Director, Continuing Medical Education

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The University of Miami/UHealth Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education is currently seeking a full time Director, Continuing Medical Education to work in Miami, FL. The Director, Continuing Medical Education oversees and plans the ongoing development, management, administration, and evaluation of the University’s continuing medical education program. Moreover, the incumbent develops and implements new policies and procedures in response to accreditation or associated guidelines and regulations.

Core Job Functions

• Oversees on and off-campus programs, activities, faculty affairs, and academic support services.

• Develops and implements strategies to attract and retain students and faculty. 

• Ensures that the curriculum remains current and is in compliance with accreditation standards. 

• Makes recommendations to leadership for improving the continuing education program.

• Supervises the departmental budget and manages expenditures throughout the year.

• Develops and establishes institutional policies and procedures for academic and non-academic issues.

• Maintains knowledge of current or pending regulatory changes and policies that may have institutional impact on the School’s overall CME program and on individual CME activities. 

• Authors and prepares CME accreditation applications for all CME programs.

• Promotes educational programs, internationally representing the University at conference and events.

• Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures. Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on University policy and procedures.

Core Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field

Minimum 5 years of relevant experience

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:

• Knowledge of business and management principles.

• Ability to direct, manage, implement, and evaluate department operations.

• Ability to establish department goals, and objectives that support the strategic plan.

• Ability to effectively plan, delegate and/or supervise the work of others.

• Ability to lead, motivate, develop, and train others.

Department Specific Functions

Job Summary (Purpose and Function):

The Director, Continuing Medical Education is responsible for the senior level administration and overall academic operations of the Prehospital and Emergency Training Division (PETD) of the Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education (the Gordon Center). This position is also responsible for overseeing the public relations and marketing initiatives of the Gordon Center.

Accountabilities

Administration

• Oversees administration of continuing education, undergraduate and graduate medical education programs, faculty development programs and prehospital and emergency training programs.

• Devises master course schedules, coordinating with other Gordon Center divisions, Miller School of Medicine departments, UHealth training officers, and a range of prehospital and emergency training constituent agencies throughout Florida, the US and internationally.

• Supervises administrative management of courses, including advance registration process, enrollment levels and staffing and class day check-in, preparation and dissemination of course completion documentation.

• Directs and coordinates Prehospital and Emergency Training Division (PETD) administrative staff.

• Oversees management of course, learner and instructor records, including functionality of computerized informational database, ensuring Gordon Center compliance with continuing education requirements, facilitating the inputting and retrieval of data for evaluation, quality improvement, and educational research purposes.

• Addresses administrative functions with outside organizations with which Gordon Center program has agreements, e.g., American Heart Association, National Ass