Open Rank - Clinical Faculty - Assistant Director for the Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship

Department:
Clinical Sciences Salary:
Commensurate with experience

The Department of Clinical Sciences in the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine invites applications for a Clinical Faculty position in the field of family medicine or internal medicine. We are recruiting new faculty who have achieved excellence in education, teaching, and research and are prepared to contribute to our bold vision (http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).).

The Assistant Director for the Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC) assists the LIC Director in leading the core clinical experience in Phase 2 of the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine Curriculum. The LIC is an innovative and integrated model of clerkship education that enables medical students to become a member of the care team, follow patients through continuity experiences, and engage in six core disciplines of clinical practice in both ambulatory and inpatient settings over the four years of training.

Reporting to the LIC director, the successful candidate is an experienced clinician educator who will have collaborative oversight of the clinical course, clerkship directors and their respective academic coordinators.

This is an open-rank, clinical non-tenure track faculty position. Salary and rank commensurate with experience.

The University of Houston is a comprehensive, Carnegie Tier 1 public research university located on a park-like campus close to the Texas Medical Center and major energy companies, with over 45,000 students distributed across 15 colleges, including Nursing, Pharmacy, Optometry, and Social Work. As a location, Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States, and it has first-rate recreational opportunities, excellent schools, and affordable housing.

Assistant Director, Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship

• Works with the LIC director and clerkship directors to create Phase 2 experience, including participation in weekly in-person planning meetings with the LIC team.
• Develops, coordinates the delivery of, and evaluates the academic day sessions in the longitudinal integrated clerkship, utilizing active and learner centered methods.
• Defines session objectives and content for the academic day based on clerkship objectives and links them to the COM clerkship and educational program objectives, as requested for curriculum mapping.
• Determines appropriate assessment of student performance in the academic day to ensure fulfillment of appropriate clerkship learning objectives.
• Manages academic day materials and monitors their delivery (e.g., in the learning management system) in collaboration with the LIC director and LIC team.
• Orients and prepares faculty members participating in the academic day and assesses the quality of teaching.
• Foster a positive learning environment for students, intervening and providing feedback to faculty, staff, and students as appropriate.
• Ensures required electronic formative and summative evaluations are completed on the established timeline.
• Assists with educational activities in the LIC in collaboration with the LIC director as needed; for example, but not limited to: participation in grading committees, preparation and review of the clerkship syllabi, and LIC communications.
• Assist LIC director with supervision of clerkship directors for the Phase 2 LIC.
• In collaboration with LIC director and clerkship directors, assist with recruitment of preceptors for all aspects of the LIC.
• Assist with monitoring of student experiences, evaluations, and assessments, including tracking student performance, preceptor performance, learning environment concerns and required clinical experiences and procedures.
• Promote and maintain a positive learning environment for students at all clinical sites.
• Provide service to the COM through participation on appropriate committees and work groups.

• Evaluate and treat patients with acute and chronic medical conditions at the UH Family Care Center.
• Contribute to quality improvement efforts at the UH Family Care Center including peer review of charts.
• Contribute to community engagement and outreach efforts at the UH Family Care Center.