Director Medical Education/Faculty Internal Medicine Residency

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital has been training physicians for over 100 years and is seeking a full-time Medical Education Director/Faculty Hospitalist to join our prestigious Internal Medicine Residency Program.

We are home to a medium-sized residency program in a community teaching hospital and tertiary referral center.

Our program provides comprehensive inpatient services and offers dynamic opportunities for teaching, mentorship, and clinical practice.

With a deep commitment to community and underserved populations, this position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of internal medicine education.

Position Overview:

The ideal candidate will be board-certified in Internal Medicine, with a passion for teaching and multiple years of experience in supervising and mentoring residents.

This role emphasizes excellence in medical education, clinical care, and a strong commitment to working with underserved patient populations.

Responsibilities include attending on an inpatient resident team, leading clinical education, developing curricula, and supporting scholarly activities, with flexibility to build upon personal areas of interest within graduate medical education.

This position will report directly to the Program Director for the IM Residency Program, and will join a skilled and diverse team of 9 core faculty members.

For those with subspecialty training, there are opportunities to integrate subspecialty interests into the role, though this is not a requirement for the position.

The focus remains on providing excellent teaching and patient care in a general hospitalist role.

Faculty will also have the opportunity to apply for volunteer academic appointment with USC Keck School of Medicine.

As an attending on the resident inpatient team, the role will most often involve working with 2 senior residents, 2 interns, and 1-2 medical students, offering a highly educational and collaborative environment.

With an almost exclusively underserved patient population, there is a great deal of complex pathology and a wide range of educational cases referred from local and outlying communities, in addition to routine internal medicine cases.

This setting provides an excellent opportunity to teach residents how to manage both common and rare internal medicine conditions.

Program Highlights:


* Rich History: Cottage Hospital has been a leader in physician training for over a century, offering a wealth of knowledge and experience in medical education.


* Daily Teaching Rounds: Faculty-led morning report and daily noon conference didactic series provide residents with structured, high-level academic discussions.


* Innovative Schedule: The program features a block schedule (X plus Y) with excellent ambulatory training to complement a strong inpatient experience.


* Community Focus: Strong community ties and engagement are central to the program, with extensive outreach activities involving residents and faculty.


* POCUS Oppor...