Who We Are:

The Association of American Medical Colleges is a not-for-profit association dedicated to transforming health care by supporting the entire spectrum of medical education, medical research, and patient care conducted by our member institutions. We are dedicated to the communities we serve and steadfast in our goal to improve the health of all.

At the AAMC, we are committed to supporting our employees with a comprehensive benefits package designed to promote well-being, professional growth, and work-life balance. Highlights include:

• Remote Work – Fully remote work available for most positions 

• Retirement Savings – Generous 403(b) employer contributions and financial wellness resources, including professional financial advising. 

• Health & Wellness Perks – Fitness and bicycle subsidies, on-site and virtual wellness programs (live yoga, meditation, mental health webinars, flu shot clinics, and more) 

• Support & Family Care – Employer paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and back-up care options for children, adults, elders, and even pets 

Additional information can be found on our website.

Why us, why now?

The Senior Specialist of Student Affairs assists portfolio and Cluster leadership by researching and synthesizing information and data to produce scholarly articles, background papers, presentations, talking points, and training materials on a wide variety of topics related to student affairs in medical education. They

serve as a trusted resource and content expert in student affairs initiatives, particularly medical student specialty choice and advising. The Senior Specialist is responsible for leading the implementation of specialty choice exploration initiatives and for building and maintaining relevant relationships with specialty leadership. They document their review of the latest research and report findings of relevance for the Cluster and synthesize information to produce presentations, talking points, reports, and newsletters on a variety of student affairs topics for Cluster leadership.  

How will you make an impact?

Manage diverse teams to produce student affairs products and resources for multiple audiences:

• Lead a matrixed team to produce new resource collections, white papers, and tools for audiences identified by the Cluster and/or portfolio leadership as high priority. For example, producing detailed content intended for medical students and advisors as they identify their specialty and apply for residency, and supporting the development of scholarly habits among student affairs administrators. 

Work on behalf of Cluster leadership to produce scholarly products in alignment with Cluster priorities:

• Update shared slides, talking points, and other materials used by Cluster leadership to present existing Cluster work to diverse audiences.

• Drawing on content expertise in student affairs, student services, advising, professional identity formation, and the transition to residency, develop new presentations, talking points, and materials aligned with the AAMC mission and Cluster goals.

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