Posting Details

Applications will be accepted until midnight (Eastern Time Zone) on the 'Posting End Date' shown below.

Position Information

Business Title
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs - Clinical Education and Open Rank Professor - Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

Applications Accepted From
Public: Open to the Public

Special Instructions to Applicants

Please complete the online application and attach the required documents. Required documents include a detailed cover letter, current resume, and a list of at least three (3) professional references with current contact details, including email addresses.

The position will remain open until filled. For full consideration, please apply by 11:59 p.m. on August 2, 2026.

This position is eligible for the following benefits:
medical, vision, dental, basic and supplemental life, winter break closure, paid holidays, educational benefits for you and eligible dependents, sick leave, vacation, and retirement.

Posting Number
2016399T

Position Summary:The Associate Dean, Academic Affairs - Clinical Education is an administrative leadership role with a non-tenure track faculty appointment as an Open Rank Professor in one of the HCOM clinical departments (Primary Care, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, or Specialty Medicine). As a faculty leader, the Associate Dean contributes to the College's missions of teaching, clinical education, educational scholarship, faculty development, and academic governance while providing strategic leadership for clinical education across the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine curriculum.

This role provides academic leadership for the clinical components of the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine curriculum, including pre-clerkship clinical skills education, clerkships, electives, and other experiential learning activities. The Associate Dean is responsible for the design, integration, delivery, assessment, and continuous improvement of clinical education and serves as a principal faculty authority for clinical competency development, learner assessment, educational quality, and academic standards.

The Associate Dean exercises academic judgment regarding clinical curriculum content, clinical learning experiences, competency expectations, learner assessment, student progression, and readiness for graduate medical education. The position actively participates in teaching, faculty development, educational scholarship, and shared governance, ensuring that clinical education remains aligned with institutional priorities, osteopathic principles, and accreditation standards.

Because the position is responsible for core academic functions, including clinical curriculum design, learner assessment, competency evaluation, teaching, faculty development, educational scholarship, and academic governance, a faculty appointment is essential to provide appropriate academic authority, peer credibility, and alignment with accreditation expectations.

This position works in close collaboration with the Associate Dean, Academic Affairs - Medical Education and the Associate Dean for Health System Operations to ensure integration of foundational and clinical education across the four-year curriculum and to maintain compliance with Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) standards.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, oversight, assessment, and continuous improvement of the clinical curriculum, including clinical skills education, clerkships, electives, and clinical competency assessment
• Ensure consistency, quality, and of clinical teaching, learning experiences, and competency assessment across sites
• Oversee student clinical performance, progression, and readiness for residency
• Partner with operations to ensure adequate, high-quality clinical training placements
• Support curriculum integration across phases and alignment with foundational education
• Contribute to accreditation, governance, and policy (assessment, grading, progression)
• Use outcomes and performance data to drive quality improvement and innovation
• Collaborate with clerkship and course directors, physician faculty, Associate Deans, governance committees, institutional partners, and program directors to support high-quality clinical and consistent academic standards across campuses and training sites
• Provide leadership for clinical curriculum leadership and clinical education programs, including Clinical Skills and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Discipline Directors, Clinical Training and Assessment Center (CTAC), and Office of Rural and Underserved Program (ORUP) and Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC) programs

College Curriculum Committee

• Maintain regular engagement with the College Curriculum Committee (CCC) to support shared governance and academic oversight of clinical education and continuous quality improvement in clinical education. Responsibilities include:
  • Present proposed changes to clinical curriculum components, including pre?clerkship clinical skills, clerkships, electives, and clinical assessment frameworks, for CCC review and recommendation
  • Provide clinical education outcomes data, site comparability analyses, and continuous quality improvement findings to support decision-making
  • Collaborate with CCC leadership and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs - Medical Education on proposals requiring CCC and University Curriculum Council (UCC) review and approval, including clerkship and elective catalog language and degree audit requirements
  • Support alignment among clinical education standards, institutional academic policies, and accreditation expectations

Faculty Responsibilities

• Maintain an active faculty appointment and contribute to the teaching mission of the College through clinical skills instruction, learner assessment, curriculum development, and other educational activities
• Participate in educational scholarship, clinical education innovation, and dissemination of best practices in medical education
• Serve as a faculty leader in academic governance, curriculum oversight, and assessment decision-making
• Mentor faculty, clerkship directors, and clinical preceptors and support faculty development related to teaching, assessment, feedback, and competency-based education
• Contribute to institutional service and committee activities consistent with faculty expectations and responsibilities
• Contribute a minimum of 5% effort to medical school teaching activities, including curriculum design and enhancement, delivery of instructional content, facilitation of active learning sessions, provision of backup teaching support when faculty coverage is needed, and development, review, and validation of assessment tools, including written examination questions and other evaluative instruments

Position Profile

Duties/essential functions may include, but not be limited to, the following:

Academic leadership role with a faculty appointment in a Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine department. Majority of time spent on administrative responsibilities with minimum 5% medical school teaching responsibilities.

Level Summary

Responsible for the strategic direction and oversight of a Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine division or major functional area. Manages complex projects, policies, and cross-functional activities while driving organizational effectiveness, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Provides oversight and direction for Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine division or major functional area. May have direct reports.

Fiscal Responsibilities

May have budgetary responsibility for Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine division or major functional area.

Problem Solving

Resolves highly complex issues requiring in-depth analysis, judgment, and interpretation. Evaluates competing priorities and recommends strategic solutions.

Independence of Action

Operates with a high degree of autonomy under broad direction. Accountable for business outcomes.

Communication and Collaboration

Leads communication with internal and external stakeholders. Collaborates with executive leadership, faculty, staff, and students to support organizational objectives and strategic initiatives.

Physical Requirements

This role is primarily desk-based and involves extensive use of desktop computers. Occasionally, the job may require travel to attend meetings and programs.

Minimum Qualifications

M.D., D.O., Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in a related field, 15 or more years of related professional experience, and 9 or more years of supervisory experience, or equivalent education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree from an accredited institution
  • M.D. degree with substantial experience in osteopathic medical education and clinical training will be considered
• Eligibility for or possess an active medical license
• Experience in undergraduate medical education, including clinical and skills-based teaching and progressively responsible academic leadership
• Expertise in undergraduate medical education and clinical instruction
• Knowledge of COCA accreditation standards relevant to clinical education
• Ability to assess learner performance, clinical competency development and clinical education outcomes
• Ability to collaborate across multiple campuses, health systems, and clinical training sites
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational and relationship-management skills

Department
HCOM - Medical Education-Clinical Education

Pay Rate

Pay is commensurate with the candidate's education and experience in relation to the minimum qualifications for the position. Pay is accompanied by Ohio University's generous benefits package, which includes:

• Free tuition for employees and dependents
• Comprehensive insurance coverage, including health, prescription, vision, dental, orthodontia, and life insurance
• An excellent retirement plan with up to a 14% employer contribution
• Wellness programs, on-site wellness facilities, and a robust employee assistance program
• Paid parental leave, adoption reimbursement, and more

Additional information is available at: https://www.ohio.edu/hr/benefits/

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Pay Grade
EXEC 01

Pay Range

FLSA Status
Exempt

Job Category
Administrative at-will appointment

Employment Type
full-time regular

Job Family
Academic & Program Management

Job Sub Family
Administrative Dean HCOM

Job Level
HCOMDEAN

Job Open Date
06/18/2026

Posting End Date
08/02/2026

Planning Unit
Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Some after hours, weekend, and holiday work may be required. This position may be based at our Athens, Dublin, or Cleveland campus, with the occasional need to travel between the campuses.

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