Program Director needed for new Emergency Residency

Company: Universal Health Services
Location: Palmdale
Posted on: February 12, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Palmdale Regional Medical Center in Palmdale, CA is recruiting a Program Director to lead a new community-based Emergency Medicine residency program in the Antelope Valley in north Los Angeles County. The program is targeting a 2026 start. Join the growing Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium team in sunny southern California and create your legacy by training the next generation of physicians! Discover here what makes Palmdale and the Antelope Valley a wonderful place to call home! Opportunity highlights: - Position includes Program Director, Teaching, and Clinical responsibilities - Initial phase is consulting agreement to lead the application process for initial accreditation with ACGME - Transition to salary support agreement as PD, with remainder in clinical practice - Clinical practice is with the contracted EM group at Palmdale RMC - Responsible for continued program development and maintenance of accreditation in adherence with ACGME requirements - Oversee the quality of education, curricula, and experiential rotations - Lead the interview, selection, and evaluation processes of residents - Provide leadership, mentoring, teaching, and administrative oversight to residents - Partner closely with hospital and medical staff to ensure effective integration within the organization - Base salary for PD role - IC arrangement with EM group to include wRVU model - Compensation $270,000 - 370,000 (depending on productivity and number of shifts worked) - PRMC is a busy community ED with just over 100,000 visits annually Position requirements: - Current board certification by the ABEM or AOBEM - 3 years of recent PD, APD or core faculty experience - Demonstrated ability as a leader, educator, and clinician - History of scholarly activities/research - Membership or committee work in EM professional associations - Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and leadership skills Southwest Healthcare MEC: Universal Health Services (UHS) residency programs are integrated into the core mission of our hospitals: to provide our community superior quality care that patients recommend to family and friends and physicians prefer for their patients, while offering unique training opportunities to the next generation of healthcare providers. Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium endeavors to provide a diverse, hands-on clinical training experience along with didactics, research opportunities and involvement in hospital operations. Our programs prepare residents to pursue the next step in their careers, from full-time clinical practice to teaching, research, medical leadership or further subspecialty training. Our approach to the successful training of physicians is to provide a solid, sound foundation for learning and training and new opportunities, so residents can explore the many career options available as a physician. Palmdale Regional Medical Center, a part of Southwest Healthcare, is licensed for 190 beds with planned build-out to 234. The hospital is designated as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center and offers a 35-bed Emergency Department. PRMC features inpatient and outpatient surgical services in bariatric, colorectal, orthopedic, neurological, spine, ENT, vascular, plastic, and robotics, featuring a da Vinci Xi. The hospital also offers medical and surgical oncology services in affiliation with City of Hope. PRMC is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services (UHS), one of the largest hospital and healthcare management companies. Palmdale and the Antelope Valley offer affordable, suburban living with excellent schools and a wide variety of shopping, dining, and entertainment options. The area has a diverse and highly educated population of over 500,000, and enjoys proximity to north L.A. County communities like Santa Clarita, Canyon Country, and the San Fernando Valley. Recent growth in the alternative energy and aerospace industries has attracted well-educated, successful professionals to the area, further elevating the quality of housing, schools, industry, entertainment and transportation. With nearby recreation options including beaches, mountains, skiing, hiking, and professional sports, the Palmdale area offers an exceptional quality of life. If you have interest in this opportunity, please contact: Nathan Arnett Physician Recruiter Palmdale Regional Medical Center Nathan.Arnett@uhsinc.com 949.285.4947 mobile (text/call)

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