Clinical Educator

Job Summary:

Family Medicine Clinical Educators are physicians who engage in clinical care, scholarship and teaching to advance the mission of Charles R. Drew University. The primary work is as a clinical faculty member who teaches and advances scholarship with medical students, residents and other health profession trainees in their respective clinical setting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides evidenced-based education for residents and medical students, to include but not limited to, clinical teaching, interactive didactics and case presentations.
• Provides supervision and oversight of residents and medical students during family medicine clerkship and/or residency rotations, as a Family Medicine clinical faculty member.
• Contributes to and provides aspects of the rotation curriculum and evaluation.
• Attends and delivers didactic sessions for residents and medical students.
• Participates in scholarly activity and research, including national presentations, lectures, and publications.
• Participates in departmental and/or hospital committees as recommended by the Program Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program and/or Family Medicine Department Chair.
• Exemplifies Charles R. Drew University standards of excellence. For example: demonstrates friendliness and courtesy and effective communication in a professional environment.
• Other duties and unique responsibilities as assigned by the Family Medicine Residency Program Director and Family Medicine Department Chair.

Research and Scholarship Responsibilities

• Attends medical student or resident didactic conferences regularly and presents at least 4 lectures per year.
• Engages in scholarly activity annually.
• Engages in scholarship that is peer reviewed and disseminated.

Clinical Practice Responsibilities

• Serves as a role model for clinical care delivery for trainees according to current standards of care
• Maintains a clinical practice in the Family Medicine Practice that meets the clinical standards of the institution, including patient care management and quality goals.

 Service Responsibilities

• Participate in academic service including program design and implementation, accreditation, strategic planning, attending commencement, and search committees
• Participates in institutional service for the residency program, department, college and university, including committees and sub-committees relevant to GME, QI and patient care
• Participates in and represents residency program in relevant professional and community organizations

Administration

• Assists in the recruitment and selection of faculty and residents.
• Participates in faculty meetings.
• Participates and assists in faculty development (biannually at a minimum)

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Serves on various academic program committees and sub-committees pertaining to the Family Medicine Department and College of Medicine as assigned by chair.
• Attend and represent the Family Medicine Department, College of Medicine or University at local and national meetings related to the Family Medicine Medical Education Program.

EDUCATION:

• M.D. or D.O. from a nationally accredited university.
• Completed an ACGME accredited Family Medicine residency program in good standing.
• Board Eligible/Certified in Family Medicine.
• Possess a valid, unrestricted California medical license.

EXPERIENCE:

• Academic credentials appropriate for appointment to the COM faculty and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor or Professor.
• Active employment as a licensed clinical provider.

KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES/SKILLS:

• Enthusiastic and optimistic outlook on life.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to social justice and values-driven curricula.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with administration, staff, peers and full-time and community-based faculty.
• Strong verbal/written communication skills.
• Knowledge of and commitment to the unique mission of CDU.
• Working knowledge of general CDU University and the Family Medicine Department policy and procedures.
• Spanish language proficiency preferred

SUPERVISORY ACTIONS:

• Assigning and scheduling education activities.
• Performance counseling/coaching.