SOMA - RDME Assistant Professor .2 FTE (Visalia, CA)

Job Type
Part-time

Description
A.T. Still University's School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) is seeking a part-time Regional Director of Medical Education to facilitate student rotations in the Visalia, California Community Health Center (CHC). This position reports to the Assistant Dean of Clinical Education.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Facilitate small group sessions and medical skills sessions.
• Deliver curriculum.
• Monitor student progress and perform student evaluations and advisement sessions.
• Work with ATSU-SOMA Course Directors.
• Attend faculty development sessions and community partner conference calls.
• Use technology to promote student learning and distance education.
• Facilitate student rotations in CHC and affiliated hospitals and clinics.
• Assist students in developing and implementing community-based projects.
• Mentor students regarding policies, standards and career planning.
• Seek out potential ATSU Hometown Scholar candidates in CHC community.
• Assist ATSU-SOMA with Clery Act compliance at CHC site.
• Mentor students regarding policies, standards, and career planning.
• Facilitate small group sessions and medical skills sessions in the classroom.
• Facilitate monthly Grand Rounds.
• Monitor and evaluate student progress.
• Conduct regular student advisement sessions.
• Develop and coordinate core and elective clinical rotation opportunities.
• Facilitate hospital and clinic affiliations.
• Oversee curricular content delivery.
• Attend faculty development sessions and receive updates.
• Use technology to promote student learning and distance education.
• Facilitate community-based projects and Epidemiology-Biostatistics classroom sessions.
• Facilitate and supervise exam proctoring as needed.
• Return to the Mesa campus on an annual basis to receive faculty development updates.
• Participate in graduation ceremonies.
• Support and Participate in medical education research.
• Oversee delivery of curricular content from Mesa campus via distance technology.
• Deliver interactive presentations.
• Work with local and Mesa faculty and support staff toward student success.
• Facilitate "osteopathic" curricular content (instruction in osteopathic principles and techniques) using local or regional faculty.
• The Regional Director of Medical Education will be working with standardized patients, human patient simulators, and other medical education technology (additional training provided).
• Distance learning techniques and use of WebCT or similar software will be required (faculty development provided).
• Possible distance participation on University committees.
• Will help identify and recruit faculty.
• Facilitate clinical correlation experiences, and perform other functions as assigned.

Education & Experience Required:

• DO or MD degree with specialty certification strongly desired.
• College plus postgraduate studies required.
• Five to ten years of experience required.
• Clinical practice experience; small group facilitation; curriculum development; working as part of a team; willingness to learn and apply new skills.
• Willingness to learn and utilize distance learning technologies; curriculum development skills; team participation; student evaluation.
• Must have basic computer skills.

Annual Compensation Range Based on Part-Time: $30,000 - $38,000

A.T. Still University (ATSU) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities.