Director Educational Programs, OBGE

School of Medicine

Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health locally and around the globe. Composed of more than 2,600 faculty physicians and researchers, nearly 2,000 students, and more than 6,200 staff, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing, and Duke University Health System comprise Duke Health, a world-class academic medical center. The Health System encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Health Integrated Practice, Duke Primary Care, Duke Home Care and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations.

Strategy and Implementation:

Oversee coordination and implementation of core programming and services including Responsible Conduct of Research, External Departmental Reviews, career exploration/diversification, trainee professional development, curriculum review/design, student and faculty training, student award/fellowship coordination. 

Participate in development and implementation of new initiatives with the Associate Dean for Research Training, including centralized admissions workflow and community recruitment visits, PhD student funding model, program/trainee evaluation and assessment, student programming, core curriculum, course management oversight, professional skills development, and student wellness. 

Manage team, including hiring and onboarding staff and performing annual performance evaluations and goal setting.

Directing team members’ ongoing professional development and providing daily operational oversight of team members’ progress. 

Development and Maintenance of Duke Trainee Tracking Tool (T3). Manage continuing development and implementation, including current and future phases, maintenance of Faculty Research Series, data reporting and delivery to programs. 

Oversight of School of Medicine PhD Admissions:

Establish and manage centralized oversight of first-year slot determination, application review process, offer and admit approval workflow, recruitment visits, and matriculation tracking.

Develop and disseminate tools and resources to ensure fair and consistent review processes that allow for evidence- based decision making.

Building partnership w/ TGS Admissions. 

Oversee recruitment visit logistics (travel, accommodation, community dinners, communications with recruits)

Partner with OBGE staff and PhD programs to organize and balance community PhD recruitment visits with program-specific events

Oversee SOM PhD program administration, including finances, curriculum, student learning, and program review, including evaluation and assessment processes: 

Oversee the development and implementation of robust evaluation and assessment processes and systems for curriculum, student learning, programs, and services; provide oversight of department/program assessment as part of Duke program reappraisals and external reviews, partner with other units to develop information technology applications and databases 

Broadly oversee course code management, including RCR/R&R courses, Grant Writing, and Professionalism courses as well as other core curricular elements

Provide broad oversight for development Peer Mentoring Resources: co-supervise Administrative Fellow tasked with developing Professionalism Course, mentor trainings, and Peer mentoring network

Management and Leadership of networks that steer programming and training  

Develop and implement community events and working groups for Program Administrators, Directors of Graduate Studies, and Directors. Provide updates and reports on relevant topics.  Primary point of contact for DGSAs.

Provide onboarding information for new Directors and PhD program administrators in the form of resources, data, and relevant professional development/training opportunities. 

Design responses to NIH expectations for programs and direct programming/initiatives stemming from this feedback and collaboration.

Develop and manage biomedical PhD student advisory group and programs/initiatives

Provide comprehensive data rich reporting to SoM leadership on topics relevant to graduate education.

Work closely with the Associate Dean for Research Training to develop and implement new programs and initiatives to enhance the graduate training experience, recruiting efforts, and training outcomes.

Liaise with the Graduate School and School of Medicine on general policies, admiss