Pre-Clerkship Learning Director

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Job : 292464

Location: Augusta University

Full/Part Time: Full Time

College/Department Information: The Medical College of Georgia is one of the nation's largest medical schools by class size, with 260 students per class. The educational experience is anchored by the main campus in Augusta, regional clinical campuses for third- and fourth-year students across the state and a second four-year campus in Athens in partnership with the University of Georgia. MCG's expanding partnerships with physicians and hospitals across Georgia currently provides about 350 sites where students can experience the full spectrum of medicine, from complex care hospitals to small-town solo practices.

MCG and its teaching hospitals also provide postgraduate education to more than 500 residents and fellows in 50 different Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-approved programs. Our researchers and clinicians focus on what most impacts the health of Georgia's and America's children and adults, including cardiovascular biology and disease, cancer, neurosciences and behavioral sciences, public and preventive health, regenerative and reparative medicine, personalized medicine and genomics.

Our physician faculty also share their expertise with physicians and patients at about 100 clinics and hospitals statewide.

The Medical College of Georgia seeks a Director of Pre-Clerkship Learning with expertise in medical education, teaching methods, learning strategies, and academic support for students in the pre-clerkship years (Years 1-2). The Director will provide anticipatory guidance to groups of students as they transition into medical school, deliver workshops and bootcamps to promote academic success, and provide customized one-on-one support to students.

This individual will oversee the pre-clerkship tutoring program, faculty advisor training, and targeted learning interventions, ensuring alignment with evidence-based educational practices.

The Director of Pre-Clerkship Learning will report to the Assistant Dean for Academic Advising and will work closely with the Director of Academic Support, who manages the longitudinal peer tutoring program. All Learning Specialists will cross-cover and support students across both the pre-clerkship and clerkship phases; however, this position has primary responsibility for programming, workshops, bootcamps, and advisor training specific to the pre-clerkship curriculum.

• Collaborate with faculty for early identification of students exhibiting signs of academic difficulty.
• Meet individually with students to identify learning preferences and develop individualized learning, study, and remediation plans.
• Document student interactions and maintain records in compliance with FERPA.
• Support recruitment, training, scheduling, and evaluation of peer tutors in the pre-clerkship curriculum.
• Develop and…