"Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies (Tenure Track)"

Position Title:

Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies (Tenure Track)

School/Division:

Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies

Full Time/Part Time:

Full-Time

Description:

The School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies is pleased to invite applications for a tenure-track Academic Faculty in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at Hofstra University. The Department of Physician Assistant Studies welcomes applications in Physician Assistant faculty.

The Hofstra Northwell Department of Physician Assistant Studies' mission is to create an interprofessional environment that fosters PA leaders and scholars who deliver empathetic, patient-centered care, and promote inclusivity to the diverse populations they serve.

Teaching Responsibilities:

• Provides dual-degree, didactic year, clinical year and/or research semester instruction. Courses in the PA program are offered, and required, during the Fall, Spring and Summer terms.
• Instructs and assesses students in courses such as physical examination and diagnostic modalities courses, correlative medicine, structure lab, simulation activities, and summative exams.
• Proctors examinations.
• Identification of students with performance deficiencies and development of strategies to address deficiencies including remediation exercises.
• Act as a liaison to core faculty for college resources, textbooks, and teaching materials.
• Updates instructional materials on learning management systems (i.e. Canvas). Assures course materials are posted.
• Will be responsible for the coordination of selected courses:
  • Monitoring and revision of syllabi
  • Coordination of instructional sessions.
  • Creates, updates, changes, distributes, monitors, and grades student assignments and assessments.
  • Develop instruments to monitor overall efficacy of didactic courses:
    • Testing instruments reflecting course objectives
    • Validation and standardization of testing instruments
    • Curriculum adherence to national and state accreditation requirements
• Other related responsibilities as determined by the program director.

Faculty Program Responsibilities:

• Participate in program committees.
• Active participation in School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies governance.
• Develop scholarly projects.
• Participate in faculty development and in the Physician Assistant Education Association
• Represent the PA Department in University-wide and community admissions events and other activities as required.
• Serve as a reviewer and evaluator in the selection of applicants as a member of the program's Admission Committee.
• Provide academic counseling to students.
• Participate in curriculum development, design, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of the program.
• Assure availability of remediation.
• Actively participates in:
  • The development, review, and revision of the program mission.
  • The development, review, and revision of program goals and competencies.
  • Supporting student performance.
• Duties necessary for program maintenance of accreditation.
• Attends, participates in, and prepares for all student orientation sessions.
• Attends, prepares for, and participates in all faculty, end-of-semester, student-faculty, retreat, and all other departmental meetings.
• Other related responsibilities as determined by the program director.

Supplemental Administrative Duties of Academic Coordinator:

• Works with other academic coordinators to review and update the student handbook annually.
• Co-coordinates and conducts the annual