Clinical Faculty in Medical Education and Course Co-Director

Position: Open Rank - Clinical Faculty in Medical Education and Course Co-Director
Department:
Health Systems & Population Sciences Salary:
Commensurate with experience

Description:

The University of Houston Tillman J Fertitta Family College of Medicine (UHCOM) at the University of Houston announces a non-tenure track, open rank, Clinical Faculty in Medical Education and Course Co-Director.

This faculty will serve as a course co-director in the Physician, Patients, and Populations (PPP) Course, which spans 60 pre-clerkship weeks with 4 hours of weekly instruction. This course is critical to our mission of preparing physicians to deliver primary care in underserved communities with an emphasis on care that is evidence-based, high-value, and team-based. Topics within this course include physician-patient communication, physical diagnosis, medical interviewing, clinical reasoning and decision-making, professionalism, medical ethics, social determinants and health disparities, population health, health informatics, quality improvement and safety, health systems and policy, interprofessional team-based care, cross-cultural care, behavioral health, and evidence-based medicine.

The faculty position will contribute to activities related to clinical skills, which includes interviewing, physical exam, documentation, and simulation.

Primary Responsibilities:

Duties of the position will include, but are not limited to Curriculum Development, Content Delivery, and Scholarship.

* Serve as a course co-director for PPP and other relevant courses.

* Develop and deliver the PPP course by collaborating with faculty at the college of medicine and university as well as the broader Houston community.

* Partner with the Center for Clinical Arts, Skills, and Experiential Learning (CCASEL) to develop, deliver, and assess simulation activities.

* Develop and deliver clinical skills sessions in PPP, including directing and facilitating small-group learning sessions and other active, applied learning and assessment strategies.

* Develop and oversee formative and summative assessment of student performance.

* Assign and submit final grades.

* Identify, coordinate, and evaluate opportunities for student scholarship and service-learning opportunities

* Conduct ongoing quality assurance and semi-annual evaluation to assess effectiveness and areas for improvement.

* Share evaluation outcomes through internal reports, conference presentations and publications

* Identify, orient, develop, and provide feedback to faculty in the course

Service Related to Tillman J Fertitta Family College of Medicine (TJFFCOM)

* Participate in medical school accreditation activities.

* Provide constructive feedback to mentees, staff, and students.

* Contribute to relevant TJFFCOM committees.

* Foster collaborative and supportive relationships with colleagues and students.

Clinical:

* Evaluate and treat patients.

* Maintain accurate electronic medical records.

* Participate in interdisciplinary team-based care.

Minimum Qualifications

* Commitment to innovative approaches to education and learning.

* Ability to succinctly and effectively convey complex ideas through oral and written.

* Medical Degree from an allopathic or osteopathic medical college.

Preferred Qualifications

* Board certification in a primary care specialty.

* Experience with an electronic health record.

* Experience teaching topics included within PPP and administrative responsibilities within an academic environment.

* Experience teaching medical students.

* Experience building partnerships across disciplines in pursuit of educational or research objectives.

* Experience with cross-disciplinary teaching in an integrated medical curriculum.

* Experience with curriculum development and evaluation.

* Experience with survey design and data analysis.

* Experience using different teaching methods which might include case-based learning, 'flipped classrooms', problem-based learning, interactive large group presentations, and audience response systems.

Required Attachments by Candidate:

* Curriculum Vitae

* Cover Letter/Letter of Application

* Teaching Philosophy or Statement

* Names and contact information of three professional references through the University of Houston's Human Resources jobs portal.

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