Associate Chair, Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

Overview

The Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine seeks an osteopathic physician with experience in osteopathic medical education to serve as the Associate Chairperson of the Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Department.

Responsibilities

The Associate Chair will be responsible for the overall management, faculty, resource allocation, and curriculum delivery for the Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Department.  The Associate Chair will also provide leadership and direction for the research/scholarly efforts and professional development of department faculty and collaborate with the Department Chairperson on the Harlem and Middletown campuses to help meet the mission and goals of the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine.  The teaching responsibilities of this position involve collaborating with the Middletown and Harlem faculty in the delivery of the Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine curriculum across all 4 years of the undergraduate medical education program.  The successful candidate is expected to teach using a combination of live and recorded sessions applied in the flipped classroom format and provide timely feedback on student learning using innovative formative and summative assessments. Although a commitment to excellence in department leadership and teaching are the primary responsibilities of the position, faculty members also provide service to the school in a variety of ways, including conducting student interviews, serving as student advisors, and participating on the administrative committees of the college.  The successful candidate is expected to already have, or to develop, scholarly activity that results in peer-reviewed publications.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a DO with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in teaching and academic leadership in a medical education setting, with an active and unrestricted medical license and board certification from the American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (AOBNMM) or a Certificate of Special Proficiency in OMM (C-SPOMM).
• Strong candidates will have experience in managing and evaluating faculty members and in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of the OMM/OPP component of an osteopathic medical school curriculum. 
• The ideal candidate will have experience managing the financial, physical, and human resources needed by the department to meet all of its responsibilities and work effectively with all members of the college community.
• The ideal candidate will be proficient in the following areas: leadership, personnel management and team building, financial management, relevant content expertise, research techniques, instructional design/delivery/assessment, course management, public speaking, effective written and oral communication, and conflict management. 
• Basic computer skills supporting the proficient use of the Microsoft Office Suite, including Powerpoint, Word, Outlook and Excel, as well as software used to prepare and administer written exams electronically are preferred.

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