Sr. Director- Preceptor Recruitment and Clinical Affiliations Job Houston area,Texas USA,Healthcare

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Office of the Dean Salary
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Description

Reporting to the Associate/Assistant Dean for Clinical Strategy and Partnerships, the Director for Preceptor Recruitment and Clinical Affiliations is a key member of the Medical Education team at the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine and provides strategic and operational support for the development, expansion, coordination, and stewardship of the college’s network of clinical preceptors, healthcare organizations, and affiliated clinical training sites.

This role is responsible for leading complex, relationship-driven efforts to recruit and retain physicians and healthcare organizations in an increasingly competitive clinical environment while ensuring that the medical school maintains sufficient, high-quality, and appropriately distributed clinical training experiences across all phases of the curriculum.

Working closely with medical education leadership, department chairs, clinical course and clerkship leaders, faculty affairs, legal counsel, compliance, and external healthcare organizations, the Director oversees the full lifecycle of clinical affiliation development, from initial outreach and relationship cultivation through affiliation agreements, onboarding, faculty appointments, data tracking, operational coordination, preceptor stipend payments, and ongoing relationship management.

The Director also provides leadership for systems and processes that monitor and coordinate the multiple operational steps, stakeholders, approvals, and timelines involved in developing and sustaining clinical education partnerships and voluntary faculty appointments. The Director may supervise or coordinate administrative personnel responsible for data management, document collection, and operational follow‑up.

Responsibilities

In collaboration with senior leadership, including the Associate Dean for Medical Education, clinical department leaders, LIC leadership, clerkship directors, and course directors, identify current and projected clinical training needs across specialties, geographic regions, and curricular phases.

Lead strategic recruitment and relationship‑building efforts to expand and sustain a diverse network of community physicians, healthcare systems, clinics, hospitals, and other healthcare organizations willing to serve as clinical preceptors and training sites.

Develop and implement proactive recruitment strategies in response to evolving healthcare workforce pressures, competition for clinical teaching sites, changes in healthcare delivery models, and increasing accreditation expectations. Conduct market analysis and competitive benchmarking to identify opportunities, risks, and emerging trends affecting clinical training capacity.

Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with healthcare executives, physician leaders, practice administrators, and community stakeholders to support long‑term educational partnerships.

Represent the college in meetings and outreach activities with affiliated healthcare organizations, community partners, and external stakeholders.

Collaborate with medical education leadership to align preceptor and site recruitment efforts with curricular goals, enrollment growth, specialty distribution needs, and strategic institutional priorities.

Identify risks, gaps, or vulnerabilities in clinical training capacity and develop mitigation strategies to ensure continuity and quality of clinical education experiences.

Oversee the development, coordination, tracking, execution, renewal, and maintenance of affiliation agreements and other partnership agreements with healthcare organizations and clinical training sites.

Coordinate closely with legal counsel, compliance, risk management, contracting offices, and external entities to facilitate timely review and execution of agreements.

Monitor agreement status, renewal timelines, compliance requirements, and operational readiness of affiliated sites.

Ensure that affiliated clinical training sites meet institutional, regulatory, accreditation, and programmatic expectations, including LCME standards and university policies.

Serve as a primary liaison between the college and…