Principal Faculty-Medical Director-Clinical Instructor, Clinical Assistant Professor or Clinica

Position Information

• Job Title:
  
  Principal Faculty-Medical Director--Clinical Instructor, Clinical Assistant Professor or Clinical Associate Professor
• Position Number: 932019
• Vacancy Open to:
  All Candidates
• Department: AAH CAHS Physician Assist Studies
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• Advertising Department: PHYSICIAN ASST STUDIES
• Division:
  Academic Affairs
• Classification
  
  Title:
  
  Clinical Assistant Professor
• Working Title:
  
  Principal Faculty-Medical Director--Clinical Instructor, Clinical Assistant Professor or Clinical Associate Professor
• Number of Vacancies: 1
• Full Time Equivalent (FTE): 1.0
• Full Time or Part Time:
  Full Time
• Anticipated Recruitment Range:
  Commensurate with Qualifications
• Position Location (City):
  Greenville
• Position Type:
  Faculty (Teaching)
• Job Category:
  Faculty (Teaching)

ECU’s Department of Physician Assistant Studies is a 27-month master-level curriculum and is accredited by the ARC-PA. It is one of eight departments in the College of Allied Health Sciences (CAHS) and is in a state-of-the-art building on the health science campus in Greenville, NC, along with the College of Nursing and the Laupus Medical Library. The College of Allied Health Sciences is the first and largest college of allied health sciences in North Carolina and graduates the most allied health professionals for the state.

The College has a strong working relationship with the ECU Brody School of Medicine, ECU College of Nursing, the East Carolina Heart Institute, ECU Department of Family Medicine, and the School of Dental Medicine. East Carolina University (27,000 students) is an integral part of ECU Health, the regional medical center that serves 29 counties.

ECU is located in Greenville, NC, which is the cultural, educational, medical, and economic center of Eastern NC. The Greenville/Pitt County area has a population of approximately 175,000. Greenville is an ideal, family-oriented community that caters to outdoor and sports enthusiasts. Greenville is 45 miles from I-95 and just over an hour from the capital city of Raleigh. Coastal attractions such as Emerald Isle, the Outer Banks, and Wilmington are easily accessible for day trips.

Noteworthy features of the area include:

• ECU’s nationally recognized arts, theater, and music program offers entertainment opportunities for the entire family
• Low cost of living, affordable housing, and excellent choice of schools
• Desirable climate with relatively mild winters and four seasons
• Division I AAC football, basketball, and baseball teams
• Numerous shopping opportunities, including popular national chains and unique, locally-owned stores
• 20 parks, including 3 waterfront, a 324-acre nature park, and an outdoor amphitheater.

The Principal Faculty-Medical Director is a member of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies faculty (rank commensurate with experience). This position is 1.0 FTE that is divided between 0.8 FTE as Principal Faculty and 0.2 FTE as Medical Director. The Medical Director supports the Program Director in ensuring that didactic instruction and/or supervised clinical practice experiences (SCPEs) meet current practice standards as they relate to the physician assistant (PA) role in providing patient care.

The Medical Director is responsible for being actively involved in developing the mission statement for the program; providing teaching and instruction; evaluating student performance; designing, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating curriculum; and evaluating the program to ensure adherence to ARC-PA accreditation standards. The Medical Director is instrumental in assisting the program to ensure that students consistently meet the program’s Student Learning Outcomes to achieve competencies required for PA practice.

The Medical Director also participates in activities that promote the stature of the department throughout the institution.

KEY JOB ELEMENTS:
Medical Director Role

• Provides continuous, competent, and evidence-based medical guidance for the clinically related program components so that both didactic and supervised practicum instruction meet current acceptable standards.
• Assists the program faculty with ongoing…