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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Physician Assistant Director of Didactic Education and Master Educator supports the Physician Assistant Program and College of Medicine, in Hershey, PA, in fulfillment of its mission, purpose and goals. Provides professional leadership and support, and serves as an educator, role model, mentor, career advisor and facilitator.  Provides program-specific expertise and is actively engaged in relevant department initiatives. Supports University, Campus, and/or departmental goals in order to ensure compliance with programmatic accreditation and/or licensure, internal consistency, and graduate outcomes that meet student learning, workplace and placement expectations. Creates an educational environment which fosters innovation, responsiveness, and accountability. 

This position is a full-time, in-person position, reporting to the PA Program Director and instrumental in the continual assessment, evaluation, and refinement of all aspects of didactic education in accordance with current ARC-PA standards. The Director of Didactic Education will work closely with the Program Director, program faculty, staff and students.

The Director of Didactic Education will also serve as a Master Educator and be allotted one clinical day per week to maintain clinical practice with anticipation of being present on campus at least 3 days per week while classes are in session.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Teaching

• Participates in the design, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of the curriculum.
• Serve as the Course Director for assigned courses, simulation instruction and curriculum design in the didactic phase of the program.
• Continuously reviews and updates course materials for lecture and laboratory courses in the didactic phase of the program.
• Participates in the written and practical assessment of students in the didactic and clinical phases of the program.
• Participates in the development and implementation of educational activities that enhance active student engagement in learning; including Interprofessional Education Events.
• Serves as an academic advisor to students from matriculation to graduation.
• Serves as a Capstone advisor for students in the second year of the PA program.
• Oversees the comprehensive modular, semester, and didactic summative exam validation processes for the didactic phase of the PA program.
• Oversees remediation efforts during the didactic phase of the PA program and provides remediation for student