Program Director & Chair of Emergency Medicine in Beautiful Corinth, MS

Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth, Mississippi is seeking a visionary leader to serve as Program Director of our Rural Emergency Medicine residency program and Chair of The Department of Emergency Medicine.  This dynamic role offers the opportunity to guide a well-established, three-year program with initial accreditation and to shape the future of rural emergency medicine at our institution.  

As Program Director, you will oversee all aspects of resident education and program administration, ensuring compliance with ACGME accreditation standards while fostering an environment of clinical and academic excellence.  Additionally, as Chair of Emergency Medicine, you will provide strategic leadership to the department, enhancing both operational effectiveness and patient care quality.

Position Highlights:

- Dual Leadership Role: Program Director for a three-year Emergency Medicine residency program and Chair of Emergency Medicine

- Resident Training:  Oversee a program with six residents per year, focusing on cultivating skilled, compassionate physicians

- Clinical and Leadership Impact:  Combine administrative responsibilities with clinical practice, driving innovation and excellence in rural emergency medicine

- Supportive Environment:  Join a collaborative and stable core and clinical faculty dedicated to delivering high-quality care and education

- Protected time 0.5 FTE as Program Director and EM Chair, with remainder in clinical practice

Candidate Requirements:

- Current board certification by ABEM with specialty expertise

- Demonstrated experience, minimum 3 years, in leadership role within an accredited GME program, preferably as Program Director or Associate Program Director

- Proven ability to balance clinical practice with administrative and educational responsibilities

- Strong history of scholarly activity and commitment to resident education

- Exceptional organizational, communication, and leadership skills

This is an exciting opportunity to influence the future of emergency medicine at Magnolia Regional Health Center while playing a pivotal role in developing the next generation of physicians.  Join us in advancing our mission to provide outstanding care and education to our rural community. 

MRHC is a Community Hospital, jointly owned by the City of Corinth and Alcorn County, MS that serves a 7 county service area of over 130,000 people.  Located in Northeast Mississippi, Corinth is a city of contrast that attracts people from all walks of life with history, tradition, community spirit, hospitality and excellent quality of life. Corinth offers convenient access to Memphis, Nashville and Birmingham and is located just 20 minutes away from Pickwick Lake, a beautiful recreational lake with over 90 miles of shoreline.  With some of the best public schools in the area, Corinth is an ideal location to raise your children.  Corinth is not just for individuals or couples with children, but for anyone. Our town is growing, and with many young adults moving into the area, there are many things to do.  Our GME department, hospital and the community as a whole offer a family-like atmosphere.  Our community and hospital have a "family sense" about them. Uniquely, Corinth is growing in size and offerings, but maintains the small town feel that makes one feel right at home. 

MRHC is no stranger to growth and innovation, we boast  state-of-the-art equipment such as the 1.5 large bore MRI, three 128 slice CT scanners, two Spect CT Nuclear Cameras, digital mammography and stereo tactic biopsy. Most recently, we have added a DaVinci 5 robot to our facility.  We have an updated  Emergency Department, Cardiology area, Lab area and centralized registration.  We are extremely proud of our facility and the services that we provide to our patients.

Magnolia Regional Health Center provides care to patients in Alcorn County and the five surrounding counties in northeast Mississippi and three counties in southern Tennessee. MRHC is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the surrounding community by blending our passion for very good care with the use of advanced medical technology to deliver the best possible care... One Patient at a Time.

With some of the best public schools in the area, Corinth is an ideal location to raise your children. If you don't have children, it's also the ideal community for singles/couples as there are several fun things to do in town. Our community and hospital have a "quaint" sense about them, and it's easy to find your path in our vibrant community. 

MRHC is currently expanding the Graduate Medical Education Department that currently has 24 Internal Medicine Residents, 18 Emergency Medicine Residents, and 6 Osteopathic Cardiology fellows, along with medical students. Magnolia Regional Health Center is the first Osteopathic Graduate Medical Education Program nationally to go from AOA accreditation to ACGME accreditation, which allows MRHC to begin training MD credentialed physicians, in addition to D.O. credentialed physicians.

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