Clinical Assistant Professor And Director Didactic Education - Physician Assistant Studies Program

Director of Didactic Education

The Director of Didactic Education (DDE) provides strategic leadership, oversight, and continuous quality improvement for the didactic phase of the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies Program. Reporting directly to the Program Director, the DDE is responsible for ensuring the quality, integrity, implementation, assessment, and ongoing evaluation of the didactic curriculum while promoting excellence in teaching, learning, faculty development, and educational outcomes.

The DDE serves as a key member of the program leadership team in implementing initiatives that strengthen educational quality, improve learner outcomes, address accreditation recommendations, and support the successful achievement and maintenance of ARC-PA accreditation standards through continuous quality improvement efforts. Working collaboratively with the Program Director, Medical Director, Director of Clinical Education, principal faculty, instructional staff, and college leadership, the DDE provides leadership in curriculum development, assessment, accreditation compliance, and learner success.

Essential Duties:

• Provide leadership for the planning, implementation, coordination, delivery, and continuous evaluation of the didactic curriculum.
• Ensure the curriculum aligns with the program mission, graduate competencies, institutional goals, and ARC-PA Standards.
• Coordinate course sequencing, scheduling, integration, and curricular mapping throughout the didactic phase.
• Promote vertical and horizontal integration of clinical medicine, biomedical sciences, behavioral sciences, clinical skills, evidence-based medicine, and professional practice.
• Identify curricular gaps, eliminate unnecessary redundancy, and recommend curricular revisions based on assessment findings and stakeholder feedback.
• Collaborate with the Director of Clinical Education to ensure continuity between the didactic and clinical phases of the curriculum.

Assessment and Continuous Quality Improvement

• Lead implementation and ongoing evaluation of the didactic assessment plan.
• Analyze learning outcomes using multiple assessment measures, including:
  Course / Practical / PACKRAT / End of Curriculum/ Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs);
  Competency / clinical readiness assessments;
  Course and program evaluations
• Utilize assessment data to identify trends and recommend curricular improvements.
• Coordinate annual curriculum review and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Develop reports summarizing learner outcomes and curricular effectiveness.
• Collaborate with faculty to implement evidence-based curricular improvements.

Accreditation and Program Evaluation

• Collaborate with the Program Director in maintaining compliance with ARC-PA Standards.
• Assist with preparation of accreditation reports, annual reports, progress reports, self-studies, and site visit materials.
• Maintain documentation demonstrating curriculum effectiveness and continuous quality improvement.
• Assist in implementing and monitoring action plans developed in response to accreditation recommendations.
• Monitor curricular changes to ensure compliance with ARC-PA reporting requirements.
• Participate in ongoing program evaluation and strategic planning activities.

Faculty Leadership and Development

• Mentor new and existing faculty regarding instructional design, teaching methodologies, assessment strategies, and learner-centered education.
• Coordinate faculty orientation related to curriculum delivery and educational best practices.
• Promote active learning, simulation-based education, and evidence-based instructional methods.
• Coordinate peer teaching observations and facilitate constructive feedback.
• Identify faculty development needs and recommend professional development opportunities.

Course Oversight

• Review didactic course syllabi to ensure consistency with institutional and program policies.
• Ensure course objectives, instructional activities, and assessments are appropriately aligned.
• Monitor examination quality, item analysis, and alignment with NCCPA content and task areas.
• Collaborate with course directors to improve assessment validity and reliability.
• Ensure timely…