during OMS 3-4. Curriculum decisions and recommendations are advanced through NCOM's approved curriculum-governance processes.

The permanent portfolio includes general surgery and surgical subspecialties; obstetrics and gynecology; anesthesiology and perioperative medicine; trauma and acute surgical care; and longitudinal procedural and operative-skills education. The Section Chief leads through discipline-specific faculty and is not expected to serve as the sole content expert for every discipline. Interventional radiology and the medical specialty portfolio remain under Specialty Care, with collaboration on shared content.

Unless separately assigned, affiliation agreements, clinical-site contracting, student placement, scheduling, and day-to-day clerkship administration remain with the Office of Clinical Education. The Section Chief retains discipline-level responsibility for curricular coherence, faculty and preceptor development, assessment quality, site-level outcomes review, educational comparability, and continuous quality improvement.

Why You'll Love Working at NCOM

We recognize that our people drive our mission forward, and we invest in your success through meaningful rewards and support. Our comprehensive best-in-class benefit offerings include:

• Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance provided
• Financial protection: Life and disability insurance options, including voluntary employee-paid STD, LTD, and AD&D plans
• Flexible financial tools: Flexible spending accounts to support healthcare and dependent care needs
• Well-being and balance: Paid time off, sick leave, employee assistance program (EAP), wellness resources, caregiver support, commuter benefits, adoption assistance, and health support programs

Beyond benefits, NCOM fosters an inclusive, collaborative academic environment where innovation, community impact, and professional growth are at the forefront. You'll be part of a founding team shaping the future of osteopathic medical education, where your voice, expertise, and leadership directly influence institutional growth and student success.

To succeed as the Section Chief of Procedural and Surgical Care, you should have:

• Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) or Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. A DO degree is preferred; an MD candidate must demonstrate commitment to osteopathic medical education, whole-person care, and appropriate integration of osteopathic principles.
• Active, unrestricted medical license. Eligibility for Illinois medical licensure is required, and Illinois licensure must be obtained and maintained before any assigned duties for which it is required.
• Active AOA or ABMS board certification in general surgery, an AOA- or ABMS-recognized surgical specialty, obstetrics and gynecology, or anesthesiology.
• Proven experience teaching medical students and proven academic leadership experience in a medical education setting.
• Minimum of five years of substantive, independent clinical practice after completion of residency and any applicable fellowship. Academic, teaching, and administrative responsibilities may be concurrent with, but do not substitute for, the clinical-practice requirement.
• Minimum of three years of academic or structured medical-education teaching experience after completion of training. Delivery of standardized certification courses alone does not satisfy this requirement.
• At least one year of substantive leadership responsibility with accountability for personnel, operations, resources, safety, organizational performance, or change management. This experience may have been obtained within or outside academic medicine but does not replace the required academic-leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience with curriculum design and mapping, learner assessment, faculty development, accreditation support, educational data review, patient safety, and continuous quality improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to lead across disciplines, delegate to subject-matter experts, manage competing priorities, resolve conflict, and build reliable systems in a complex organization.
• Ability to qualify for an appropriate faculty appointment at NCOM.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior service as a department chair, section chief, course director, clerkship director, program director, simulation leader, or comparable academic-administrative leader.
• Experience teaching osteopathic medical students and integrating osteopathic principles into surgical, obstetric, anesthesiology, perioperative, or procedural education.
• Experience leading general surgery or obstetrics and gynecology clerkships, distributed clinical education, community-based preceptors, or multi-site assessment and comparability processes.
• Formal training, certification, or scholarship in health professions education, surgical education, simulation, quality improvement, patient safety, program evaluation, or educational leadership.
• Experience with integrated, systems-based, case-based, problem-based, team-based, flipped-classroom, simulation, or other active-learning curricula.

Your responsibilities as the Section Chief of Procedural and Surgical Care will include:

