Faculty: Physician Assistant Studies, Medical Director; FTE

Position: Faculty: Physician Assistant Studies, Medical Director (0.5 FTE)

Concordia is a Lutheran higher education community committed to helping students develop in mind, body and spirit for service to Christ in the Church and in the world.

Position Summary

The Medical Director of the Physician Assistant Program is responsible for participating in decisions related to the curriculum, admissions and academic affairs of students of the PA program. Emphasis is placed on acquiring clinical sites and functioning as a liaison between the PA program and clinical partners. The Medical Director also supports the didactic curriculum by teaching in their areas of clinical expertise.

Job Duties and Responsibilities Mission

• Assist the program director, faculty and administrative staff in developing, reviewing, and meeting the PA program's mission

Accreditation/Curriculum/Assessment

• Participate in program planning and support the program director in assuring that continuous competent guidance for the clinically related program components is provided, so that both didactic and supervised clinical instruction meet current acceptable practice;
• Assist the program director in the organization, continuous review, planning, development and general effectiveness of the program;
• Assist in the design and coordination of the curriculum;
• Assist in the evaluation of the curriculum, program, and student performance
• Participate in accreditation of the educational program by the professional accrediting body

Program Support

• Assist the Director of Clinical Education (DCE) in identifying clinical sites, procuring clinical sites, and if required visiting sites for remediation and/or discussing expectations
• Function as a liaison between clinical sites and preceptors and the DCE and PA program
• Assist the clinical team in vetting newly clinical sites and establishing affiliation agreements
• Advocate for the program and the students within the medical and academic community
• Participate in the development, design, and sequencing of the didactic curriculum
• Assist in identifying gaps in the curriculum
• Suggest additions or deletions to the curriculum based on changes or advancements in medicine or medical education and assist in ensuring alignment of the curricular content with current best practices
• Attend PA program faculty meetings
• Participate in PA student selection
• Assist in the search process for selecting PA program faculty
• Assist in the preparation of administrative reports and requests as assigned by the director
• Other duties as assigned

Assessment

• Participate in the development of student evaluation tools and in development of preceptor and site evaluation tools in the clinical year
• Participate in the assessment of student performance in the didactic and the clinical year
• Participate in the summative day evaluation of demonstrated student competencies
• Participate with the principal faculty in ongoing program assessment by attending faculty meetings and end of term meetings and participating in the End of Program Retreat

Student Support

• Provide continuous, competent medical guidance for those portions of the curriculum in which the Physician Assistant students learn, develop, and practice the knowledge and skills essential to successful professional interactions with physicians in the medical workplace
• Assure the availability of remedial instruction, as needed and assigned

Faculty Support

• Teach Physician Assistant students in areas of medical expertise: will be available to teach up to 6 TC's (Teaching Credits) but no more than 10 TC's per year
• Assist faculty in the assessment of student performance throughout the didactic and clinical year and participate with faculty in assessing demonstrated competency during the summative evaluation of students

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Meet all requirements specified by Concordia University and the PA program
• Effective oral and written communication and organizational skills
• Effective teaching and clinical skills
• Supportive of the mission and values of Concordia University Wisconsin/Ann Arbor and the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS)

Physical Demands/Equipment

Education and Experience

• Possess an earned PA degree at the Masters or Doctorate level, may also hold an MD, DO or DPM…