Vice Dean and Program Director, MHSA Program
Listed on 2026-10-24
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Management
Education Administration -
Education / Teaching
Education Administration, Academic, University Professor
Position Description
I.Job Summary:
The Vice Dean and Program Director serves as the chief academic and administrative leader for the Anesthesiologist Assistant Program on the Auburn Campus. The position provides strategic leadership, institutional representation, accreditation oversight, and overall accountability for program operations. The Vice Dean and Program Director is responsible for program decisions, approvals, supervision, and compliance while ensuring alignment with institutional and accreditation requirements.
Although day-to-day operational responsibilities are delegated to designated campus leaders, the Vice Dean and Program Director directs, supervises, and holds those leaders accountable for the effective execution of assigned functions. The position serves as one of two peer Vice Deans within the program and works collaboratively with the Carolinas Campus Vice Dean and Program Director to maintain a single, unified program across campuses.
Together, the Vice Deans share responsibility for curriculum consistency, academic policies, academic calendars, credit-hour structure, accreditation compliance, and program quality.
Job Duties:
Leadership, budget, and personnel (30%)
- Develop, submit, and manage the annual Auburn campus budget;
- Approve expenditures within delegated signing authority;
- Recruit, hire, orient, and evaluate faculty and staff; set workloads, approve development, and initiate personnel actions in coordination with Human Resources.
- Supervise the APD-Academic Affairs, APD-Clinical Affairs, APDSimulation, and Director of Operations.
- Conduct regular faculty meetings and leadership team meetings for the campus.
- Lead campus strategic planning and growth initiatives.
- Reports on program activity and outcomes to the Dean of the program at least quarterly.
Academic affairs and curriculum (25%)
- Lead development, implementation, and revision of the curriculum, with the Curriculum Oversight Committee doing the review work.
- Maintain the curriculum map, content distribution, and faculty deployment plan.
- Approve and forward curriculum and policy changes to the supervising Dean.
- Give final approval of syllabi after review by the APD-Academic Affairs.
- Oversee program evaluation and assessment of student learning outcomes.
- Lead development of new courses, programs, and policies.
- Chair or convene the Progress and Promotions Committee, including remediation and corrective action decisions.
- Serve as the program's academic liaison to the Bluefield Dean of Sciences for grades, transcripts, catalog copy, and academic policy; maintain and comply with Bluefield procedures for records, minutes, and behavioral boards.
Accreditation and compliance (20%)
- Ensure the program meets CAAHEP and ARC-AA standards, SACSCOC requirements through Bluefield, and state requirements.
- Sign and submit the CAAHEP annual report, prepared by the Director of Operations.
- Maintain Alabama state licensure and authorization, tracked by the Director of Operations.
- Convenes the Advisory Committee at least annually, consistent with CAAHEP Standard II.B.
- Convene or support the annual Program Oversight Board meeting of the VCOM and Bluefield consortium.
- Work with the campus Medical Director as required by CAAHEP.
Clinical affairs oversight (10%)
- Hold accountability for the Auburn clinical site network; the APD Clinical Affairs leads site acquisition, rosters, and preceptor orientation.
- Visit core clinical sites annually, shared with the APD-Clinical Affairs.
- Maintain executive relationships with anesthesiology group leadership at affiliated sites.
Teaching (5%)
- Teach in didactic, skills, or clinical settings for 2 to 4 hours a week at most.
- No Course Director assignment.
Program‑Wide Leadership Duties Shared with Carolinas (5%)
- Master curriculum map, master syllabi, and credit‑hours:
Curriculum Oversight Committee, led by the Auburn Vice Dean. - Academic calendar and block structure:
Joint responsibility of both campuses; approval required from both Vice Deans. - Student and faculty handbooks and catalog content:
Auburn. - Website content and published program information:
Joint responsibility coordinated through one edit ticket through Operations. - Program Oversight Board coordination (VCOM and Bluefield consortium):
Auburn. - Bluefield Academic liaison functions (grades, transcripts, and registrar coordination):
Auburn. - Admissions policies and interview process:
Joint responsibility. - Program outcomes reporting (attrition, board pass rates, and employment outcomes):
Rotating annual…
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