Medical Director, Physician Assistant Program (Associate/Full Professor)(Career Track)

Posting Number
req27022

Department
School of Health Professions

Department Website Link
https://healthprofessions.publichealth.arizona.edu/

Medical Sub-Speciality

Location
Tucson Campus

Address
Tucson, AZ USA

Position Highlights

The Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health invites applicants for this 12-month, full-time career-track faculty position that serves as the Medical Director and a Principal Faculty member for the Physician Assistant Program and reports to the Program Director. As Medical Director, the individual provides clinical and medical leadership to ensure that the curriculum, supervised clinical practice experiences, and program-defined competencies reflect current practice standards for the PA role in patient care. As Principal Faculty, the individual contributes to teaching, student assessment and advisement, curriculum and program evaluation, accreditation, scholarship, service, and assigned Program leadership responsibilities.

• This position requires regular on-campus presence and occasional evening and weekend availability for admissions interviews, recruitment and outreach activities, advisory board meetings, accreditation activities, and Program events.
• Occasional local, regional, or national travel may be required for clinical site engagement, professional meetings, outreach, or accreditation-related activities.
• The work schedule may vary based on teaching assignments and Program needs.
• Specific service and Program leadership assignments may change based on Program priorities and at the direction of the Program Director.
• The employee must maintain all credentials and documentation required for the Medical Director and Principal Faculty roles.
• If clinical practice is included in the position, the employee must obtain and maintain appropriate Arizona PA licensure and any additional required clinical credentials.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Duties & Responsibilities

Medical Director:

• Serve as an advocate for the PA Program through active participation in Program leadership, faculty activities, and institutional and professional relationships.
• Provide clinical and medical leadership to support the development, review, and revision of the curriculum and program-defined competencies and ensure alignment with current practice standards for the PA role in patient care.
• Provide guidance regarding clinical content, supervised clinical practice experiences, patient safety, professional expectations, and emerging changes in healthcare practice.
• Collaborate with the Program Director and faculty and participate in accreditation documentation and activities that demonstrate the Medical Director's ongoing engagement with the Program.

Teaching:

• Develop, review, and revise curriculum consistent with the Program's mission, goals, learning outcomes, and program-defined competencies.
• Design, coordinate, deliver, and evaluate assigned courses, learning activities, and assessments across the didactic and clinical phases.
• Evaluate student performance, provide academic counseling and advisement, and participate in student progress, remediation, and competency-assessment processes.
• Contribute to the ongoing evaluation and improvement of teaching, learning, and curriculum.

Service and Program Leadership:

• Provide leadership on Program committees and initiatives as appointed by the Program Director.
• Responsibilities may include admissions, assessment and evaluation, continuous quality improvement, accreditation, curriculum review, student progress, faculty development, recruitment and outreach, and other Program priorities.
• Collaborate with Program leadership, faculty, and staff to collect and analyze programmatic data, identify strengths and areas for improvement, develop appropriate action plans, and monitor the effectiveness of approved changes.
• Participate in Program, School, University, professional, and community service activities as assigned or appropriate.

Scholarship:

• Engage in scholarly and creative activities consistent with the faculty member's track and rank. Activities may include educational research, curricular innovation, quality-improvement initiatives, professional presentations, publications, or other forms of scholarly dissemination.
• Maintain professional development relevant to PA education, clinical practice, accreditation, assessment, and assigned areas of responsibility.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Comprehensive knowledge of PA education, the PA profession, current practice standards, adult learning principles, curriculum design, learner assessment, program evaluation, continuous quality improvement, and ARC-PA accreditation requirements.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the PA profession, current PA practice standards, team-based care, and PA education.
• Skilled in teaching, curriculum development, analysis of student and program outcomes, accreditation and self-study documentation, committee and project leadership, data-informed decision-making, and effective written and verbal communication.
• Ability to translate assessment findings and accreditation requirements into practical action plans, collaborate effectively with program leadership, faculty, staff, students, preceptors, and institutional partners, manage competing priorities, exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and use educational technologies.
• Ability to demonstrate integrity, collegiality, adaptability, initiative, and commitment to student success, patient safety, and continuous program improvement.
• Ability to fulfill Principal Faculty responsibilities related to teaching, student assessment and advisement, curriculum development, program evaluation, and accreditation; and demonstrated communication, collaboration, organizational, and leadership skills.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher from an accredited institution and graduation from an accredited PA program.
• Current NCCPA certification or NCCPA Emeritus status.
• Current unrestricted PA licensure or eligibility for PA licensure in Arizona.
• Minimum of three years of clinical experience as a PA.
• Teaching experience as faculty in an accredited PA program, including direct responsibility for student instruction and learner assessment.
• Experience with curriculum development and learner assessment, as well as program evaluation or accreditation activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Earned doctoral degree from an accredited institution; progressive experience in PA education, including faculty or leadership responsibilities within an established PA program.
• Direct experience with ARC-PA accreditation processes, including self-study, required reports, or site visits; experience with continuous quality improvement and program evaluation.
• Leadership experience in admissions, assessment, curriculum, accreditation, or another PA program committee or or initiative.

Rank
To be Determined

Tenure Information
Career-Track (CT)

FLSA
Exempt

Full Time/Part Time
Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week
40

Job FTE
1.0

Work Calendar
Fiscal

Job Category
Faculty

Benefits Eligible
Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay
DOE

Compensation Type
salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Type of criminal background check required:
Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies
1

Target Hire Date

Expected End Date

Contact Information for Candidates
Eva Sanchez I [email protected]

Open Date
9/14/2026

Open Until Filled
Yes

Documents Needed to Apply
Curriculum Vitae (CV), Cover Letter, and One Additional Document

Special Instructions to Applicant
As part of this recruitment process please include the following required documents:

• Letter of Interest/Cover letter.
• Curriculum Vitae (CV).
• Additional document detailing your philosophy of teaching.