Director of Student Success and Evaluation, Physician Assistant Program

Director of Student Success and Evaluation, Physician Assistant Program

South University Tampa, FL, 4401 N. Himes Avenue, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Posted Friday, January 30, 2026 at 5:00 AM | Expires Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 4:59 AM

The Director of Student Success and Evaluation is a full-time faculty member (rank commensurate with experience) serving within the Physician Assistant Department. This position is a hybrid role and requires frequent travel to the Tampa campus as needed. As such, preference will be given to candidates in Florida and the surrounding states.

This individual analyzes student performance data, identifies trends, and implements targeted support strategies to improve outcomes aligned with the program’s student learning outcomes and PA competencies. The Director collaborates with program leadership to inform curricular refinement through review of course-level and standardized assessment performance, and supports data-driven interventions.

In support of the program’s continuous self-assessment and quality improvement efforts, the Director contributes to the program’s compliance with ARC-PA accreditation standards by compiling and analyzing data essential to ongoing self-study and reporting processes. The Director also works to maximize student access to academic support services and retention resources by developing customized learning plans and utilizing program-based learning platforms.

The Director of Student Success and Evaluation will possess extensive knowledge of Physician Assistant education and demonstrate a commitment to supporting student achievement, faculty collaboration, and program excellence. This role is essential in fostering a learning environment consistent with the mission and values of South University, which emphasize academic quality, innovation, and service to students. This position offers a $10,000 signing bonus.

KEY JOB ELEMENTS:

• Ensure preparation, development, and implementation of strategies, systems, processes, learning experiences, and networks that support the achievement of program learning outcomes.
• Maintain a working knowledge of the learning sciences literature, including remediation strategies both generally in higher education and specific to physician assistant education.
• Assess, innovate, and implement strategies to improve learner support services across the physician assistant curriculum and monitor academic progress, including remediation across all cohorts.
• Manage and supervise faculty supported academic intervention and advising for physician assistant learners, including tracking academic progress, initiating student contact, interpreting assessment instruments, and advise learners on how to enhance learning and performance.
• Identify and support the implementation of innovative medical education pedagogies and methodologies.
• Oversee the integration of technology and other resources to support an effective learning environment.
• Review, revise, and assist in the development of programmatic evaluation instruments including exams, reports, and surveys.
• Assist in a comprehensive evaluation process for the physician assistant program, ensuring there are valid and reliable measures to assess student achievement of program outcomes/competencies, course reviews, faculty teaching and programmatic effectiveness.
• Monitor and report regional, national and international trends in physician assistant education.
• Participate in the development, review and revision, of the mission statement, goals and competencies of the program.
• Orient faculty to the required processes for monitoring and documenting student performance, remediation, and progression to meeting programmatic competencies.
• Support program director with accreditation compliance, evaluation, and problem-solving activities related to the didactic and clinical curriculum.
• Engages in service, community and campus relations, and scholarly activities.
• Instruct in areas of expertise as assigned by the program director.
• Campus travel can be for extended time periods to meet program needs.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Knowledge:

• Terminal degree as a Physician Assistant
• Current or…