Part Time COMPASS Guide and COMPASS Guide Instructor, Sr. Instructor, Assis

University of Colorado Anschutz

Department
:
Office of Medical Education, Office of Undergraduate Medical Education

Position Title
:
Part Time COMPASS Guide and COMPASS Support Guide - Open Rank-Instructor, Sr. Instructor, Assistant, Associate, Professor

Position #:
- Requisition #38668

The mission of the COMPASS Program is to guide medical students through their transformation into physicians, deepen their understanding of how physicians engage with the world, and support their journey toward reaching their full potential. To foster both professional and personal development, each student in the Trek curriculum is paired with a faculty COMPASS Guide for all four (or more) years of medical school.

COMPASS Guides serve as longitudinal coaches for student development and as dedicated educators within the Trek curriculum. Each COMPASS Guide works with approximately 10-20 students, typically onboarding 10 new students every other year. As core faculty in the Trek Curriculum and primary faculty within the COMPASS Program, Guides leverage their clinician-educator expertise to teach students critical skills such as coaching, self-reflection, professional identity formation, effective use of feedback, self-directed learning, and fostering a growth mindset.

Guides join a vibrant community of educators from diverse specialties and clinical sites, and we encourage faculty from all backgrounds and disciplines to apply.

COMPASS Support Guides play an essential role in providing both short-term and long-term coverage as part of the educator-on-call backup system. They step in when a full-time COMPASS Guide takes leave or exits the program, ensuring continuity of faculty support for student groups. Regular responsibilities include teaching one to two Wednesday afternoons per month and participating in the educator-on-call backup system.

If a longer-term commitment is required for longitudinal coaching coverage, additional responsibilities and compensation will be discussed.

Posting for two-three (2-3) COMPASS Guides and (1) Support Guide.

Supervision Received
:
This position will report to the Director of the COMPASS Program.

Supervision Exercised
:
This position has no direct supervision.

30% - Coaching

• Meet with each student one-on-one approximately 5 times per year to review progress and create learning goals.
• Meet with students as needed for additional coaching or counseling.
• Address immediate student issues, including off hours concerns in emergent situations in conjunction with the Office of Student Life (OSL).
• Document all meetings with students.
• Maintain close communication with the Office of Student Life around students concerns; utilizing OSL and appropriate campus referral sources as needed.
• Write letters of recommendation for curricular, post‑graduate, and extra‑curricular opportunities.
• Work with the Office of Student Life in crafting the Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE) for students applying to residency positions.
• Support students in their application for residency and provide academic/career advising.

30% - Teaching

During years that your students are 1st and 3rd year students:

• Facilitate small group sessions related to Professional Identity Formation (anticipate 5 sessions per year).
• Facilitate small group sessions related to Health and Society (anticipate 5 sessions per year).
• Serve as a substitute (back‑up) facilitator for COMPASS small group sessions for first year student COMPASS groups.
• Facilitate small group sessions during the Advanced Science Courses.

During years that your students are 2nd and 4th year students:

• Facilitate small group sessions related to Professional Identity Formation (anticipate 5 sessions per year).
• Facilitate small group sessions related to Health and Society (anticipate 5 sessions per year).
• Serve as a substitute (back‑up) facilitator for COMPASS small group sessions for first year student COMPASS groups.
• Facilitate small group sessions during the Advanced Science Courses.
• Facilitate small group sessions during Basecamp weeks.
• Facilitate career‑advising sessions…