Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education

Department Overview

The Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education (ADUME) is responsible for providing leadership for all aspects of the UME program in the OHSU School of Medicine. The goal of the UME program is “to effectively prepare physician graduates for residency training and professional practice to best serve and meet the needs of society.” The ADUME will work collaboratively with the Dean and Senior Associate Dean for Education to develop, implement, and lead initiatives to advance the UME program in producing outstanding medical school graduates who are optimally prepared for residency training and professional, life-long practice and learning. The ideal candidate will be one that brings innovative solutions to address current challenges in education and healthcare and who is committed to future physician workforce development to address the needs of Oregon and beyond. The efforts of the ADUME will be aligned with institutional strategies and priorities. The ADUME reports directly to the Senior Associate Dean for Education.

Function/Duties of Position

General Areas of Responsibility and Activities for the ADUME

Lead, supervise, and direct efforts for all aspects of UME at OHSU, including:

• Medical student admissions, recruitment, and premedical outreach and advising
• Medical student curriculum development, course delivery, and evaluation
• Medical student instruction and assessment, and student progress towards degree completion and competency attainment
• Medical student affairs, comprehensive advising and support for students’ personal and professional identity formation
• Faculty and preceptor recruitment, development, and support for medical student education
• Evaluation of the UME program using internal and external data sources to track progress towards mission-based goals
• Interface with leadership of MD-PhD program to ensure alignment of student experience
• Strategic workforce development and outreach to meet physician workforce needs in Oregon
• The UME program’s budget and resources for personnel and operations
• Maintaining and/or exceeding compliance with specialty and regional accreditation standards
• All programmatic and policy issues relating to UME

Specific Areas of Responsibility and Activities for the ADUME

• UME Admissions, Recruitment, Premedical Outreach and Advising
  • a. Oversee and support initiatives to enhance enrollment and retention of medical students, working collaboratively with the Assistant Dean for UME Admissions and staff.
  • b. Oversee and support initiatives to recruit a medical student body that will meet the physician workforce needs of Oregon and the nation, for the future.
  • c. Evaluate and continuously improve the admission, recruitment and advising processes based on outcomes related to physician workforce needs for Oregon and beyond.
• Curriculum Development, Course Delivery, and Program Evaluation
  • a. Oversee ongoing YourMD curriculum evolution to meet changing needs, including optimizing efforts that link competency-based objectives, instruction, and assessment; promote innovation, and incorporate technological advances in teaching and learning, with the goal of and promoting life-long learning that transfers across the continuum of medical education and professional practice.
  • b. Oversee initiatives to optimize the YourMD curriculum delivery to students.
  • c. Oversee and support the UME course and clinical experience evaluation processes, working collaboratively with the UME Curriculum Committee and all UME Curriculum Sub-Committees to identify areas for continual improvement of program outcomes.
  • d. Review and analyze internal and external program outcome data in collaboration with the Senior Associate Dean for Education and other appropriate OHSU personnel to identify areas for program improvement and strategic planning and lead these initiatives.
• Instruction, Assessment, and Student Progress Toward Degree Completion and Competency Attainment
  • a. Oversee and support initiatives to enhance instructional quality and student learning outcomes, working collaboratively with UME course, thread, and clinical experience directors and UME staff.
  • b. Oversee and support initiatives that promote teaching excellence and sharing best practices.c. Support interprofessional educational initiatives across the institution.
  • d. Oversee and support initiatives that promote the creation and implementation of high-quality multi-modal assessments of student performance for all courses and clinical experiences, working collaboratively with UME staff.
  • e. Oversee and support initiatives to enhance the assessment of medical student performance in meeting