Physician Assistant Instructor

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Physician Assistant Instructor (Consultant Medical- Subject Matter Expert Physician Assistant).

Summary: This position includes performing instructional duties for the Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP)/ Bachelor and Master of Science Physician Assistant Curriculum, which will include classroom/lab, multiple preparation hours, and office hours for assisting students one-on-one, as required. Work location is San Antonio, Texas

Job Requirements:

• Plan (training schedules), refine, and assist in presenting approximately 93 didactic semester hours for Bachelor and Master of Science Physician Assistant education

• Develop, evaluate, modify and instruct the first phase in graduate level classes at MEDCoE in fundamentals of clinical medicine and surgery, which includes human anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, laboratory testing, diagnostic testing, patient dispositions and patient education and PA professional issues.

• Review and revise course materials

• Develop test questions/student assessments and maintain and update a test item databank

• Identify potential physician assistant-related research topics and ideas and assesses the feasibility of each project.

• Conduct classroom and laboratory instruction (i.e., teach) of any/all lesson topics in the courses using the approved course materials and methods

• Prepare samples, set up, and administer/conduct laboratory exercises.

• Assist in development, set up, administer, and grade written and laboratory practical examinations

• Assist in conducting practical exercises in clinical practice to clued physical examination techniques, special patient model exercises, outpatient medical patient shadowing, and emergency medicine and surgical skills practicums

• Ensure that all appropriate university requirements are met IAW policies and guidelines of the affiliating university and that the content meets standards prescribed by the ARC-PA and PAEA.

• Leverage emerging technologies and evidence-based medical literature in the presentation of the classes to facilitate student understanding and mastery of the class content.

• Provide SME consultation for Computer-/Web-Based Training (CBT/WBT) instructional designers and programmers developing interactive multimedia.

• Provide SME/scientific technical support that is technically accurate, insightful, and creative; contribute to technical scientific discussions in a manner that is positive contribution to group/teamwork.

• Perform course administrative functions including maintaining student and course administrative records, organizing training materials, and identifying supply needs.

• Provide academic counsel and Phase 2 Management for 8-12 graduate students in IPAP/ Bachelor and Master of Science Physician Assistant Curriculum minimum. Provides input to faculty deliberations regarding the change of students’ status (remediati