Lecturer, Part-Time, Clinical Coordinator, Spokane, WA; MEDEX - Family Medicine

University of Washington:
Academic Personnel & Faculty:
School of Medicine:
Family Medicine Location

Spokane, Washington

Apr 23, 2025

MEDEX Northwest is the Physician Assistant (PA) Program at the University of Washington (UW) and is a section of the Department of Family Medicine in the School of Medicine. MEDEX has five campuses located at Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA; the University of Alaska in Anchorage, AK;
Kona, Hawaii ; UW Seattle, and UW Tacoma .

This position /appointment is based in the Spokane, WA campus .

The base salary range for this position will be $7083-$8750 @ 1.0 FTE per month ($85,000-$105,000 annually @ 1.0 FTE) commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

Primary responsibilities include coordination, ma nagement , and supervision of MEDEX clinical year students across the Spokane campus and associated clinical WWAMI training sites. The Clinical Coordinator functions as the p rogram ’s clinical training lead at the Spokane MEDEX campus . A Clini cal Coordinator is a n experienced P A faculty member who is broadly responsible to interface with and place clinical year students into required and elective cl inical rotations that cultivate clinical competencies and prepare students to successfully obtain national certificati on and enter the PA work force.

Clinical Coordinators also maintain existing clinical sites and nurture preceptors as well as develop new clinical sites and preceptors throughout the WWAMI area . The Clinical Coordinator is a lecturer position and is a 12-month, non-tenure track appointment .

Additional duties of Clinical Coordinators include teaching , proctoring both didactic and clinical activities , participation in the recruitment and the admissions process , ensuring compliance with ARC-PA Standards , and other duties assigned by the Associate Program Director ( APD ) for Clinical Affairs and/ or the Program Director . The Clinical Coordinator m ust be available for participation in administrative and academic committees and meetings , University of Washington School of Medicine and Department of Family Medicine meetings , as well as various retreats and projects at the University of Washington campus in Seattle and other MEDEX or WWAMI training sites .

This position reports directly to the MEDEX Program Director and will also have accountability to the Associate Program Director (APD) for Clinical Affairs.

Enlist support for PA student clinical education in Spokane WA and the WWAMI region, and collaborate with healthcare institutions.

Serve as remote work backup for other campuses as needed to fill administrative responsibilities pertaining to clinical sites: scheduling and clinical rotations.

Assist in structuring and scheduling the clinical curriculum to meet educational standards.

Regularly assess the quality and effectiveness of clinical year instruction and evaluate t he following ease?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?

Oversee student exams and coordinate the selection and scheduling of speakers for campus events .

Visit clinical sites during preceptorships and complete necessary documentation, with travel as required .

Work with other clinical coordinators on student clinical placements across MEDEX sites , travel as needed .

Assist with evaluating student progress and clinical competency, ensuring achievement of essential practice skills for each rotation.

Create written, audiovisual, and computer-based teaching materials.

Provide clinical year advising, meet with students on professional development, and implement retention strategies (tutoring, counseling).

Grade student assignments and exams in a timely manner.

Collaborate on the planning and scheduling of student orientation, Mid-year Exam Week, and Final Exam Week.

Review all student evaluations in a timely manner and address any issues raised by the student or preceptor.

Working professionally and collaboratively with other faculty members, medical…