University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 

Department: Office of Medical Education

Job Title: Accreditation and Compliance Manager

Position 00847672 – Requisition #:39812

Job Summary:

The position manages 115+ Graduate Medical Education (GME) physician training programs at the University of Colorado School of Medicine to maintain accreditation through the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). This includes overseeing the delivery of high-quality educational programming and clinical training activities that meet all regulatory requirements established by the ACGME and its specialty and subspecialty Review Committees (RCs).

This role provides leadership and oversight of the GME Accreditation and Compliance team, which consists of institutional accreditation and compliance program managers and professionals who serve as subject matter experts on ACGME institutional and program-level requirements. The team collaborates closely with training programs to ensure ongoing regulatory compliance across all residency and fellowship programs.

The position is also responsible for advising physician program directors on effective educational strategies and methodologies to support continued accreditation. In addition to accredited programs, the role provides oversight for 100+ non-ACGME-accredited GME fellowship programs.

Furthermore, the position ensures consistent, accurate, and timely communication with key stakeholders, including program coordinators, program directors, department chairs, teaching faculty, and residents and fellows.

This position is critical to the success of the Graduate Medical Education program at the University of Colorado, providing strategic leadership to the team, guiding stakeholders and ensuring oversight of processes, data, innovation and compliance with ACGME.

Key Responsibilities:

Accreditation and Compliance Team Supervision & Leadership (20%)

• Serve as liaison and leadership representative to internal and external entities when GME accreditation expertise is needed.

• Hire Accreditation and Compliance staff and oversee the onboarding and training of team members to ensure they are properly trained and equipped to successfully complete assigned job duties.

• Provide direct supervision to three (3) or more full-time exempt professionals.

• Ensure effective communication and exceptional customer service from the team to faculty, staff, residents, fellows, and stakeholders both internal and external to the university.

• Handle workload assignments, performance management, coaching and counseling, and leave management for direct reports.

• Review existing processes to identify opportunities for increased efficiency and effectiveness.

• Identify opportunities for innovation, including utilizing technology to reduce administrative burden.

• Collaborate with GME Director for Operations and Strategy to identify and improve workflows that cross operational and accreditation functions.

• Institutional Awards: Coordinate annual institutional Program Director and Program Coordinator Excellence Award process.

• Participate in GME long-range and short-term strategic planning.