Psychiatry Residency Program Director Clinical Assistant/Associate or Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences (Part-Time)

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The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC) is accepting applications for the position of Psychiatry Residency Program Director. This position is for a part-time Clinician-Educator at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or full Professor. This role reports directly to the Chair and Vice Chair for Education, and indirectly to the GME and ACGME. And the Psychiatry Residency Associate Program Directors (APDs) will report to the Psychiatry Residency Program Director.

Description of the Psychiatry Residency Program

The Psychiatry Residency program is a 4-year program, sponsored by Keck School of Medicine of USC with initial ACGME accreditation received in February 2025. This is a new program with its inaugural class starting in July 2026 with 12 residents per class. This will be a unique opportunity to create future psychiatry physician-scholars and leaders in Psychiatry through learning, practice, and discovery. Through a blend of clinical practice, academic and leadership training, our program offers a well-rounded and rigorous educational experience. The resident’s clinical experience will comprise of both public and private healthcare sectors. Experience at the VA’s Greater Los Angeles health care system will take advantage of the robust continuum of care for veterans, and experiences at Keck School of Medicine of USC will tap into the network of clinical services in unique areas and populations of Los Angeles: the community hospitals in the San Gabriel Valley and east of downtown Los Angeles. With robust support for research and scholarly activity, residents will have the opportunity to work with a research mentorship team led by faculty researchers. Our faculty operate various research and training centers, and through their funded studies and collaborations, they are expanding our understanding of the causes of and cures for a wide range of behavioral, neurological, and psychiatric disorders.

Description of the Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences

The Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences is committed to excellence in three equally important areas: clinical care, education, and research. The Department has grown in recent years in its research mission, strengthened by its ongoing collaborations with local, national, and international partners and has expanded the breadth and depth of the education programming, with innovative leaders in curriculum, evaluation, research, and teaching methodology. The Department’s clinical educators and clinical services are a fundamental part of the academic and training missions. The team of mental health professionals offer a range of psychiatric and behavioral health services utilizing the most up-to-date research in the field and state-of-the-art technology. The Department of Psychiatry provides clinical services primarily at USC Student Health, student exclusive practices as part of Keck Medicine of USC, and additional ambulatory practices for Keck Medicine of USC, including Keck Hospital of USC, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the USC Care Medical Group.

The responsibilities of the Program Director will include but are not limited to:

• Direction and oversight of the educational curriculum and maintaining program compliance with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) standards including curriculum development, trainee evaluation and feedback, policy development and implementation, monitoring duty hours and trainee wellness, and assessing the clinical competency of each trainee
• Approximately 60% administrative time contingent upon overall percent effort of program and associate program directors
• Operational oversight on a variety functions, including clinical rotations, didactics, assessment, advising, psychotherapy training, research, and scholarship
• Lead a mission-driven recruitment and selection of residents into the residency training program
• Operational oversight for residents’ comprehensive clinical educational experience
• Create and engage in high-quality educational programs
• Strategic planning and development in graduate medical education
• Operational oversight on resident well-being
• Operational oversight on resident recruitment, orientation, training, duty hours, and evaluations
• Operational compliance with ACGME standards of curriculum, trainee competency, evaluation and feedback, and policy development and implementation
• Serve as a national leader for innovative training models in psychiatric education
• Coordinate with clinical leadership across affiliate training sites to ensure compliance
• Provide clinical services and direct supervision of residents within a clinical site based on department needs and clinical interests and expertise
• Attend Psychiatry Department Grand Rounds, Social Justice Forums, and Department Matters meetings; provide periodic service specific Grand Rounds
• Represent the Psychiatry Department and residency program on committees and at meetings as appropriate
• Participate in annual faculty merit review and mid-year performance evaluation processes
• Collaborate with clinical and research division leaders to embed high-quality and innovative clinical and scholarly activities in the residency training program.
• Other projects and duties, as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• At the time of application, candidates must have an MD or related degree and be board certified in general psychiatry and must have or be eligible for a California medical license or equivalent certification/permit as determined by the Medical Board
• Three (3) or more years of psychiatry education program leadership, administration, and teaching in an ACGME accredited training programs
• Demonstration of outstanding academic accomplishments and trajectory which may include innovative educational program development, excellence in teaching, clinical leadership, or research
• Multicultural competency in working with patients of color, patients from all economic classes, and international patients
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards of professional practice and to professional integrity
• Desire to continue to grow as a professional and committed to excellence and lifelong learning

The annual base salary range for this position is $89,985--$101,402.10.  When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

Apply here and upload CV/resume, cover letter expressing interest in and fit with the minimum and preferred qualifications, and 3 letters of recommendation. For further inquiries, please contact Mary Nguyen at mary.nguyen@med.usc.edu