Job Description:

Reporting to the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs this role will function as member of a collaborative teaching team, will develop and deliver a medical curriculum for clinical sciences. We are seeking areas of specialty included, but not limited to, internal medicine, family medicine, genetics, pediatrics, pathophysiology.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

Teaching (75%)

• Utilization of diverse, novel and innovative teaching modalities in the delivery of patient and population based medical cases to MS I and MS II medical students
  • Case presentations
  • Small group discussions
  • Development of student assessments
• Utilization of diverse, novel and innovative teaching modalities in the delivery health care delivery skills including interprofessional education, professional identity, systems-based practice, and self-directed learning and discovery
• Assist in the development and delivery of didactic educational activities for MS III and MS IV students
• Collaborate with the clinical skills education team to develop and facilitate osteopathic clinical skills courses including;
  • Effective communication to facilitate accurate history taking and sensitive delivery of information (ICS);
  • Conduct of appropriately thorough physical examinations in a respectful, efficient, and skillful manner (PC);
  • Approach diagnoses with the ability to extract critical information, a thorough knowledge of disease presentations, and rational use of laboratory tests (MK);
  • Consider the impact of culture, age, gender, sexual orientation, risk perception, and personal values on patients needs (PC);
  • Identify, define, and understand ethical issues in medicine, in order to provide health care in a morally responsible manner (MK, Prof);
  • Maintain skills for continuous education, and competence in obtaining and critically appraising new information from diverse sources (MK, PBLI);
  • Recognize the importance of their own well-being, and employ effective responses to challenges, stress, and fatigue (Prof, Prof Identity, SBP);
  • Be skilled in accurate, responsible, and respectful communication with other personnel involved in health care delivery (ICS, Prof, SBP);

Administration (5%)

• Assist with interviewing and hiring of department faculty as requested
• Participate in the peer evaluation of department faculty
• Promote scholarly activity and research by KHSC faculty and students with outcomes of public dissemination of scholarship
• Collaborate with Assistant Dean of Outcomes & Assessment (ADOA) on all evaluation of all courses, laboratory, service and scholarly activities, ensuring formal after action reporting, curriculum inventory and mapping at least annually (or as additionally requested)
• Collaborate with COM leadership, ADOA on evaluation of osteopathic student readiness to advance to next level of curriculum in accord with KansasCOM policy

Service (10%)

• Participate in student interviewing, mentorship, and career counseling
• Foster a positive culture amongst the students, faculty, and KHSC-KansasCOM staff.
• Serve on selected committees at the discretion of the Dean.
• Assist the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in accreditation functions to include document creation, data collection, data entry, education of faculty on accreditation, and other accreditation-related functions at the discretion of the Dean.
• Perform other related duties, as assigned
  

Research and Scholarly Activity (10%)

• Promote student Research
• Participate in scholarly activity with outcomes of public dissemination of scholarship

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

N/A

QUALIFICATION(S):

A clinician educator with a track record of proven effective academic and administrative experience in Medical education.

• A doctoral degree in one of the anatomical disciplines from a nationally accredited institution of higher education, or a DO or MD degree with appropriate experience.
• Current, unrestricted medical license
• Current Board Certification in specialty
• Good standing with all regulatory and governmental boards and agencies

• Experience preferred using innovative teaching methods which might include team-based learning, ‘flipped classroom’, problem-based learning, distance learning, interactive large group presentation, audience response systems, curriculum delivery systems (e.g. Canvas), and proficiency in exam item (COMLEX and/or USMLE) writing
• A substantial record of success as an educator, and of managing personnel.
• Experience in publication/national presentations.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

• Leadership abilities in influencing and shaping performance
• Strong interpersonal skills and enthusiasm to contribute to organizational growth and development
• Strong knowledge base in medical education assessment
• Strong team & people management skills
• Familiarity with AOA COCA requirements
• Strong, effective, and diplomatic oral and written communication skills
• Excellent public speaking skills
• Excellent service skills relevant to supervisor, peers, direct reports, medical students, and faculty
• Experience with medical school accreditation and reporting

Kansas Health Science University offers a generous compensation and benefits package, as well as the opportunity to work for a leader in the field of education. Some of our key benefits include: generous paid time-off, medical and dental coverage, company-paid life and disability insurance, retirement plan with employer contribution, multiple flexible spending accounts (FSA), tuition reimbursement, professional development, and regular employee appreciation events.