Physiology; Neuroscience emphasis) Faculty

## Physiology (Neuroscience emphasis) Faculty Apply:
Bentonville, AR:
Full time:
Posted 7 Days Ago:
JR2565

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.
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* Job Description:

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* Job Title:

** Physiology (Neuroscience emphasis) Faculty
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* Reports to:

** Department Chair, Medical Education
** FLSA Classification:
** Exempt (Salary)
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* Location:

** Bentonville, Arkansas (On-site)
** Date Reviewed**: 05/29/2025
** 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 Physiology (neuroscience emphasis) faculty will work as part of an interdisciplinary team to ensure students receive broad-based training experiences. Foundational sciences elements will be interwoven throughout all four years, and innovative approaches to teaching will be encouraged.
Physiology educators with expertise in more than one of the following medical disciplines are strongly encouraged to apply:

• Neurobiology   
• Physiology• Anatomy/Neuroanatomy  
• Pathology• Histology
• Embryology
** Essential Duties and Responsibilities
**** Develop Curriculum.
** Oversee the development and integration of all content tied to their discipline, including the development of patient narratives and various assessment tools including, but not limited to, NBME-style multiple-choice questions and assessment of student performance in active learning sessions.
** Evaluation and Continuous Quality Improvement.
** Participate in ongoing curriculum evaluation and continuous quality improvement by reviewing student performance, learner feedback, course evaluation findings, curriculum mapping data, and other relevant outcomes and implementing documented improvements as appropriate.
** Teach.
** Routinely engage in student instruction by developing and delivering content using active learning methodologies. Collaborate with faculty colleagues to create integrated pre-session materials and deliver flipped classroom sessions. Facilitate small and large group active learning.  
** Evaluate Students.
** Create learning objectives related to respective foundational sciences and map themto the curriculum and national content guides. Use appropriate metrics and assessment methods to ensure that students meet the specified objectives.
** Serve.
** Participate actively in institutional service, including membership on departmental, school, and/or institutional committees (e.g., Curriculum Committee, Admissions Committee).
** 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, such as a PhD, MD, DO, or equivalent terminal degree, in neuroscience, physiology, neurobiology, or a closely related discipline, required.•  2 years of experience in undergraduate medical education in LCME or COCA accredited…