Associate Vice Chair Education

Position: Associate Vice Chair for Education

University of Colorado Anschutz

Department:
Emergency Medicine

Job Title:

Associate Vice Chair for Education

Position #: – Requisition #: 41073

Job Summary

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) seeks an accomplished academic physician educator to serve as Associate Vice Chair for Education (AVC-E). This faculty leader will provide strategic leadership across the department's education mission, including undergraduate medical education, graduate medical education, fellowship education, educational tools such as simulation and artificial intelligence(AI), continuing professional development, and faculty development of educators.

The AVC-E will help set the Department's education strategy andwill be accountable for translating that strategy into execution.

The AVC-E will prioritize sustainable programs, develop future education leaders, drive innovation, and use data to measure progress and guide investment across the education mission, all aligned with the CU SOM educational goals.

Near-term Departmental priorities for the AVC-E include elevating the metrics of success for our UME program and ensuring successful transitions/filling of Residency leadership roles.

Additional attributes of a successful candidate are being acollaborative, visible leader with situational awareness who builds effective partnerships across the Department, the School of Medicine, affiliated clinical sites, and relevant regional and national organizations.

The AVC-E will directly report to the Vice Chair of Academic Affairs. The AVC-E will partner with, and be mentored by, the Department Chair and other DEM executive leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to DEM Education strategy to become a best-in-class department and sustain the gains; take a leading role with department leaders to form tactics and accountability metrics; and envision the future of education with key partners both in and outside of CU:
• Provide input into strategic leadership for the Department'seducation portfolio and translate Departmental priorities into measurable educational goals, initiatives, and outcomes.
• Promote effective apportionment of education resources, andadvise on optimization strategies for faculty effort, staff support, workspace, technology, and program budgets, in partnership with departmental leadership.
• Leverage department faculty to make educational programs sustainable, both financially and organizationally by: assessing current market forces for such programs, i.e. supply and demand;developing clear operating and financial models; identifyingappropriate institutional, philanthropic, grantubusiness.

UME program Top Quartile in SOM on Education Metrics

• Use relevant data and stakeholder feedback to assess UMEProgram's performance, identify opportunities, and communicate progress to Department leadership and education stakeholders.
• Identify key metrics for the SOM educational mission, with respect to learners and as faculty educators for the department.

Develop and Implement, with input and support of key Departmental leaders, a Transition Plan for Residency Program Leadership

• Provide strategic oversight and leadership for the development,implementation, and sustainability of residency program leadership structure.
• In partnership with key constituents, develop and execute acomprehensive succession and transition plan for residency program leadership that ensures continuity, operational excellence, and alignment with departmental and institutional educational priorities.
• Support accreditation readiness and ongoing compliance with applicable institutional and national education requirements in collaboration with program directors, coordinators, and institutional offices.
• Develop, mentor, and support Associate Program Directors(APDs) and future Program Directors (PD) while creating a robust leadership pipeline for future educational leaders.
• Lead educational innovation and operational excellence through the strategic adoption of emerging technologies and data-driven solutions to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and scalability of the department's education mission.

Represent the educational mission as a Subject Matter Expert to the Department's leadership team, including the Chair and Vice Chairs. Mentor clinical educators, formally in Affinity Groups and informally as a resource to fellowship programs and to faculty whoare continuing their education in bedside teaching, educational scholarship, and technological innovation.

• Represent the education…