"Adjunct Faculty - Acupuncture - Patient Assessment"

Adjunct Faculty - Acupuncture - Patient Assessment

The New England School of Acupuncture seeks an adjunct faculty member to deliver high quality learning experiences and assessment for the acupuncture program for the spring 2026 term. The selected candidate will bring subject matter expertise to the responsibilities of teaching on site biomedical patient assessment.

This course provides acupuncture students with an understanding of how a physical examination is used in the evaluation and assessment of the patient in the development of a working diagnosis. The fundamentals of the physical examination of the integumentary system, head and neck, thorax and lungs, heart and peripheral vascular system, abdomen, musculoskeletal system, nervous system and reproductive system are covered, including history-taking, palpation, percussion and auscultation, as well as laboratory testing, imagining studies and other diagnostic instrumentation. At the completion of the course the students will be able to assess their patients according to physical findings, symptoms, signs, lab work and other diagnostic testing modalities.

This is a spring 2026, 2-credit, 30-hour in-person course for third year students and is scheduled for Wednesdays 8:30am-10:40am on the Worcester, MA campus. Course dates are January 14-April 22 (14 weeks).

• Deliver didactic instruction through the online Learning Management System Blackboard® in a synchronous classroom setting
• Provide an engaging active learning environment for students
• Provide students with periodic assessments of their progress toward meeting course learning outcomes, which demonstrate clinical applications of concepts covered
• Apply grading policies fairly and consistently
• Develop and adhere to the course syllabus per the NESA/MCPHS format, which includes course description, learning outcomes, attendance policy in line with that of MCPHS, and assessment criteria, including assignment deliverables and timelines
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned by the Dean or Associate Dean

Requirements

Required:

• Master's degree required, doctoral degree preferred
• Experience teaching Patient Assessment
• Commitment to graduate education and student success
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Experience teaching online strongly preferred
• Must be able to work independently and effectively interact with students and administration/staff