Director of Global Health Programs Office - Carver College of Medicine

The Carver College of Medicine (CCOM) is seeking a Director for their Global Health Programs Office to plan and direct the design, implementation, and evaluation of courses and supplemental activities.  To direct all course offerings as well as evaluate student performance in Global Health Programs including teaching five elective courses including two on campus courses each semester, two community based elective and clerkship courses in Global Health on an ongoing basis, overseeing medical French and Spanish language instruction programs; develop and oversee new community based learning sites; develop and sustain international and domestic partnerships and special projects related to global health on behalf of the Carver College of Medicine; develop funding for such projects as well as award student scholarships through successful grant submissions and partnership with the UI Center for Advancement.

Primary Duties

Recruit, Admit and Retain Prospective and Current Students

• Plan, direct, oversee, and evaluate the development, design, implementation, and oversight of the CCOM Global Health Programs unit including administrative, budgetary, and operational functions. Analyze program data and develop plans for refinement. Formulate goals and strategic plans.
• Oversee registration, elective development and implementation, and evaluation of performance for Individually Arranged Electives 050:282.
• Advise current and prospective students on program requirements as well as post-graduation plans.
• Direct academic student exchange programs with seven international institutional affiliate institutions. Develop new exchange opportunities. Oversee Memorandums of Agreements with affiliated sites.
• Develop and direct 4 year-long Global Health Distinction Track for medical students including mentorship of individual students on final distinction projects.
• Coordinate educational programs for OSAC Global Programs guests.
• Represent educational programs and the College of Medicine to student and professional groups, symposiums and workshops.
• Oversee fellowship awards for Global Programs participation.

Enrollment Management

• Develop, implement, manage course enrollment, and evaluate Global Health Program initiatives including Directorship of courses Global Health Issues MED 8081 and MED 8081, Global Health Seminar MED 8084, Global Health Clerkship MED 8480 and Individually Arranged Global Health Elective MED 8483.

• Design brochures, application and course materials, orientation materials, and evaluation forms for successful completion of programs. Write and edit articles and reports for publication and distribution.

Academic Standards and Curricular Policies

• Responsible for the development of educational objectives of Global Programs.
• Participate in the team development of educational objectives integrating the three ambulatory M3 clerkships (Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Community Based Primary Care Clerkship).
• Interpret and implement collegiate and university policies and procedures concerning student activities and student organizations.

Academic Program Management (Planning, Designing, Integrating, and Evaluating Curriculum)

• Responsible for the development, design