UNIV - Pre-Clerkship Medical Educator Regenerative Medicine: Anatomy

Job Description Summary

The Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine offers an exceptional opportunity for a qualified anatomy medical educator to join our faculty. The successful applicant will serve as a theme director for the longitudinal anatomy curriculum and collaborate with basic scientists and clinicians from various disciplines and specialties to develop and teach human anatomy content within the preclerkship phase of our integrated MD curriculum, and assess learner competency.

The successful applicant will also serve as a core preclerkship faculty member in cross-disciplinary teaching activities and academic coaching of preclerkship students, implement appropriate technologies that support excellent teaching and learning, and serve as a member of relevant curriculum and assessment planning committees that develop and continuously improve the school’s systems-based preclerkship curriculum blocks.

• PhD in anatomy or a related field and at least three years of experience teaching clinically oriented anatomy including expertise in cadaveric dissection
• Experience teaching medically relevant anatomy in all systems
• Evidence of excellence in teaching utilizing various pedagogical approaches (e.g., lecture-based instruction, large- and small- group teaching, dissection laboratory teaching)
• Willingness to contribute to multidisciplinary biomedical instruction in various education settings
• Experience with formative and summative assessment of medical student performance

• Expertise in additional content areas, including histology, embryology, neuroanatomy, pathophysiology, and medical imaging would be highly valued
• Experience with development and implementation of curricula using innovative pedagogical approaches (e.g., team-based or case-based learning, simulation, hybrid teaching models) either in anatomy or across disciplines
• Evidence of educational scholarship

• Strong leadership skills and ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with staff, faculty, and students of diverse cultural backgrounds
• Ability to create measurable goals, set timelines and meet deadlines
• Superior organizational skills, attention to detail, and an ability to approach challenges with flexibility, creativity and innovation
• Experience with learning management systems and other educational platforms to support transition to virtual learning when necessary. Proficiency in software (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• A strong record of academic productivity and evidence of continued scholarship/research in areas of medical education

Applicants are invited to submit a cover letter that describes the applicant’s interest in the position, current curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy and the names and contact information for three professional references.

Contact:
Anne Bergin, MS, LCME Manager of Accreditation, MUSC College of Medicine Dean’s Office, email bergin

Please direct questions about the position to:
Donna Kern, MD
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
Assistant Dean for Patient Safety and Simulation
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine
MUSC College of Medicine
email kerndh

Ability to perform job functions in an upright position (Frequent). Ability to perform job functions in a seated position (Frequent). Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile (Frequent). Ability to work indoors (Continuous). Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes (Infrequent). Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces (Infrequent). Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions (Infrequent). Ability to squat and perform job functions (Infrequent).

Ability to perform 'pinching' operations (Infrequent). Ability to fully use both hands/arms (Frequent). Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders (Frequent). Ability to reach in all directions (Frequent). Possess good finger dexterity (Continuous). Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions (Continuous). Ability to lift and carry 15 lbs., unassisted (Infrequent). Ability to lift objects, up to 15 lbs., from floor level to height of 36 inches, unassisted (Infrequent).

Ability to lower objects, up to 15 lbs., from height of 36 inches to floor level, unassisted (Infrequent). Ability to push/pull objects, up to 15 lbs., unassisted (Infrequent). Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes (Continuous). Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand (Continuous). Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance (Frequent).

Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception (Continuous). Good peripheral vision capabilities (Continuous). Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction (Continuous). Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements (Frequent).