Vice Chair, Emergency Medicine | WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine

Posted 18 days ago

The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine (ESFCOM) at Washington State University is seeking a Vice Chair for Emergency Medicine. As the Vice Chair for Emergency Medicine, you will report to the Chair of the Department of Medical Education & Clinical Sciences (DMECS) and serve as the college’s thought leader for the development, design, coordination, and implementation of the Emergency Medicine curriculum.

You will foster a positive and inclusive academic environment for learners and faculty, assure comparability of educational experiences and learner assessment across campuses, and collaborate with college leadership and stakeholders to integrate Emergency Medicine across medical education, clinical practice, and scholarship and to create clinical education experiences that add significant value to learning and competency.

The position allows flexibility to accommodate the incumbent's clinical activities with a mutually agreed upon FTE with a negotiable range of .6 - 1.0 FTE. You will hold a 12-month, full-time, continuous career track (subtrack determined at time of hire) position in the Department of Medical Education and Clinical Sciences with an academic rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor commensurate with qualifications.

This position may be based at any of the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine Clinical Campuses in WA State such as Spokane, Tri-Cities, Vancouver or Everett.

• Developing learning objectives, activities, and assessment methodologies that meet MD Program outcomes, with appropriate spiraling of content and alignment with developmental milestones.
• Advising students who are having difficulty achieving expected learning outcomes and working with faculty on targeted skills development and remediation plans.
• Holding primary responsibility for the fourth-year core Emergency Medicine course, including didactic and clinical curriculum design, development, approval, assessment, standardization, and implementation.
• Designing and approving elective experiences, leading or co-leading courses as required, and teaching across all four years of the curriculum.
• Monitoring course and program evaluations and aggregate student performance with the Curriculum Committee and its subcommittees.
• Reviewing and finalizing outward-facing educational materials for learners and faculty in the discipline.

• Monitoring and supervising curriculum delivery, educational quality, and learner outcomes across campuses, learning environments, and affiliate sites.
• Leading specialty-specific orientation and faculty development for teaching faculty and preceptors, including CME opportunities, in coordination with the ADFD and other Vice Chairs.
• Supporting teaching quality improvement and ensuring compliance with educational accreditation standards.

Support the development and direction of Emergency Medicine graduate medical education programs, in partnership with the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education (ADGME).

• Recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding faculty across all campuses and affiliate sites, and supporting faculty retention and succession planning.
• Recruiting, developing, and supporting Emergency Medicine clinical practice partner groups.
• Formulating, supporting, and moderating faculty enhancement and remediation when consulted.
• Conducting annual faculty performance evaluations and mid-year check-ins, including review of academic productivity and professional development goals.
• Mentoring and coaching faculty, establishing individualized academic development plans, and guiding career planning, navigation of departmental structure, promotion and tenure pathways, and dossier preparation.
• Addressing faculty concerns and facilitating problem-solving and conflict resolution.
• Serving as the primary communication link between departmental leadership and faculty, including meeting with faculty individually and in groups at least quarterly, communicating departmental goals and changes, facilitating feedback, and monitoring morale and engagement.

• Using a scholarly, evidence-based approach to teaching and learning and staying abreast of medical…