Medical Director, Physician Assistant Program

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Reporting to the Program Director, the part-time Medical Director serves as a member of the faculty to provide continuous, competent medical guidance to the Program Director and faculty. The Medical Director will assist the Program Director with development and ARC-PA accreditation for the program, and will assist in ensuring that both didactic instruction and supervised clinical practice experiences meet current practice standards as they relate to the PA role in providing patient care. The Medical Director will be involved in evaluating student performance; designing, implementing, coordinating and evaluating curriculum; participation in, and the development and routine review of, the program's curriculum and competencies; and accreditation related activities. The Medical Director will also serve as an advocate for the program within the medical and academic communities through active participation in the program. The Medical Director may be involved in providing instruction and clinical site development, as directed by the Program Director.

 

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• General Essential Functions & Responsibilities
  • Collaborate as a member of the programmatic leadership team to achieve a shared vision for the program.
  • Must be an active participant in the program and support the development of the program competencies to meet current practice standards as they relate to the PA role.
  • Serve as a strong advocate for the MPA program and the PA profession.
  • Foster relationships with key stakeholders and community partners to strengthen the MPA program.
  • Collaborate with the Program Director and MPA faculty to develop, review, and revise the program’s mission statement, program goals, and competencies as necessary.
  • Provide competent medical oversight to ensure the curriculum and supervised clinical practice experiences (SCPEs) reflect current standards of medical care and scope of PA practice.
  • May participate in the recruitment, development, and retention of high-quality clinical sites and preceptors to ensure quality and sufficiency of clinical slots.
  • Actively participate in the program’s evaluation process, self-study, and accreditation activities as required by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA).
  • Advocate for the program within the medical community and promote interprofessional collaboration.
  • Ensure ongoing compliance with ARC-PA accreditation Standards and best practices by performing programmatic evaluation.
  • Perform administrative duties related to the Medical Director role, including assisting with faculty recruitment as needed.
  • May serve on departmental, college, and university committees as assigned.
  • Assists the institution with quality assurance efforts related to design, development, implementation, institution and regulatory compliance and continuous ongoing improvement of the program (e.g., meeting/exceeding expectations of the ARC-PA; Western Association Schools and Colleges (WASC); Bureau of Consumer Affairs, etc.).
  • Actively enlists the understanding and support of practicing physicians, medical communities, and health administrators to develop and expand a catalog of affiliations that ensure sufficient quality and quantity of requisite clinical field sites, physician preceptors, and clinical rotations.
  • Actively participates in development and/or review of documents, reports, accreditation application, outcomes, and self-studies as part of quality assurance management.
  • Guides as needed the Director of Clinical Education (or designee) in monitoring the quality of clinical education, supervision, and assessment practices.
  • Assists with curricular design, development, implementation, evaluation, review, and maintenance, ensuring the program is fully compliant with ARC-PA Standards.
  • May serve as clinical preceptor to West Coast University physician assistant students.
  • Attends and actively participates in milestone and community-facing events such as student orientation, white coat ceremony, and graduation.
  • Serves as a role model for physician led interdisciplinary health care teams.
  • Represents the program within the medical and academic communities and to various constituencies and stakeholders.
  • Actively participates as an active member of the Program Advisory Committee (PAC) or board.
  • Attends and actively participates in program or faculty meetings.
  • May participate in the program’s admissions process, including recruitment, application review, interviews, and application selection for admission, as needed.
  • Solicits and affirms opportunities for increased visibility of program, expansion of clinical site, improved learning, s