranked against 1,345 Internal Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost of livingNorth Carolina index 94.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Internal Medicine listings in North Carolina41 active1,346 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 40% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNorth Carolina physician listings (all specialties): 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $30k) · 14% offer loan repayment476 active listings, Nov 2026
Internal Medicine hiring demand#3 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 38 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 579 postings, 472 closed
New Internal Medicine listings537 in the last 30 days345 the 30 days before (+56%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Internal Medicine pay trend+8.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,345 Internal Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Internist Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 40 employers
10
<$285k
13
$285k-320k
12
$320k-355k
11
$355k-390k
4
$390k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

45 jobs · 40 employers
401k / retirement match
82%
CME allowance
56%
Sign-on bonus
53%
Relocation assistance
38%
Loan repayment
27%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 6.4
Better work-life than 50% of Internal Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,345 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Raleigh

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$369k
Typical market rent
$1,572/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.2
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Raleigh-Cary, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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