Emergency Medicine Program Director- Sarasota, Fl

Join EM Alliance in Lakewood Ranch, Florida!

EM Alliance is recruiting a Program Director to lead a new community-based Emergency Medicine residency program at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, located on Florida’s Gulf Coast. This is a unique opportunity to help establish and shape a residency program from the ground up, including leadership of the ACGME application process, with a targeted July 2027 program start.

This role is ideal for a passionate clinician-educator who is excited to build a high-quality training environment, mentor future emergency physicians, and make a meaningful impact in a growing Florida community

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center

1. 33,000 Annual Visits
2. 27 hours physician coverage
3. 19 hours app coverage
4. 23 beds

Position Highlights

1. Founding Program Director for a new EM residency program
2. Community-based training environment
3. Targeted program start: July 2027
4. Initially a consulting role transitioning to 0.6 FTE Program Director, with remaining FTE in clinical practice
5. Leadership opportunity with strong institutional support
6. Competitive compensation package and benefits

Position Requirements

1. Current board certification by the ABEM/AOBEM and specialty expertise
2. Recent PD or Associate PD experience required
3. 3+ years of recent documented educational and/or administrative experience in an accredited ACGME program
4. Demonstrated ability as a leader, educator, and clinician
5. Recent history of scholarly activities/research
6. Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and leadership skills

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center (LWRMC), located in the heart of the Lakewood Ranch community, has served the people of Lakewood Ranch and surrounding areas since 2004. It is an award-winning, high-quality, acute-care hospital accredited by The Joint Commission and it consistently ranks high in terms of quality, safety and patient satisfaction.

The medical staff includes more than 750 physicians and allied health professionals who practice in a wide range of specialties.

Through the years, LWRMC has expanded its offerings to the people of Manatee and Sarasota counties by growing services and updating technologies to better serve the surrounding communities.

Services include emergency services and freestanding emergency department, general and robotic surgery, maternity care, breast health, cardiology, orthopedic surgery, stroke, sleep medicine, urology and wound care.