Job Description:

Title:

404-NN - Director (Academic)

Business Title:

Clerkship Assessment Co-Director and Clerkship Curriculum Co-Director

Additional Titles:

Location:

Washington State University, WSU EVERETT, WSU SPOKANE CAMPUS, WSU TRI-CITIES CAMPUS, WSU VANCOUVER CAMPUS

Employee Type:

Faculty

Job Family:

Faculty - Academic - Not OT Eligible

Position Details:

Summary of Duties

The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University is currently seeking to fill two (2) Co-Director roles within the Clerkship years of the Medical Education program. The Clerkship Assessment Co-Director and the Clerkship Curriculum Co-Director will work alongside one another to co-lead the development and delivery of the MD education program.

Being a community based medical school, we welcome the incumbents to be based at any Washington State University campus such as Spokane, Everett, Vancouver, Tri-Cities, Yakima or Pullman, WA.

The positions allow for flexibility to accommodate the incumbent's clinical and/or research activities.

Applicants to this posting will have the opportunity to be considered for either opportunity, as well as express interest for a specific position.

The Faculty Clerkship Assessment Co-Director will oversee the assessment plan for Years 3 and 4 of the medical student curriculum. This position will focus on the selection of appropriate assessment methods and instruments for use in the curriculum, they will develop the assessment schedule to ensure that assessment moments are appropriate for skills development, ensure consistency of grading decisions, and support the faculty development needs of our faculty.

 

The Faculty Clerkship Curriculum Co-Director will provide oversight and direction for the learning goals and instructional approaches of the Years 3 and 4 medical student Curriculum. This position will plan and direct implementation of clerkship-based learning experiences at each of the four clinical campuses across the state of Washington, ensuring the alignment of the clerkship curriculum with the guiding principles of the MD program as defined by the Undergraduate Medical Education Committee.

 

Both positions will collaborate with the Associate Dean for Accreditation, Assessment, Evaluation, and Curriculum Management, the Associate Dean for Curriculum, Clinical Education Directors, Associate Deans for Clinical Education, and faculty in the clerkship curriculum development and delivery aligned with assessment, including but not limited to clinical learning experiences and academic half-days.

 

Required Qualifications:

• MD, DO, MBBS, PhD, EdD or equivalent in education, health professions education, curriculum, assessment, psychology or a field relevant to medical education.


• 3 or more years of progressively responsible experience in clinical education and/or teaching in a medical school or academic health setting.


• Experience in education program curriculum development or assessment strategies (as applicable to each role)


• Knowledge of modern principles, practices, and procedures of educational curriculum development or education program assessment practices (as applicable to each role).

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience and/or demonstrated appreciation of diversity and inclusion and success in facilitating learning for a diverse student body.

 

Additional Information:

In accordance with Washington State Governor's Proclamation 21.14.1, and subsequent revisions where appropriate, as a condition of employment, you must be fully vaccinated or have an approved medical/religious accommodation by time of hire. People are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving their last shot in a vaccine series. Full Vaccination or an approved accommodation will be verified prior to your first day of work. Should you not be fully vaccinated or have an approved medical/religious accommodation you will not be able to start employment with WSU. Information regarding vaccine verification and/or requesting a medical/religious accommodation is available at https://hrs.wsu.edu/covid-19/vax-verification/. Please contact HRS at hrs@wsu.edu or 509-335-4521 if you have questions.

 

Area/College: Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine

Department Name: Department of Medical Education and Clinical Sciences

City, State, Zip: An agreed upon WSU Campus

Department Link:
https://medicine.wsu.edu/

Monthly Salary: Commensurate with qualifications

FTE: 100%

This is a Permanent position.

Tenure Track: No

Screening Begin Date:
These positions have been reposted. Screening is ongoing and will continue until filled

Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check.

 

Application Instructions: Applicants must attach the following documents to their online application: 1) resume and 2) cover letter discussing their experience and highlighting how they meet the minimum qualifications. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements. Applicants are required to include contact information for professional references within the application.

 

This post may be used to fill multiple positions. Applicants are encouraged to express which roles are of interest within their application materials.

 

Required Documents: Curriculum Vitae and Cover letter

 

Time Type:

Full time

 

Position Term:

12 Month

 

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.

 

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

 

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or hrs@wsu.edu.

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