EDUCATION COORDINATOR

EDUCATION COORDINATOR

University of Alabama at Birmingham

The Education Coordinator supports departmental fellowship programs, including Foot & Ankle, Trauma, Sports Medicine, Spine, and Total Joint. This role ensures operational consistency, regulatory compliance, and alignment with the department's educational mission. The coordinator manages recruitment, onboarding, accreditation processes, and program development while supporting fellows, faculty, and leadership.

General Responsibilities

• To coordinate the activities and operations for the educational program(s) of a specific student group (e.g.medical students, residency programs, fellowship programs).
• To maintain records, schedules and program information.
• To perform general program related duties for incoming, continuing and outgoing clerkships, residents, medical students or fellows.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Maintains program and trainee databases. Disseminates information related to educational programs, meetings, schedules and orientation to trainees through web sites and electronic or written communication.
• Coordinates program lectures, retreats, conferences and meetings and documents trainee and faculty attendance. Plans special events such as orientation, graduation, guest speakers/lecturers, and other formal didactic events.
• Works with Chief Resident(s) and/or Registrar to create an annual rotation schedule and any monthly changes.
• Maintains extensive on-going documentation for accreditation reports, accreditation site visits, trainee recruitment and trainee orientation.
• Provides office support as needed for faculty program directors, education administrator and trainees.
• Distributes, collects and inputs trainee and faculty evaluations.
• Proctors and administers exams. Calculates records and submits grades.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Hourly Range: $19.80-$32.15

Qualifications

Education

• Associate's degree in a related field and two (2) years of related experience required.
• Work experience may substitute for education requirement.