Director of Outcomes and Assessments

Director Of Outcomes And Assessment

The Director of Outcomes and Assessment provides leadership within the Office of Academic Affairs for the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the SVM's programmatic outcomes assessment system. Working closely with the Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs, curriculum leadership, and faculty, the Director develops and executes the school's overall assessment strategy with an emphasis on student learning outcomes, competency progression, and evidence-based curricular improvement.

The Director oversees the collection, management, analysis, and reporting of student and programmatic data; ensures assessment practices satisfy AVMA COE accreditation standards; and translates assessment evidence into actionable recommendations for faculty and administration. This is a full-time, exempt level position.

About UMES and the School of Veterinary Medicine The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is an 1890 land-grant, historically Black institution and part of the University System of Maryland. Its School of Veterinary Medicine is being established as the first veterinary school in Maryland and the first at a public HBCU. The SVM offers an accelerated, three-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program built on a competency-based, systems-integrated curriculum and a One Health philosophy, preparing day-one-ready veterinarians for companion-animal, food-animal and rural, equine, public health, biomedical research, and food-safety careers.

The program is designed to graduate approximately 100 students per year and is advancing through accreditation with the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA COE).

Because the SVM is a developing program, this role offers an unusual opportunity to design an outcomes and assessment infrastructure from the ground up rather than inherit an existing one.

Salary: $78,500 - $110,000 Benefits:
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore, as a University System of Maryland institution and a Maryland State agency, provides a comprehensive benefits package to all regular faculty and staff. The Office of Employee Benefits provides consultative services and assistance with benefits planning, enrollment, and changes. Eligible employees may participate in a variety of benefit plans including:

• Health insurance, including multiple medical plan options for employees and dependents offered through the State of Maryland Employee Benefits Division.
• Prescription drug, dental, and flexible spending accounts, and vision coverage
• Retirement plans: mandatory enrollment in a state pension system or an Optional Retirement Plan with Fidelity or TIAA, Supplemental Retirement Accounts (TIAA, Fidelity, or MSRP-Nationwide) with $600 annual state match
• Life Insurance (state sponsored Met Life, USM sponsored Met Life Plan, life insurance and long-term disability insurance).
• Tuition remission benefits for eligible employees and, subject to USM policies, spouses and dependents at University System of Maryland institutions.
• Exempt positions start at 22 days annual leave per year, sick leave 15 days per year, personal leave 3 days per year), and paid holidays.
• Employee wellness and support resources and access to the State of Maryland wellness programs.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Programmatic Outcomes-Assessment Strategy and Oversight

• Design, build, and implement a comprehensive, sustainable outcomes- assessment program spanning the pre-clinical and clinical phases of the DVM curriculum.
• Establish and maintain the school's assessment framework, mapping course- and program-level learning outcomes to the AAVMC Competency
  - Based Veterinary Education (CBVE) model and to the SVM's program competencies and milestones.
• Develop, validate, and maintain evaluation instruments, rubrics, surveys, and key performance indicators to measure learning outcomes, competency attainment, curricular effectiveness, and teaching quality.
• Define benchmarks and thresholds for student progression and program- level outcomes (e.g., NAVLE performance, licensure, completion, and graduate/employer outcomes) and monitor performance against them.

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