Founding Program Director, Diagnostic Radiology Residency
Organization: Naples Comprehensive Health (NCH) in partnership with ProScan Imaging
Location: Naples, Florida
Role type: Founding Program Director (new ACGME program build + launch)
Reports to: NCH DIO (Designated Institutional Official) / GME leadership; works in close partnership with ProScan clinical leadership and participating-site directors.
Position Overview
NCH is launching a new ACGME-accredited Diagnostic Radiology residency in strategic partnership with ProScan Imaging. The Founding Program Director of the Diagnostic Radiology Residency will lead the program from application through accreditation, recruitment, launch, and early growth. This role is for an educator-operator: someone who can build a high-integrity training system across hospital and outpatient imaging environments, leverage exceptional imaging volume and subspecialty depth, and differentiate the program with a strong Business, Informatics & Practice Management curriculum.
The Program Director must hold ABR or AOBR certification in Diagnostic Radiology, demonstrate ongoing clinical activity, and have ≥3 years of documented educational and/or administrative experience.
Protected Time & Support
- NCH will provide dedicated PD time at or above ACGME minimums based on complement (e.g., 0.30 FTE for 11–15 residents; 0.40 FTE for 16–23).
- A full-time program coordinator will be provided consistent with ACGME minimums (e.g., 0.8 FTE for 11–15; 0.9 FTE for 16–20).
Core Responsibilities
The Founding Program Director has responsibility, authority, and accountability for program administration/operations, teaching/scholarly activity, recruitment/selection, evaluation/promotion, supervision, and resident education in patient care.
Program Development & Accreditation
- Lead the ACGME new program application, readiness documentation, and site visit preparation.
- Build and maintain compliance systems (ADS, policies, supervision, duty hours, evaluations, annual program review).
- Coordinate participating-site Program Letters of Agreement (PLAs) and site director expectations.
Curriculum & Rotation Design (multi-site)
- Own the program’s rotation framework and didactic plan, including a repeatable core curriculum cycle and measurable
- Ensure the program has at least eight core physician faculty representing each DR practice domain (abdominal, breast, cardiothoracic, IR, MSK, neuro, nuclear/molecular, pediatrics).
- Build a resident experience that leverages high-volume clinical exposure while protecting education from dilution by other learners.
Faculty Recruitment, Development & Governance
- Recruit and onboard new core faculty/domain leads; define expectations for teaching, evaluation quality, CCC/PEC service, and survey completion.
- Chair/oversee the Clinical Competency Committee (CCC) and Program Evaluation Committee (PEC); implement a feedback culture that is fast, specific, and fair.
Resident Mentorship, Recruitment & Program Branding
- Lead the recruitment strategy (ERAS/NRMP readiness, interview structure, ranking process, resident onboarding).
- Craft and communicate a compelling program identity: “high-volume mastery + consultant mindset + business/informatics fluency.”
- Serve as a mentor to diagnostic radiology residents.
Business, Informatics & Practice Management
- Build a longitudinal curriculum that includes modality economics, throughput, revenue cycle basics, informatics (PACS/RIS/VNA), quality analytics, and AI/technology evaluation.
- Establish resident “portfolio artifacts” (e.g., throughput/QI project, modality P&L exercise, tech evaluation memo).
Quality, Safety & Outcomes
- Stand up dashboards for case-mix exposure, report turnaround/co-signature expectations, discrepancy learning, and board prep readiness.
- Ensure the “conditions of satisfaction” for key bottlenecks (breast MQSA pathway support, pediatric/nuclear access plans) are operational and measured.
Required Qualifications
- MD/DO and eligible for Florida licensure (or already licensed).
- Current ABR or AOBR certification in Diagnostic Radiology; ongoing clinical activity.
- ≥3 years educational and/or administrative experience (e.g., APD, section chief with education role, fellowship director, clerkship director, CCC/PEC leadership).
- Demonstrated ability to lead across multiple stakeholders and sites (hospital + outpatient imaging).
- Strong track record in resident/fellow teaching, evaluation, mentorship, and professionalism.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior ACGME program leadership (PD/APD/CCC/PEC chair), or direct experience starting/expanding a training program.
- Experience in a community-based or hybrid private practice/academic radiology environment.
- Interest or experience in practice management, informatics, quality analytics, and/or AI governance.
- Track record of scholarship (QI, education research, clinical research, presentations).
What Success Looks Like (first 12–18 months)
- ACGME application submitted with clean site readiness, PLAs, staffing, rotation framework, and evaluation systems.
- Core faculty recruited and stabilized across all eight domains; teaching and supervision “seat map” functioning.
- Business/informatics curriculum launched with measurable resident participation and artifacts.
- Recruitment engine built (website, ERAS/NRMP, interview playbook) and first class matched/onboarded.
Application Instructions
Confidential inquiries, nominations and applications (CV and Letter of Interest) can be directed to ProScan/NCH’s executive search partners Julie Miller and Eric Dickerson: academicmedicine@kbic.com or call directly (972) 265-5236.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
