Assistant Dean Simulation and Standardized Patients - College of Osteopathic Medicine

Position Number: 221311

The Assistant Dean for Simulation and Standardized Patients is responsible for leading a safe, physician-driven, learning environment for medical students while promoting humanism and professionalism in medicine, clinical procedural competencies, and critical decision-making. The Assistant Dean will ensure the Simulation and Standardized Patients department will excel in standardized patient and simulation education and will work closely to ensure the experiences meet the needs of the curriculum and the expectations of the COM leadership.

This position reports to the Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs.

• Direct and oversee the clinical skills, simulation, and standardized patient curriculum for MS1-4, working closely with the Associate Deans and faculty for the COM.
• Ensure the simulation and standardized patient experiences support the COM clinical curriculum.
• Design and implement faculty development programs for simulation, task training, and standardized patient activities.
• Develop simulation and standardized patient cases and rubrics with mapping to clinical competencies, entrustable professional activities (EPAs), and milestones.
• Develop curriculum for simulated cases including associated staff, faculty, and standardized patient training.
• Assist with block schedule planning as it relates to standardized patient and simulation training and testing.
• Develop and execute the clinical skills, simulation, and standardized patient curriculum and encounters including metrics, grading, remediation, and surveys as it relates to supporting the COM undergraduate medical education program and the affiliated graduate medical education programs.
• Lead the Simulation MS3 rotation experience.
• Lead the development of a standardized program for simulation and standardized patient competency testing to verify student clinical competencies prior to graduation in place of the permanently suspended COMLEX Level 2 PE examination.

• Oversee the asset and stock inventory for the center and anticipate needs related to simulation education budgeting.
• Develop, organize, and submit updates on simulation center policies and procedures as needed.
• Oversee staff tours and demonstrations of the simulation center.
• Supervise simulation center faculty, staff, standardized patient actors, and learners while in the simulation center.
• Oversee the maintenance of simulation center equipment, task trainers, and learning spaces.
• Develop and maintain an electronic record of simulation center activities, student documentation, video recordings, etc.

• Participate in clinical activity with designated clinical partners providing quality clinical care and meeting expectations for practice such as timely completion of medical records and measures for quality care as mutually agreed upon.
• Participate in international and regional medical mission trips and programs including required travel, preparation, clinical care, and supervision.
• Participate in regional community outreach programs to support the mission of the COM.
• Maintain competency, licensure, and certification in the field including required continuing medical education hours. Keeps abreast of new developments, guidelines, and advancements in literature.

• Represent the COM at local, regional, and national meetings of Simulation and Standardized Patient Education as directed.
• Participate in the development and advancement of high standards for ethical and professional conduct in all aspects of the clinical education program and actions of students, administration, faculty, and staff.
• Serve on committees within the medical school and University as assigned.
• Participate in interviewing applicants for potential admission to the COM.
• Participate in required COM faculty development.

• Participate in educational or clinically relevant research and scholarly activity.
• Ensure annual research and scholarly activity projects occur within the simulation center.
• Participate as an item writer for the USMLE and NBOME.

Completes other duties as assigned.

The Assistant Dean supervises assigned…