Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education, Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, School of Medicine, Dean's Office

Description

Reporting to the Vice Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education, the Assistant Dean for the Phase 1 Curriculum will be involved in all aspects of the medical school Phase 1 curriculum, including working with the Director of Evaluation and Assessment on reviews of courses and curricular periods, identification of curricular gaps and redundancies, analysis of curriculum for its currency and evidence base as well as curricular innovation and renewal based on established best practices. The Assistant Dean will be responsible for coordination of all activities of the Phase 1 Curriculum Subcommittee and for implementation of its recommendations. Additional responsibilities are to lead and motivate course directors and faculty to achieve overall curricular goals using the most effective/innovative teaching techniques and educational technologies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Administration and Oversight

• Provide operational oversight of the curriculum to ensure alignment with the strategic vision of the institution and goals of the Office of Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME).
• Serve as the ex officio member of the Curriculum Committee, providing Dean’s office leadership on the committee with timely curricular review reports to allow ongoing critical evaluation and decision-making regarding content, pedagogy and learner assessment.
• Serve on and/or chair academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues. (ie. COSA)
• Ensure LCME standards are followed while developing and implementing processes to support quality improvement.
• Assist in LCME accreditation procedures and corrective actions as necessary.
• Serve as a medical school liaison to external agencies as needed.

Curriculum Management and Teaching

• Assist in the management of the day-to-day functions and operations of the Phase 1 curriculum, including working closely with faculty to develop and implement changes to the current curriculum in order to ensure exceptional education for our medical students.
• Utilize relevant assessment feedback and outcome data from the RSOM evaluation team to guide curricular enhancement and support faculty in the ongoing development, implementation and revisions/updates of the Phase 1 curriculum to ensure that they meet the mission of the school.
• Work with the Director of Evaluation and Assessment to implement processes for and perform periodic evaluation of the Phase 1 curriculum as a whole, specific periods of study as well as individual courses involving key stakeholders and using multiple lenses such as educational outcomes, pedagogy, competencies as well as instructional strategies
• Perform periodic curricular mapping with the institutional learning objectives, entrustable professional activities and competencies and ensure appropriate instruction and assessment of all objectives.
• Work collaboratively with faculty, staff and administration to ensure the horizontal and vertical integration of the basic sciences and curricular themes across the entire four years of the curriculum.
• Serve as an Academic Advisor for students during Phase 1.  Maintains office hours.
• Serve as liaison between Deans Office and student body including meeting with Student Senators and Phase 1 Course Representatives.
• Serve as liaison between Deans Office and Phase 1 Course Directors.
• Communicate pertinent course/curricular information to faculty, students and leadership.

Innovations and Scholarship

 

• Participate in strategic planning and development/implementation of new initiatives that improve operational efficiencies and educational excellence in the Office of Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME).
• Assist the Vice Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education in the development of new educational programs and curricular enhancements as needed.
• Work with the Instructional Design Specialist to provide recommendations for curricular innovation and improvement, and work collectively with faculty in the implementation of a shared vision.
• Serve as the Director of the Scholarly Concentrations Program and the Chair of the SCP Steering Committee.
• Mentor students and junior faculty members on research/scholarly projects.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff to write and submit grants to funding agencies and journal manuscripts.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences

Other

 

• Participate in other academic activities at the discretion of the Vice Dean. 
• Maintain regular