Pharmacology Faculty

Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) is seeking experienced, motivated, and dedicated leaders and educators to participate in the design and delivery of an innovative four-year medical school curriculum that engages medical students in active and novel learning.

Job Description:

Job Title:

Pharmacology Faculty

Reports to:

Department Chair of Medical EducationFLSA Classification:
Exempt (salary)

Location:

Bentonville, Arkansas (On-site)
Date Reviewed: 03/13/2026

Who We Are Founded in 2021, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) is a nonprofit, four-year MD program that will enhance traditional medical education with the arts, humanities, and whole health principles. The school’s culture embraces self-care to empower students to care for their own well-being as well as their patients’. The school’s state-of-the-art medical education facility is located in Bentonville, Arkansas on the Crystal Bridges campus, home to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Heartland Whole Health Institute.

The school has been granted preliminary accreditation status by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.

About The Position The Assistant, Associate or Full Professor of Pharmocology is a full-time, non-tenure foundational sciences educator in the discipline of Pharmacology. The faculty position is at the Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor level, and assigned rank is commensurate with experience and qualifications. This individual works as part of an interdisciplinary team to ensure allopathic medial students receive broad-based training experience.

Foundational sciences are interwoven throughout all four years of the curriculum. This person draws from a history of teaching excellence in medical education and works well with colleagues across the respective phases and disciplines of medical education. Collaboration with other clinical and foundational science faculty for the development of clinical cases or learning activities to emphasize foundational science concepts and participation in the development and review of formative and summative assessment items are cornerstones of this position.

Pharmacology faculty will have experience in multiple disciplines with clinical relevance including:

Pharmacology Microbiology Pathology Pharmacogenomics Essential  Duties and Responsibilities Develop Curriculum. Oversee the development and integration of all content tied to Pharmacology, including the development of clinically relevant narratives and various assessment tools including, but not limited to, NBME-style multiple-choice questions and assessment of student performance in active learning sessions.

Teach/Instruct/Facilitate. Actively engage in student instruction, developing and delivering content using active learning methodologies. Collaborate with faculty colleagues to create and deliver pre-session and in-session flipped classroom content. Facilitate small and large group active learning; serve as facilitator for small group discussion such as in case-based learning (CBL), and other small group sessions.

Assessments/Evaluations. Create learning objectives related to respective foundational sciences and map them to the curriculum. Use appropriate metrics and assessment methods to ensure that students meet those objectives. Work collaboratively with faculty and staff for continuous quality improvement of courses, sessions, activities, and assessments.

Serve. Participate actively in leadership and group membership within the medical school (e.g., Curriculum Committee, Admissions Committee, etc.).Grow Professionally. Participate in professional development programs to enhance teaching, educational and other skills needed to execute their responsibilities.

Other. Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements Doctoral degree (MD, DO, PhD, MD/PhD, PharmD or equivalent) with specific training/experience in Pharmacology or a closely related field, required.

Experience delivering Pharmacology content in higher education, required.

Evidence of teaching excellence in higher education, required.

Minimum of two (2) years of experience in an LCME or COCA accredited undergraduate medical education…