Fort Collins Branch (FCB) - Critical Care Director and Clinical Content Contributor

University of Colorado Anschutz

Department: Office of Medical Education

Working title: Fort Collins Branch (FCB) - Critical Care Director and Clinical Content Contributor

Job Title: Open Rank-Instructor, Senior Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor

Position #: 00851760 – Requisition #: 40781

Job Summary:

The Critical Care Director and Clinical Content Contributor for the University of Colorado School of Medicine at Colorado State University (Fort Collins Branch) is responsible for working with SOM personnel to implement, evaluate, and continuously improve components of the elective in which they have scientific expertise, and to collaborate with Medical Science faculty to deliver specialty-specific content in the classroom.

Key Responsibilities:

20% - Administration:

·         Collaborate with the Clinical Care Director at CUSOM where appropriate.

·         Ensure adequate orientation including content, scheduling, assessment, grading, organization and course execution is delivered.

·         Ensure syllabi, course materials, schedules, and other content are of high quality, current, posted, easily accessible, and reflect the educational objectives and content being delivered.

·         Ensure appropriate course opportunities and availability to meet the needs of students.

·         Serve as a resource and communicate in a timely manner (generally within 2 business days) with students, administrative staff, and faculty.

20% - Curriculum Execution and Program Innovation:

·         Provide oversight of the curriculum with a focus on development and implementation of goals objectives, linking stated objectives to educational strategies and learner assessment.

·         Ensure all teaching faculty and students are aware and understand competencies and learning goals.

·         Ensure adherence to shared policies as developed by the curriculum committees and UME leadership.

·         Modify existing or develop new curricula or methods of delivery based on needs, changing LCME requirements, and as charged by curriculum oversight bodies.

·         Submit proposals for new elective courses. 

·         Align course content to be comparable to its counterpart on other campuses where appropriate.  This may require collaboration with faculty across campuses.

20% - Curriculum Review, Continuous Quality Improvement, and Accreditation

·         Track, monitor, assess, and identify areas for improvement with the goal of continuous quality improvement or as dictated by the curriculum oversight bodies.

·         With the assistance of the OME Office of Evaluation, Assessment and Research, evaluate the effectiveness of the curriculum in achieving learning