"Military Medicine Program Associate Director"

The military medicine program associate director will preferably be located on the Utah campus and co-coordinate the development, implementation, delivery, and assessment of military medicine-related curriculum throughout all four years of medical student training. The faculty member mentors and advocates for student participants in the Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP). Provides administrative support to the Military Medicine program director and the program students on both Colorado and Utah campuses. Initiates, coordinates, directs original research, support other projects and activities directly related to the Military Medicine Program.

Essential Job Functions

• Provide oversight, direction and guidance for faculty members involved in teaching military medicine.
• Assist the Director military medicine in leading and mentoring military medicine educators through feedback, assessments, performance evaluations, and performance improvement actions.
• Assist the Director military medicine in preparing financial and budgetary plans and help oversee expenditures related to military medicine instruction.
• Assist the Director military medicine in recruiting adjunct faculty members to effectively administer all military medicine-related activities.
• Work collaboratively with other administrators and faculty to incorporate military medicine content (as appropriate) in other RVU activities.
• Provide feedback and mentoring to military students.
• Foster collaborative relationships with current and former military officers who might serve as educators, mentors, and provide pathways to residency for military students.
• Participate in RVU military medicine curriculum development, delivery, assessment, and enhancement, consistent with medical training and expertise.
• Engage in scholarly activity, including original research, authorship, presentations at conferences, and mentorship of students in their scholarly activities.
• Maintain a personal and professional development plan and portfolio, including documentation of teaching, professional development, university and community service, scholarly activity, and research activities.
• Provide professional leadership consistent with training and degrees (as assigned).

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Outstanding organizational, interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a military officer.
• Possess working knowledge of military structure and organization.
• Ability to work with sensitive and confidential material.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Must be a creative, strategic, and analytical thinker with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated research capability (hypothesis generation, study design, analysis).
• Knowledge of the military medicine residency selection process.
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural, team-based environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to valuing inclusive excellence and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctoral Degree (DO/MD) from an accredited institution.
• Board Certification appropriate for training.
• Honorable discharge from military service (O5 or above).
• Strong understanding of the military community.
• Residency program director or faculty.
• Record of academic achievement (publications and presentations).
• Commitment to a high standard of integrity and professionalism.
• Commitment to RVU’s mission, vision, and values, which are service, integrity, diversity, excellence, compassion, innovation, and collegiality.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD/MPH/MS formal training in research methodology.
• Military deployment as officer in charge.
• Surgical expertise (board certification).
• Experience in medical/casualty simulation.
• Officer in charge over seas station.