Job Description:

Job Title: Assistant Director of Assessment - Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Location: Modesto A. Maidique Campus
Regular/Temporary: Regular Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time Full-Time
Job ID: 532306 532306
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Job Summary

The Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine is currently seeking an Assistant Director of Assessment to join our team of professionals.

Duties include:

• Provides analysis, summary reporting, and evidence-based recommendations for improvement based on survey outcomes, assessment outcomes, curriculum outcomes, graduation rates, programmatic satisfaction data, sufficiency of resources (e.g., faculty, staff, facilities), and programmatic effectiveness data (e.g., exam pass rates).


• Provides specialized workshops as necessary to train faculty and staff on assessment and evaluation policies and procedures related to The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) accreditation and educational statistical best practices.


• Assesses the quality of academic assessment plans and reports to ensure they meet stated requirements and provides frequent reporting of assessment metrics. Regularly reports to oversight and accountability committees and the Institute of Knowledge Management (IKM) regarding status of ongoing evaluation processes and improvement actions.


• Provides consultation and guidance for the institutional effectiveness and continuous improvement processes for all administrative and educational support services in the college. Maintains documentation related to data-driven continuous improvement initiatives, processes, and provides regular and annual reports on student performance in board/certification exams.


• Provides faculty with ongoing review and feedback of exam outcomes metrics for each pre-clinical and clinical course.


• Reviews quantitative and qualitative data from all assessment tools (i.e., data triangulation) and identify trends over time.


• Provides written reports to the Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) Accreditation and Quality Assurance and Advisory Committees, summarizing significant findings, identifying year-over-year trends, and offering data-driven recommendations for improvement as needed. Additionally, monitors and reports on regional and national trends in physician assistant education.


• Reviews and provides recommendations in the development of programmatic assessment instruments including reports and surveys. Responsible for drafting and mapping assessment tools to ARC-PA Standards of Accreditation.


• Obtains and utilizes data from a variety of sources to help establish and assess internal and external benchmarks.


• Actively serves as a member of the MPAS Accreditation Committee and MPAS Quality Assurance and Advisory Committee, taking responsibility for preparing assessment-related documentation and drafting narratives for ARC-PA reports as required.


• Coordinates the process of completing annual assessment-related documentation for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and/or other reports as requested by the Office of Academic Planning and Accountability (APA).


• Remains informed on ARC-PA Accreditation standards and policies related to assessment and evaluation.


• Catalogs assessment data, including raw data files and self-study data templates, in SharePoint repository.


• Participate in as-requested analysis and reporting for MPAS, PhD., and GCP initiatives, such as end-of-year reporting.


• Participates in accreditation site visits with reporting of critical analysis and explanation of outcomes.


• Serves as the IKM Assessment Director¿s back-up for as-needed data analysis, reporting of grades, and other requests.


• Works with the IKM Assessment Director to align analysis, grading, assessment, and evaluation standards and practices with the MD program.


• Performs other related duties as assigned or as directed. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and four (4) years of appropriate experience, or Master's degree and two (2) years of experience.

Desired Qualifications

Degree in Math or Statistics.
Knowledge of ARC-PA, and SACSCOC accreditation standards
Experience using Classical Test and Item Response Theories to interpret outcomes, cut-scores, predictive analyses, and student and content classification studies.
Experience in fostering an assessment culture in collaboration with faculty and administrators.
Experience analyzing qualitative and quantitative data.

Job Category

Administrative

Advertised Salary

$75,000-$85,000

Work Schedule

Begin time: 8:30 AM
End time: 5:00 PM

Pre-Employment Requirements

Criminal Background Check

How To Apply

Current Employee

As a current employee, you must log into Employee Self Service (ESS) to apply for this and any other internal career opportunity of interest. In this account, you are able to track your applicant status in "My Applications".

To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume/ curriculum vitae, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

*This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

How To Apply

Prospective Employee

If you have not created a registered account, you will be asked to create a username and password for use of the system. It is recommended that you provide an active/valid e-mail account as that will be the main source of communication regarding your status within the process. In this account, you are able to track your applicant status in "My Applications".

To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format. All applicants are required to complete the online application including work history and educational details (if applicable), even when attaching a resume.

*This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

Disclosures

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Pay Transparency

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