Assistant Dean-Managers

Michigan, Traverse City, and the Upper Peninsula - fulfilling its mission of serving the people of Michigan. The Community Assistant Dean role is the chief academic officer for the community campus and is responsible for developing and maintaining collegial educational partnerships with local and regional health systems. The Community Assistant Dean will administer the medical student education program, manage the community campus team, assure compliance with accreditation requirements, advise students in career and professional development, recruit and support community faculty, work toward advancing inclusion and diversity and responding to the needs of the underserved, and develop community resources to support the undergraduate medical program. The Community Assistant Dean is specifically responsible, within their campus, for: Administering, directing, and coordinating the medical student education program as consistent with the academic policies of the college and university. Responsible for assuring compliance with accreditation requirements, completing information requests as part of the continuing accreditation process and participating as appropriate in accreditation preparation and site visits. Advising students in career and professional development in both group and individual settings. Preparation of the Medical Student Performance Evaluation for submission with student application for residency programs. Administering, directing, and coordinating programs and activities designed to facilitate and support medical students. Implementing college policies for student and program evaluation and review. Implementing the department, college, university policies for community faculty recruitment, appointment, review, promotion, and retention. Representing the college and facilitating inter-community communication and developing cooperative relationships among campuses, faculty, and programs, to support the undergraduate medical education program. Identifying and developing community resources to support the undergraduate medical program, including developing and maintaining collegial educational partnerships with local and regional health systems. Developing and implementing programs to enhance the educational resources of the community-based faculty. Facilitating the development and/or maintenance of university-community relationships in graduate medical education to support the undergraduate medical education program. Supervising, and directing the administrative staff and faculty including Clerkship Directors, Director of Student Programs, Community Outreach Program Specialist, and faculty of the community who are charged with the implementation of college academic policies. Participating in college administrative and faculty committees that are charged with the development and/or implementation of academic policies. Administering, directing, and coordinating the financial resources from the college in a responsible and fiscally-sound manner. Representing the college in creating research-related activities and appropriate clinical and community partnerships. Collaborating with directors of certificate programs in the community to integrate required academic programs with certificate activities. Supporting the work of the college external relations department in fostering engagement with local and regional community organizations. Academic department and rank will be determined based on qualifications and experience. Position will include clinical and/or teaching responsibilities in addition to administrative duties. As an institution of higher learning, Michigan State University is committed to providing a safe environment for its students, faculty, and staff in support of its educational mission . With this commitment, the University conducts criminal background checks and professional misconduct reviews of all applicants for employment in faculty, academic staff, and executive management searches. Professional Misconduct Review A professional misconduct review is a prerequisite for a candidate to be selected for this position. Applicants will be asked to disclose whether they are subject to any pending investigation, findings or sanctions related to professional misconduct. Professional misconduct includes misconduct related to a person’s employment, including, but not limited to, theft, embezzlement, research integrity, discrimination, or harassment under civil rights laws and policies, including protected identity harassment, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct (sexual assault, sexual exploitation, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, etc.), and retaliation. All applicants will be asked to sign an authorization and release, which authorizes the University to contact the candidate’s current and former employers, for a period of 7 years prior to the date of application, related to any pending investigations, findings of responsibility and/or sanctions related to professional misconduct. Nothing will be sent to current or former employers unless the candidate reaches the semi-finalist stage. The existence of professional misconduct history does not automatically exclude a candidate from employment. The University will assess the history, including any information provided by the candidate, in determining whether it is compatible with the position. The University may decline to hire a candidate based on the professional misconduct review. All records obtained from external employers will be kept in a secure location, separate from personnel files. If an applicant fails to sign the authorization and release, the application will be deemed incomplete and will be withdrawn. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status. Required Degree Doctorate -Candidates must have a MD, DO, PhD or similar terminal degree. Minimum Requirements Candidates must have a MD, DO, PhD or similar terminal degree. Desired Qualifications Experience working within medical education; demonstrated dedication to student success and effectiveness working with students at a variety of performance levels; collaborative approach to academic governance; and experience working with faculty teams. The successful candidate will also bring initiative, creativity, and the capacity to develop rapport with students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds. Required Application Materials Letter of Interest Curriculum Vitae Teaching Philosophy Commitment to College's Mission and Vision Statement Review of Applications Begins On 11/01/2026 Remote Work Statement MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon. Website https://humanmedicine.msu.edu/education/academic-affairs.html MSU Statement Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.