Medical Education Program Coordinator
Hiring Department: GME - Psychiatry Residency Program
Location: Peoria, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1042164
FTE: 1
Work Schedule: M - F, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Shift: Days
# of Positions: 1
Workplace Type: On-Site
Posting Close Date: 8/7/2026
Salary Range (commensurate with experience): $29.08 - $30.85
Please note that this position is not remote and is onsite in Peoria, IL.
About UICOMP
The University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria (UICOMP) educates 244 medical students and nearly 300 physician residents annually. It is one of four campuses that make up the nation’s largest public medical school. The Peoria campus is known among students for its small class sizes, rigorous curriculum and hands-on clerkships; to residents and fellows for the strong academic setting, large referral base and exceptional facilities; and by physicians seeking the ideal combination of teaching and practicing medicine in a research-based university setting.
This position is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.
Position Summary
Employees at this level engage in overseeing certain administrative functions of the residency/fellowship program, which are characterized by decision making and responsibility under the oversight and direction of the Program Director(s). Such duties include management/oversight of compliance with ACGME regulations, as well as University and affiliated hospital(s) policies. Job duties are also characterized by high impact activities that can affect more than one department, and institution, and for which errors can have serious consequences.
Duties & Responsibilities
Manages day-to-day operations and exercises decision making as support of Program Director and Program.
Serves as a trusted resource for support and collaboration with and for faculty, residents, staff, department, community partners and outside agencies.
Represents the Program Director to outside agencies.
Provides programmatic problem solving by assisting in developing initiatives to address weaknesses, scheduling conflicts, and documentation with the specialty.
Ensures adequate faculty and resident staffing of clinics and inpatient services as directed by the Residency Program Director.
Researches data to suggest and/or implement improvement plans for the program.
Works with the Program Director to develop initiatives for the program, faculty, and residents/fellows.
Works to ensure accreditation compliance with all entities associated with the program to include the faculty and residents/fellows.
Obtains and maintains required information and documentation for such committees and organizations as the GMEC, ACGME, Sub-specialty boards, IRIS, scholarly activity, alumni, and resident files/portfolios.
Manages resident personal demographic and education data per program requirements and run reports on data using New Innovations.
This position exercises extreme confidentiality in regard to all information and data they access.
Supports team building within the program with activities and interactions with residents and faculty.
Plans activities outside of the hospital to encourage wellbeing and stress management.
Tracks Program expenses related to planned events and activities.
Utilizes approved funding provided by GME, hospital and/or department.
Maintains required memberships for Program, Program Director and Ensures Policy compliance and maintenance of program specific curriculum, didactics, and specialty specific handbooks.
Utilizes scheduling software to manage calendars, rotation scheduling system, master schedule, and clinic rotations.
Manages rotations and Master Schedules for outside rotators and visiting students.
Provides Committee Support by participation, scheduling, recording minutes and distribution of materials.
Collects, enters, and tracks personal and educational data to develop summaries and reports for the program and individual participants.
Provides resident support by administration of files and personal data.
Acts as a resource, mentor and collaborator for curriculums and projects.
Obtains and maintains Resident required documentation such as contracts, license, visa, ECFMG, credentialing, resident files/portfolios, duty hours, procedures, and leave submission.
Utilizes Resident Management System, New Innovations, to train residents on the required usage of the system.
Manages the records of alumni for verifications of training, graduate surveys, and fundraising purposes.
Coordinates with GME and affiliated institutions for resident/fellow onboarding, orientation, and graduation activities and requirements.
Processes all resident contracts and termination.
Ensures mandatory compliance and training for participants with rotations, institutional and programmatic policy, duty hours, surveys, leave requests, rotations, health, testing, and medical records compliance.
Alerts the Program Director of sensitive resident issues that may inhibit performance.
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Any one or combination totaling four (4) years (48 months), from the categories below:
- College coursework in medical education, education, communications, public relations, or a closely related field as measured by the following conversion table or its proportional equivalent:
- 30 semester hours equals one (1) year (12 months)
- Associate’s Degree (60 semester hours) equals eighteen months (18 months)
- 90 semester hours equals two (2) years (24 months)
- Bachelor’s Degree (120 semester hours) equals three (3) years (36 months)
- Progressively more responsible clerical or secretarial experience, including a background in electronic word processing and database management systems
- Work experience totaling one (1) year (12 months) comparable to that gained at the Medical Education Program Specialist level or similar experience within a medical education program.
Please Note: Completion of the Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education Programs Certification (TAGME) from the National Board for Certification of Training Administrators qualifies applicants for each level of this series.
To Apply: For fullest consideration click on the Apply Now button, please fully complete all sections of the online application including adding your full work history with specific details of your duties & responsibilities for each position held. Fully complete the education, licensure, certification and language sections. You may upload a resume, cover letter, certifications, licensures, transcripts and diplomas within the application.
Please note that once you have submitted your application you will not be able to make any changes. In order to revise your application you must withdraw and reapply. You will not be able to reapply after the posting close date. Please ensure the application is fully completed and all supporting documents have been uploaded before the posting close date. Illinois Residency is required within 180 days of employment.
Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position.
The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.
