Core Faculty Family Medicine Physician

Clinical Care & Teaching

- Delivers direct comprehensive outpatient family medicine care, including preventive, acute, and chronic disease management.
- Supervises and precepts residents in the clinic, modeling high-quality care for patients with social determinants of health (SDOH).
- Supervises outpatient procedures (e.g., long-acting reversible contraceptives, endometrial biopsy, skin/nail procedures, joint injections), and manages specific conditions         (addiction, lifestyle medicine) as appropriate to the ACGME and the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) requirements.

- Provides patient education and promotes health literacy.
- Maintains concise, legible documentation in the Electronic Health Record (EHR).

Residency Education & Curriculum

- Develops, revises, and oversees assigned curricular areas; reviews curriculum annually.
- Prepares and delivers didactic lectures, leads group discussions (e.g., monthly/bi-monthly lectures,  Grand Rounds, orientation) and plans Continuing Medical Education         (CME).

- Serves as faculty advisor for assigned residents, meeting regularly and supporting individualized learning plans.
- Provides real-time feedback for residents and conducts competency-based evaluations, including biannual Milestones assessments as required by ACGME.
- Mentors residents on career and educational goals.

- Ensures compliance with ACGME, ABFM, American Academy of Family Practice (AAFP), and FQHC requirements.

Program & Organizational Engagement 

- Attends faculty meetings, development sessions, program meetings, and retreats.
- Collaborates with partner institutions and faculty to integrate curriculum across clinical, didactic, and elective experiences.
- Participates in outreach events and community engagement as needed.

- Integrates new ideas, skills, and areas of expertise (e.g., quality improvement, lifestyle medicine, and others).
- Supports the program director in developing and implementing evaluation systems.

 Professional Leadership

- Demonstrates punctuality, timely communication, and commitment to shared faculty responsibilities.
- Upholds organizational values, delivers medical care to the underserved community, forms part of the community, and participates in faculty development &                            organizational initiatives.
- Maintains patient confidentiality and adheres to ethical standards. 

- Models high standards of medical care and evidence-based practice for patients and peers, while building leadership skills to mentor residents during their training.  

Faculty Commitment

- Dedicates at least 40% of the time (minimum 16 hours/week or 800 hours/year) to the residency program needs (precepting, cosigning, faculty development, fulfilling            residency needs and administrative time), exclusive of patient care without residents, as required by ACGME.
- Participates in ongoing professional development and scholarly activities as required by ACGME.

- Monitors resident work hours and fatigue.

- Attends meetings and serves on program/staff committees.
- Supports the mission of Sunset Health and the Family Medicine Residency Program for continuous ACGME accreditation and to graduate Board-Certified Family Medicine       Physicians.

- Becomes a member of Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) and AAFP.