Campus Director, Academic Education - Physician Assistant

At West Coast University, we share a passion for students and transforming healthcare education! As a member of a certified Great Place to Work, you will join a collaborative, student‑centric culture valuing academic integrity, mutual respect, student learning, service, responsiveness, innovation, diversity, and stewardship. As part of this team, you will guide students to do more than change their own lives – you will help change the lives of every patient they care for throughout their career.

As the Director of Academic Education (DAE) is a key member of the leadership team responsible for the development, implementation, coordination, and continuous evaluation of the didactic phase of the curriculum, including content, syllabi, delivery, and assessment. The DAE will oversee and develop policies and procedures relevant to the MPA program. This role includes teaching, advising, scholarship, service, student assessment, and ensuring ongoing compliance with ARC-PA accreditation standards.

The role may be held by a physician assistant/associate (PA), physician, or non‑clinician scientist. Please see minimum and preferred qualifications for details.

• Collaborate as a member of the programmatic leadership team, which may consist of the MPA Dean/Program Director, Medical Director, Director of Student Success, and Director of Clinical Education to achieve a shared vision for the program.
• Lead the design, development, implementation, coordination, and ongoing evaluation of an innovative didactic curriculum to ensure alignment with ARC-PA Standards, PAEA‑specific assessments, the NCCPA blueprint, state licensure requirements, and requirements for entry‑level clinical knowledge.
• Develop, review, and revise as necessary the mission statement, program goals, and competencies of the program.
• Assist with new course development, assuring quality outcomes and consistent implementation of Bloom’s taxonomy, course sequencing, and appropriate progression throughout the program so entry‑level competencies are being met and assessed appropriately.
• Oversee scheduling, coordination, and support of principal and instructional faculty, guest lecturers, and lab facilitators.
• Develop the teaching schedule and workload for the didactic phase in collaboration with the MPA Dean/Program Director.
• Train didactic faculty, didactic instructional faculty (adjuncts), and guest lecturers to provide an innovative didactic education curriculum.
• Serve as course director for assigned didactic or clinical phase courses, providing student instruction in areas of clinical or professional expertise.
• Develop and maintain curriculum mapping, syllabi, instructional objectives, student learning outcomes, and assessments.
• Ensure the development and consistency of syllabi, textbooks, learning outcomes, instructional objectives, and assessments across the didactic phase of the program meets WCU expectations and ARC-PA requirements.
• Create a responsive and comprehensive assessment strategy for the didactic phase of the program to ensure students achieve programmatic benchmarks, program learning outcomes, and professional success.
• Support planning and execution of academic activities related to the didactic phase, including student orientation, white coat ceremony, and commencement/pinning ceremony.
• Evaluate and collaborate with third‑party vendors for equipment, software, and services necessary to enhance the student experience during the didactic phase.
• Support faculty recruitment, onboarding, mentorship, evaluation, and professional development as needed.
• Collaborate with all faculty to ensure vertical integration of curriculum between didactic and clinical phases.
• Oversee student academic progression, retention, and graduation readiness strategies for the didactic phase.
• Create, review, revise, and uphold academic policies and procedures outlined in the MPA Student Handbook in coordination with the MPA Dean/Program Director, Director of Student Success, and DCE.
• Manage, analyze, interpret, and report performance databases and the processes of data collection and analysis for the didactic…