• Lead development, integration, mapping, delivery, assessment, and continuous improvement of the four-year Procedural and Surgical Care curriculum, with primary operational emphasis in OMS 1-2 and continued discipline-level oversight and quality review in OMS 3-4, subject to the authority of the Curriculum Committee or equivalent approved body.
• Coordinate discipline leads, faculty, adjunct faculty, preceptors, and specialty advisors across general surgery, surgical subspecialties, obstetrics and gynecology, anesthesiology, perioperative medicine, trauma and acute surgical care, and procedural-skills education.
• Provide discipline-level leadership for preparation for and oversight of the general surgery and obstetrics and gynecology core clinical rotations in partnership with the Office of Clinical Education and designated clerkship directors.
• Review rotation objectives, syllabi, required encounters and procedures, student roles, supervision expectations, assessments, grading practices, remediation processes, and educational outcomes.
• Participate with the Office of Clinical Education and institutional assessment leadership in review of clinical-site capacity, faculty and preceptor qualifications, student supervision, assessment quality, site-level outcomes, and educational comparability across sites.
• Direct a developmentally sequenced procedural-skills framework spanning OMS 1-4, including sterile technique, surgical safety and time-out, knot tying, suturing, wound care, local-anesthesia principles, tubes and drains, vascular-access concepts, urinary and enteral access, airway fundamentals, and image-guided procedure principles as approved within the curriculum.
• Coordinate use of simulation, task trainers, standardized patients, ultrasound/POCUS, anatomy laboratories, and supervised clinical experiences, with defined competency thresholds, remediation pathways, safety procedures, and faculty-to-learner ratios.
• Ensure longitudinal coverage of preoperative assessment, perioperative risk and medication management, airway and anesthesia principles, antimicrobial and venous-thromboembolism prophylaxis, fluid and blood management, multimodal pain care, postoperative monitoring, and recognition of complications.
• Integrate osteopathic principles and practice, whole-person care, and clinically appropriate OPP/OMM applications in coordination with OPP/OMM leadership.
• Promote recruitment, retention, mentoring, development, institutional appointment, and succession planning for qualified faculty, adjunct faculty, discipline leads, clinical preceptors, and interprofessional educators.
• Ensure assessment-driven faculty and preceptor development in clinical teaching, learner supervision, feedback, procedural assessment, remediation, patient safety, operating-room learning climate, interprofessional teamwork, and simulation-based education.
• Review course, clerkship, faculty, site, assessment, licensure, and program-outcome data, including confidential student evaluations as appropriately shared, and recommend and document CQI actions supporting clinical performance, licensure readiness, and transition to graduate medical education.
• Participate in student assessment, remediation, and grade-recommendation processes only through formally approved institutional procedures and conflict-of-interest safeguards.
• Advise students regarding surgical, obstetric, anesthesiology, and procedural career pathways and residency preparation; participate in scholarship, strategic planning, resource stewardship, accreditation preparation, succession planning, and committee service appropriate to the role.

About Us

At the Niazee College of Osteopathic Medicine (NCOM), we're building a transformational, community-centered medical school grounded in osteopathic principles and whole-person care. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit institution currently seeking accreditation from the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA), our mission is to educate and inspire compassionate, culturally competent physicians who are equipped to serve diverse communities with integrity and excellence. We value compassion, professionalism, community representation, structural competency, and innovation in both clinical care and research. Join us as we pioneer a new model of medical education focused on patient-first care, academic excellence, and meaningful community impact.

Join NCOM in shaping the next generation of osteopathic physicians through innovative primary care education, community engagement, and academic excellence. If you are a collaborative physician-leader passionate about advancing primary care, population health, and evidence-based medical education, we encourage you to apply and make a lasting impact on the future of healthcare.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States We are an equal opportunity employer that welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable laws.

during OMS 3-4. Curriculum decisions and recommendations are advanced through NCOM's approved curriculum-governance processes.

The permanent portfolio includes general surgery and surgical subspecialties; obstetrics and gynecology; anesthesiology and perioperative medicine; trauma and acute surgical care; and longitudinal procedural and operative-skills education. The Section Chief leads through discipline-specific faculty and is not expected to serve as the sole content expert for every discipline. Interventional radiology and the medical specialty portfolio remain under Specialty Care, with collaboration on shared content.

Unless separately assigned, affiliation agreements, clinical-site contracting, student placement, scheduling, and day-to-day clerkship administration remain with the Office of Clinical Education. The Section Chief retains discipline-level responsibility for curricular coherence, faculty and preceptor development, assessment quality, site-level outcomes review, educational comparability, and continuous quality improvement.

Why You'll Love Working at NCOM

We recognize that our people drive our mission forward, and we invest in your success through meaningful rewards and support. Our comprehensive best-in-class benefit offerings include:

• Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance provided
• Financial protection: Life and disability insurance options, including voluntary employee-paid STD, LTD, and AD&D plans
• Flexible financial tools: Flexible spending accounts to support healthcare and dependent care needs
• Well-being and balance: Paid time off, sick leave, employee assistance program (EAP), wellness resources, caregiver support, commuter benefits, adoption assistance, and health support programs

Beyond benefits, NCOM fosters an inclusive, collaborative academic environment where innovation, community impact, and professional growth are at the forefront. You'll be part of a founding team shaping the future of osteopathic medical education, where your voice, expertise, and leadership directly influence institutional growth and student success.

To succeed as the Section Chief of Procedural and Surgical Care, you should have:

• Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) or Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. A DO degree is preferred; an MD candidate must demonstrate commitment to osteopathic medical education, whole-person care, and appropriate integration of osteopathic principles.
• Active, unrestricted medical license. Eligibility for Illinois medical licensure is required, and Illinois licensure must be obtained and maintained before any assigned duties for which it is required.
• Active AOA or ABMS board certification in general surgery, an AOA- or ABMS-recognized surgical specialty, obstetrics and gynecology, or anesthesiology.
• Proven experience teaching medical students and proven academic leadership experience in a medical education setting.
• Minimum of five years of substantive, independent clinical practice after completion of residency and any applicable fellowship. Academic, teaching, and administrative responsibilities may be concurrent with, but do not substitute for, the clinical-practice requirement.
• Minimum of three years of academic or structured medical-education teaching experience after completion of training. Delivery of standardized certification courses alone does not satisfy this requirement.
• At least one year of substantive leadership responsibility with accountability for personnel, operations, resources, safety, organizational performance, or change management. This experience may have been obtained within or outside academic medicine but does not replace the required academic-leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience with curriculum design and mapping, learner assessment, faculty development, accreditation support, educational data review, patient safety, and continuous quality improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to lead across disciplines, delegate to subject-matter experts, manage competing priorities, resolve conflict, and build reliable systems in a complex organization.
• Ability to qualify for an appropriate faculty appointment at NCOM.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior service as a department chair, section chief, course director, clerkship director, program director, simulation leader, or comparable academic-administrative leader.
• Experience teaching osteopathic medical students and integrating osteopathic principles into surgical, obstetric, anesthesiology, perioperative, or procedural education.
• Experience leading general surgery or obstetrics and gynecology clerkships, distributed clinical education, community-based preceptors, or multi-site assessment and comparability processes.
• Formal training, certification, or scholarship in health professions education, surgical education, simulation, quality improvement, patient safety, program evaluation, or educational leadership.
• Experience with integrated, systems-based, case-based, problem-based, team-based, flipped-classroom, simulation, or other active-learning curricula.

Your responsibilities as the Section Chief of Procedural and Surgical Care will include:

• Lead development, integration, mapping, delivery, assessment, and continuous improvement of the four-year Procedural and Surgical Care curriculum, with primary operational emphasis in OMS 1-2 and continued discipline-level oversight and quality review in OMS 3-4, subject to the authority of the Curriculum Committee or equivalent approved body.
• Coordinate discipline leads, faculty, adjunct faculty, preceptors, and specialty advisors across general surgery, surgical subspecialties, obstetrics and gynecology, anesthesiology, perioperative medicine, trauma and acute surgical care, and procedural-skills education.
• Provide discipline-level leadership for preparation for and oversight of the general surgery and obstetrics and gynecology core clinical rotations in partnership with the Office of Clinical Education and designated clerkship directors.
• Review rotation objectives, syllabi, required encounters and procedures, student roles, supervision expectations, assessments, grading practices, remediation processes, and educational outcomes.
• Participate with the Office of Clinical Education and institutional assessment leadership in review of clinical-site capacity, faculty and preceptor qualifications, student supervision, assessment quality, site-level outcomes, and educational comparability across sites.
• Direct a developmentally sequenced procedural-skills framework spanning OMS 1-4, including sterile technique, surgical safety and time-out, knot tying, suturing, wound care, local-anesthesia principles, tubes and drains, vascular-access concepts, urinary and enteral access, airway fundamentals, and image-guided procedure principles as approved within the curriculum.
• Coordinate use of simulation, task trainers, standardized patients, ultrasound/POCUS, anatomy laboratories, and supervised clinical experiences, with defined competency thresholds, remediation pathways, safety procedures, and faculty-to-learner ratios.
• Ensure longitudinal coverage of preoperative assessment, perioperative risk and medication management, airway and anesthesia principles, antimicrobial and venous-thromboembolism prophylaxis, fluid and blood management, multimodal pain care, postoperative monitoring, and recognition of complications.
• Integrate osteopathic principles and practice, whole-person care, and clinically appropriate OPP/OMM applications in coordination with OPP/OMM leadership.
• Promote recruitment, retention, mentoring, development, institutional appointment, and succession planning for qualified faculty, adjunct faculty, discipline leads, clinical preceptors, and interprofessional educators.
• Ensure assessment-driven faculty and preceptor development in clinical teaching, learner supervision, feedback, procedural assessment, remediation, patient safety, operating-room learning climate, interprofessional teamwork, and simulation-based education.
• Review course, clerkship, faculty, site, assessment, licensure, and program-outcome data, including confidential student evaluations as appropriately shared, and recommend and document CQI actions supporting clinical performance, licensure readiness, and transition to graduate medical education.
• Participate in student assessment, remediation, and grade-recommendation processes only through formally approved institutional procedures and conflict-of-interest safeguards.
• Advise students regarding surgical, obstetric, anesthesiology, and procedural career pathways and residency preparation; participate in scholarship, strategic planning, resource stewardship, accreditation preparation, succession planning, and committee service appropriate to the role.

About Us

At the Niazee College of Osteopathic Medicine (NCOM), we're building a transformational, community-centered medical school grounded in osteopathic principles and whole-person care. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit institution currently seeking accreditation from the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA), our mission is to educate and inspire compassionate, culturally competent physicians who are equipped to serve diverse communities with integrity and excellence. We value compassion, professionalism, community representation, structural competency, and innovation in both clinical care and research. Join us as we pioneer a new model of medical education focused on patient-first care, academic excellence, and meaningful community impact.

Join NCOM in shaping the next generation of osteopathic physicians through innovative primary care education, community engagement, and academic excellence. If you are a collaborative physician-leader passionate about advancing primary care, population health, and evidence-based medical education, we encourage you to apply and make a lasting impact on the future of healthcare.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States We are an equal opportunity employer that welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable laws.