ABOUT VINUNIVERSITY
VinUniversity (VinUni: https://vinuni.edu.vn/) is a private, not-for-profit Vietnamese university established based on international standards. The university integrates the models of excellent international universities with the unique cultural and economic characteristics of Vietnam, to make a breakthrough in Vietnamese higher education and to become a world-class university.
VinUniversity has strategic collaborations with the world’s leading universities, including Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania. These universities have become close advisors and crucial enablers in establishing the four colleges at VinUniversity: College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and Management, College of Engineering and Computer Science, and College of Health Sciences. Every aspect of the University: its curricula, research, faculty, student body, facilities, and campus life, is being developed to meet the highest standards set by the world’s leading accrediting and ranking organizations, such as ABET, AACSB, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) and Times Higher Education (THE). VinUniversity’s founding benefactor, Vingroup, is one of the biggest private conglomerates in Asia with the largest market capitalization value in Vietnam. As a multisector corporation, Vingroup focuses on three main areas: Technology; Industry; and Property Services. VinUniversity is proud to be a part of the Vingroup ecosystem, giving its students opportunities to connect with several high-quality research institutes (such as VinAI, and VinBigData), pioneering industrial enterprises (such as VinFast), and leading Vietnamese companies (such as Vinpearl, Vinmec, and Vinhomes).
ABOUT THE POSITION
A Chief Resident is an individual selected to serve in a one-year, full-time leadership role in a residency program. It is perceived as a position of great honor and a distinguished opportunity for a junior physician to cultivate his or her clinical, teaching, research, and leadership skills. Chief Residents also bring significant value to a program and institution. During their Chief Resident tenure, chiefs may relieve program leaders and staff of teaching and administrative responsibilities. Moreover, as highly motivated and effective leaders, Chief Residents enable a program and institution to develop a pipeline of junior faculty who will hopefully remain involved in the program as core faculty or Associate Program Directors after their Chief Resident experience.
Given the benefits of a Chief Resident role to the individual who holds the position, to the program, and to the institution as a whole, the VinUniversity Pediatrics Residency endeavors to establish a Chief Resident model. Like many other medical subspecialities, the Chief Resident will assume this year-long position for the academic year after the terminal year of training.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Chief Resident will fulfill a 1.0 FTE role. The Chief Resident will be responsible for 05 major areas of teaching, clinical work, educational leadership, academic output/innovation, and service. The workload allocation will be based on faculty ranking and faculty track in alignment with international standards and practices.
1. Teaching (20%) responsibilities include but not limited to the following: Participation in active teaching with a focus on GME trainees, but also incorporate UME teaching (i.e. clerkship students) as needed, utilizing case presentations, active teaching methods, and other inquiry-based pedagogical modalities. The teaching categories include but not limited to:
- Participation in clinical teaching at the bedside, outpatient clinic, and on rounds at VMEC and National Children’s Hospital.
- Participation as a facilitator, when requested, in other teaching sessions such as didactic lectures, case conference, journal club, Core Clinical Skills (CCS), simulation, pedagogy, orientation, etc.
- Prepare detailed syllabi and high-quality instructional materials for assigned curricula components in the Pediatrics program.
Key deliverables:
- Number of formal lectures and clinical teaching taught
- Number of novel curricula developed
- Quality of teaching materials
- Quality of teaching using active learning pedagogy
- Strong trainee learning outcomes and evaluation
2. Clinical (50%) responsibilities include but not limited to the following:
- Carry out clinical work at VMEC in the context of residency education.
- Carry out clinical work at Ocean Park Clinic in the context of residency education.
3. Educational Leadership (15%)
- Incumbent will be considered Core faculty of the Pediatrics residency program.
- Will take the role of Chief Resident for the Pediatrics residency, with a focus on teaching and program development.
- Work closely with the PD, APDs to increase the quality of the program through the following activities: supervising Pediatrics residents in all aspects including academic, well-being, logistical and career advising; bridging the gap between residents and program leaderships; and consult the leaderships on program development.
- Contribute to educational policies, procedures, and other activities as requested for CHS and GME programs, such as facilitating CME courses, participating in recruitment process, and supporting CHS or GME-wide events.
Key deliverables:
- Number of new curricular proposals developed/submitted
- The degree of contribution to admissions, recruitment, building governance/regulations/policies, etc.
4. Academic Output and Innovation (10%):
- Focus on dissemination of knowledge in the following spaces: interprofessional education, medical education, competency-based frameworks, pediatrics, etc.
- This may include IRB-approved research projects where applicable or supervise residents for their theses.
Key deliverables:
- Number of peer-reviewed publications or conference abstracts/ presentations
- Number of thesis supervision
- Number of novel proposals to develop within the GME program, CHS, Vinmec, etc.
5. Service (5%) responsibilities include but not limited to the following:
- Provide academic advice and support to students and residents.
- Contribute to college and VinUni-wide working group or committees as requested.
Key deliverables:
- The number of students/residents mentored in academic endeavors/career development.
KEY SELECTION CRITERIA
- Outstanding clinical and teaching skills.
- Commendable professionalism.
- Collaborative, collegial attitude and work ethic.
- Strong emotional intelligence.
SELECTION PROCESS
- Resident interview with PD/ APDs.
- Job talks with HR.
- HR to announce ultimate selection.
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY
English is the language of teaching and communication at VinUniversity. For this role, the candidate needs to have an excellent written and verbal communication skill in English.
BENEFIT
- VinUni faculty appointment at Lecturer level.
- Salary and benefits from VinUni benchmarked for the rank of Lecturer.
- Intensive Mentoring from VinUni CHS leaders (PD/APD, Chair of Pediatrics, VDs, Dean).
- Vinmec employee privileges: VinUni will advocate to secure a position at preferred Vinmec site after the Chief Resident term.
- Have an opportunity to have one trip to the US or other countries, including:
- Two-week observership at CHOP or an international pediatrics hospital.
- Registration and travel to an international conference, such as Leadership Skills Training Program for Chief Residents, Association of Pediatrics Program Director (APPD) Annual Spring Meeting, International Conference on Residency Education.
- Provision of professional development funding.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, please submit (1) a cover letter, (2) a resume and (3) a list of two references.
We thank all applicants for their interest. Please note that only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
