Program Director, Physician Assistant Program

The position of Program Director is for the new Physician Assistant (PA) program. The Director of the PA Program is responsible for the organization, management, fiscal management, continuous review and analysis, and planning and implementation of the Physician Assistant Program. The Director of the PA Program will be responsible for ongoing reviews of the curriculum for the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies and ensuring compliance with accreditation standards established by the Accreditation Review Committee on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). The Director will be responsible for oversight of the development of clinical sites, supervision of faculty and program staff, coordinating program assessment, and maintaining ARC-PA accreditation. The Director will work with Admission, Marketing, and Communication to recruit students to the program. The position reports to the Dean of the Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences.

This is a 12-month tenure-track faculty position (open rank commensurate with experience) with significant administrative responsibilities.

Primary Function of Organizational Unit:

North Carolina A&T is a 1890 land grant and doctoral-research university, where scholars are engaged in transformative teaching and learning, civic-outreach, interdisciplinary research and innovative solutions to global challenges as envisioned in N.C. A&T's Preeminence 2030. As the largest HBCU in the nation, our enrollment is more than 15,275 students and our workforce includes more than 2,000 employees. North Carolina A&T State University offers over 110-degree programs at the bachelors, masters and doctoral levels through eight academic colleges. The University is one of the sixteen constituent units of the University of North Carolina (UNC) and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC). The strategic vision focuses the University on interdisciplinary scholarly activities in a learner-centered environment.

The John R and Kathy R. Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences offers baccalaureate degree programs in Kinesiology, Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD), and Health Services Management (HSM). The College is also home to three master's level graduate programs, MS Health Psychology, MS in Social Work, and master of Physician Assistant Studies; and three doctoral degree programs, PhD in Applied Psychology, PhD is Social Work, and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). Through innovative programs, high impact, and student-centered pedagogy, faculty in the college foster an inter-professional learning environment for undergraduate and graduate students. Social justice and promotion of health equity are integral components of the mission of the college. Consistent with this mission, the college welcomes applicants representing the full diversity of intellectual perspectives, life experiences, social-demographic, and political-cultural-backgrounds.

Requirements:

• Master's degree or higher in physician assistant studies or a related field.
• Must hold current or emeritus National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) certification and eligible for physician assistant license in the State of North Carolina.
• Must have a minimum of three years of full-time higher education experience at the time of appointment and three years of health care experience
• Commitment to inclusive education and developing cultural competencies among graduate students with a lens toward social justice education
• Experience with accreditation
• Experience with being efficient and responsive to issues related to personnel
• Knowledgeable about physician assistant program director responsibilities required by ARC-PA and the demands of maintaining ARC-PA accreditation.
• Must be knowledgeable about and responsible for: program organization, program administration, fiscal management of the program, continuous programmatic review and analysis, program planning, program development, completion of ARC-PA required documents, and adherence to the Standards and ARC-PA policies.
• A team-oriented, collaborative decision maker with effective communication and problem-solving skills.

Preferred:

• A Doctoral degree in a health, education, or administrative discipline.
• Experience in curriculum development, evaluation, instruction, program administration, academic advising required.
• Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of students, faculty, and staff's diverse academic, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Commitment to a team-oriented, student-centric environment.
• Strong interpersonal abilities with excellent verbal and written communication skills