The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education/Designated Institutional Official (DIO)
🇺🇸 Hybrid - Edinburg, TX
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Other
🗓️ August 7th, 2025
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is hiring an Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education/Designated Institutional Official (DIO). This role oversees the administration and compliance of ACGME-accredited programs, works with program directors and hospital leadership to foster a diverse graduate medical education community, and drives continuous quality improvement in GME programs.
Highlights
- Oversees oversight and administration of the institution’s ACGME-accredited graduate medical education programs.
- Ensures compliance with ACGME Institutional, Common, and specialty/subspecialty-specific Program Requirements.
- Collaborates with program directors, hospital leadership, and Graduate Medical Education Committee.
- Leads development of new GME programs and fellowships in coordination with SOM and hospital finance teams.
- Collects, analyzes, and reports data on program quality indicators and drives continuous process improvements.
- Represents the School of Medicine in external matters related to Graduate Medical Education.
- Requires a terminal degree (MD, DO, PhD, EdD, JD) and at least three years of faculty experience in a Graduate Medical Education role.
- Preferred three years of administrative experience as an assistant/associate dean or program director in GME.
- License or certification required; salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.
- Position is full-time, non-tenure track with a one-year appointment period, starting September 1, 2025.
Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education/Designated Institutional Official (DIO) Full Description
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539
Edinburg: (956)665-2451
Brownsville: (956) 882-8205
Office hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Staff Recruitment: careers@utrgv.edu
School of Medicine Recruitment: SOMCareers@utrgv.edu
Graduate Assistantships: assistantships@utrgv.edu
Faculty Recruitment:
College of Engineering & Computer Science: cecs@utrgv.edu
College of Engineering & Computer Science: cecs@utrgv.edu
Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship: cobe@utrgv.edu
College of Sciences Office of the Dean: cos@utrgv.edu
College of Education and P-16 Integration: cep@utrgv.edu
College of Fine Arts: cofa@utrgv.edu
College of Liberal Arts: liberalarts@utrgv.edu
Website: https://careers.utrgv.edu
Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education/Designated Institutional Official (DIO)
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Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Social Security Number *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.
Posting Details
Title Information
Faculty Title | Clinical Associate Professor
Job Class Code | 00024
FLSA | Exempt
Job Class Code | 00024
FLSA | Exempt
Posting Number | FRGV1840
Working Title | Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education/Designated Institutional Official (DIO)
Number of Vacancies | 1
Location | Rio Grande Valley, Texas
Division/Organization | Division of Health Affairs
Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position | 1 year
Tenure Status | Non Tenure Track
FTE | 1.0
Scope of Job | The University of Texas Rio Grande School of Medicine (UTRGV SOM) seeks an Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education or Designated Institutional Official (DIO). The DIO, in collaboration with a Graduate Medical Education Committee, has the authority and responsibility for the oversight and administration of the Sponsoring Institution’s ACGME-accredited programs, as well as for ensuring compliance with the ACGME Institutional, Common, and specialty/subspecialty-specific Program Requirements. The DIO will work with the program directors and hospital leadership to foster a diverse and inclusive community of graduate medical education (GME) faculty, staff, residents, and fellows of the highest quality. Oversees the development of new GME Programs and fellowships in coordination with the SOM and partner hospital finance teams. Collects, displays and analyzes data as well as drives continuous process improvement on program and institutional quality indicators, including Annual Update for each program, Annual Program Evaluations, Annual Institutional Review, ACGME Faculty and Resident Survey data, CLER visit reports, Site visit reports, Graduate Performance data, Faculty Development Data, and Program Director development. The DIO Represents the School of Medicine in all external matters pertaining to Graduate Medical Education.
Minimum Qualifications | Terminal degree (MD, DO, PhD EdD, JD) with three (3) years of faculty experience in a Graduate Medical Education role.
Discipline Specific Required Qualifications |
Preferred Qualifications | Three (3) years of prior experience as assistant or associate dean of graduate medical education, program director or associate program director, or other significant graduate medical education administrative role.
License or Certification Required? | Yes
Salary | Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience
Desired Start Date | 09/01/2025
Working Title | Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education/Designated Institutional Official (DIO)
Number of Vacancies | 1
Location | Rio Grande Valley, Texas
Division/Organization | Division of Health Affairs
Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position | 1 year
Tenure Status | Non Tenure Track
FTE | 1.0
Scope of Job | The University of Texas Rio Grande School of Medicine (UTRGV SOM) seeks an Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education or Designated Institutional Official (DIO). The DIO, in collaboration with a Graduate Medical Education Committee, has the authority and responsibility for the oversight and administration of the Sponsoring Institution’s ACGME-accredited programs, as well as for ensuring compliance with the ACGME Institutional, Common, and specialty/subspecialty-specific Program Requirements. The DIO will work with the program directors and hospital leadership to foster a diverse and inclusive community of graduate medical education (GME) faculty, staff, residents, and fellows of the highest quality. Oversees the development of new GME Programs and fellowships in coordination with the SOM and partner hospital finance teams. Collects, displays and analyzes data as well as drives continuous process improvement on program and institutional quality indicators, including Annual Update for each program, Annual Program Evaluations, Annual Institutional Review, ACGME Faculty and Resident Survey data, CLER visit reports, Site visit reports, Graduate Performance data, Faculty Development Data, and Program Director development. The DIO Represents the School of Medicine in all external matters pertaining to Graduate Medical Education.
Minimum Qualifications | Terminal degree (MD, DO, PhD EdD, JD) with three (3) years of faculty experience in a Graduate Medical Education role.
Discipline Specific Required Qualifications |
Preferred Qualifications | Three (3) years of prior experience as assistant or associate dean of graduate medical education, program director or associate program director, or other significant graduate medical education administrative role.
License or Certification Required? | Yes
Salary | Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience
Desired Start Date | 09/01/2025
Posting Detail Information
EEO Statement | It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.
Open Date | 07/25/2025
Close Date |
Additional Information | UTRGV is a distributed institution. As such and as assigned, the position may
require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is
performed primarily in a general office environment. This position is security sensitive
and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code
§51.215. The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of
Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least
135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement
Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week
and at least 135 days in length.
Special Instructions to Applicants | Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Social Security Number *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.
Please Note | Texas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English to
demonstrate proficiency in English as determined by a satisfactory paper-based
test score of 500 (computer-based of 173 or internet-based of 61) on the Test of
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a satisfactory test score of 6.0 on the
International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Incomplete applications
will not be considered.
Quick Link | https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/47974
Open Date | 07/25/2025
Close Date |
Additional Information | UTRGV is a distributed institution. As such and as assigned, the position may
require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is
performed primarily in a general office environment. This position is security sensitive
and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code
§51.215. The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of
Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least
135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement
Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week
and at least 135 days in length.
Special Instructions to Applicants | Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Social Security Number *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.
Please Note | Texas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English to
demonstrate proficiency in English as determined by a satisfactory paper-based
test score of 500 (computer-based of 173 or internet-based of 61) on the Test of
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a satisfactory test score of 6.0 on the
International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Incomplete applications
will not be considered.
Quick Link | https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/47974
Posting Supplemental Questions
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Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Curriculum Vitae
- Letter of Interest
Optional Documents
- List of 3 References
- Resume
- Unofficial Transcripts
- Reference Letter 1
- Reference Letter 2
- Reference Letter 3
- Certifications and Licenses
- Other Document
- Unofficial Transcripts 2
- Unofficial Transcripts 3
- Unofficial Graduate Transcripts
- Additional Document
- State Licensure
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