Faculty qualifications and responsibilities

Faculty is responsible for the general administration of the program, including recruitment, selection, instruction, supervision, counseling, evaluation, and advancement of fellows.

1. Program director
   In some cases, this may mean appointing co-directors.
1. Qualifications
1. Documented credentials as a clinician, administrator, and educator in the subspecialty.
2. Licensure to practice medicine in the state where the program will be located.
3. Appointment in good standing to the medical staff of an institution or organization participating in the program.
2. Responsibilities
1. Sufficient time devoted to provide leadership to the program as well as supervision of the fellow(s).
2. Active participation in research and scholarly activities in the subspecialty.
3. Preparation of a written outline of the educational goals of the program detailing knowledge, skills, and other attributes of fellows at each level of training or phase of the program.
2. Number and qualifications of faculty
1. There must be sufficient number of teaching staff with documented qualifications to adequately instruct and supervise all the fellows in the program. Faculty must have sufficient time to devote to their supervisory and teaching responsibilities.
2. All members of the faculty should demonstrate a strong interest in the education of fellows, sound clinical and teaching abilities in the subspecialty, support the goals and objectives of the program, a commitment to their own continuing medical education, and participation in scholarly activities in the subspecialty.

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