"Associate Director of Fellowship, Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine (Career Track Faculty)"

Associate Director of Fellowship, Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine (Career Track Faculty)

Company: The University of Arizona

Job Location: Tucson, 85724

Category: Physicians

Type: Full-Time

Posting Number: req23865

Department: Andrew Weil Ctr Intgrtv Med

Location: University of Arizona Health Sciences

Address: Tucson, AZ USA

Position Highlights

The Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine (AWCIM) at the University of Arizona is redefining the future of healthcare-bridging the gap between conventional and healing-oriented medicine. Through cutting-edge education, groundbreaking research, transformative events, and hands-on clinical work, we equip healthcare professionals with evidence-based, integrative approaches to enhance patient care, optimize well-being, and drive lasting change in communities.

AWCIM is looking to hire an Associate Director of the Fellowship. The AWCIM fellowship is a 2-year, hybrid (primarily online), post-graduate training program for healthcare practitioners. The Integrative Medicine Fellowship is the flagship program at AWCIM and has been the foundation of training for integrative medicine physicians and practitioners for nearly 3 decades. This is a rare opportunity to lead integrative medical education in the pursuit of transforming healthcare.

The successful candidate will meet the requirements for a career track faculty appointment according to the College and University guidelines. The successful candidate must qualify for an appointment at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor.

Duties & Responsibilities

Academic Responsibility:

• Work directly with the Fellowship Director, AWCIM Director, and Executive Director to oversee the Fellowship, which includes physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, PharmDs, and other qualified professionals.
• With the Fellowship Director, develop and maintain to the highest standards the integrative medicine fellowship online curriculum, including recruiting, mentoring, and evaluating faculty as well as a key role in writing, editing, evaluating, and reviewing all content. Also responsible for ascertaining that material is medically accurate and current.
• Oversee the Fellowship's clinical mentorship program, including recruiting and training clinical mentors, addressing clinical mentorship operations, and managing the mentorship evaluation process.
• Collaborate with the Instructional Design team, Fellowship Director, and Director of Online Curriculum to manage projects and develop innovative formats and delivery methods for online and face-to-face instruction.
• Spearhead development, planning, and implementation of the in-person experiential weeks, six times per year, for the Integrative Medicine fellows together with the Fellowship Director.
• With the support of an experienced instructional design team, revise the Fellowship final examination study guide, the Fellowship final examination, and the Board of Integrative Medicine study guide.
• Review and evaluate candidates for admission to the fellowship.
• Review and evaluate assignments created by fellows.
• Teach fellows, residents, medical students, and other healthcare professionals in live synchronous activities and continuing activities online within the Fellowship and other Center educational programs including, but not limited to, the Integrative Medicine Elective Rotation (IMER), the Integrative Health and Lifestyle Program (IHeLP), and Alumni conferences.
• Have or develop a specific area of study within her/his interests in Integrative Medicine.
• Participate in scholarly activities and research and present locally, nationally, and internationally.
• Actively seek grant funding and write grants as a co-investigator and principal investigator.
• Participate in Center committees and task forces as applicable.
• Review and have input on all key functions of the program, including finances, expenses and budget, admissions, student affairs, and event planning.
• In collaboration with other directors and leaders, revise and implement the policies and future direction for the Fellowship program.
• Supervise other faculty and key personnel of the Fellowship program.
• Act as a resource for other Program Directors and the AWCIM Director.
• Review and participate in marketing and communication activities to recruit fellows and other students.
• Under the direction of the Center Director, actively participate in fundraising activities for the Center.
• Participate in the annual faculty review process.

Administrative Responsibility:

• Review and provide input on all key functions of the program including finances, expenses and budget, admissions, student affairs and event planning.
• In collaboration with other leaders establish policies and future direction for the Fellowship program.
• Attend and participate in leadership and education meetings, retreats, and leadership responsibilities for the Center.
• Supervise other faculty and key personnel for the Fellowship program.
• Participate in the recruiting and interview process for other positions in the Center.
• Act as a resource for other program Directors and the AWCIM Director.
• Review and participate in marketing activities to recruit fellows and other students.
• Represent the Fellowship and Center at all conferences and events organized or attended by the Center.
• Under the direction of the Center Director, actively participate in fundraising activities for the Center.
• Participate in the annual faculty review process.

Minimum Qualifications

• MD or DO in relevant field.
• Candidates must be eligible for a faculty appointment at the Assistant, Associate, or Professor level at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, have an active medical license, hold board certification in their primary specialty, and be eligible for licensure in the state of Arizona.
• Eligible for and/or a diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Medicine.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years of clinical experience in Integrative Medicine and experience teaching, developing, and writing academic curricula.

Rank: To be Determined

Tenture Information

Career-Track (CT)

FLSA: Exempt

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40

Job FTE: 1.0

Work Calendar: Fiscal

Job Category: Faculty

Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay: DOE

Compensation Type: salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies: 1

Contact Information for Candidates

Paula Cook | pjcook@arizona.edu

Open Until Filled: Yes

Documents Needed to Apply: Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter