Director of Simulation Education - Carle Illinois College of Medicine
Listed on 2026-08-31
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Education / Teaching
Education Administration, Academic, Medical Education, University Professor
Director of Simulation Education - Carle Illinois College of Medicine
Carle Illinois College of Medicine is the world’s first accredited engineering‑based medical school, founded in 2015 through a partnership between the University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign and Carle Health. Built at the intersection of engineering, science, and medicine, the college is redefining medical education, research, and clinical innovation to improve the health and well‑being of patients and communities. Carle Illinois offers a supportive and innovative environment where faculty, staff, and students work together to advance the college’s mission and growth through collaboration, creativity, and meaningful contributions.
The Carle Illinois College of Medicine embraces the university’s commitment to creating a diverse and talented community of students, faculty and staff, which is essential to fulfilling its mission and vision. Carle Illinois actively promotes an inclusive environment in which students, faculty and staff can learn, teach, research and serve. For detailed information on our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, please visit:
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Position Summary
The Director of Simulation Education provides strategic, academic, and administrative leadership for the Carle Illinois College of Medicine’s simulation education and research enterprise. Reporting to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, the Director is responsible for the strategic direction, educational quality, operational oversight, and continuous advancement of simulation‑based education across undergraduate medical education (UME), graduate medical education (GME), and interprofessional education (IPE).
The position provides administrative oversight of the JUMP Simulation Center, directs the integration of emerging educational technologies and evidence‑based simulation practices, and establishes institutional priorities that support learner achievement, competency‑informed education, accreditation, research, and educational innovation.
Reporting to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, the Director of Simulation Education serves as a key member of the Academic Affairs leadership team and contributes to institutional planning, accreditation activities, and long‑range strategic initiatives.
Duties and Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- The strategic and administrative leader for the college’s simulation education and research enterprise, establishing long‑range priorities, directing institutional simulation strategy, and ensuring the continuous advancement of simulation‑based education and research in alignment with the college’s mission, accreditation standards, and evolving educational best practices.
- Establish and oversee institutional policies, standards, and priorities governing simulation‑based education, assessment, debriefing, educational quality, and integration with the center’s educational and research missions.
- Provide institutional leadership for collaborative simulation initiatives and cultivate strategic partnerships with healthcare organizations, industry, academic institutions, and internal stakeholders to advance innovation, educational quality, and competency‑informed medical education.
- Serve as the institutional representative for the JUMP Simulation Center on regional, national, and professional committees, organizations, and collaborative partnerships related to simulation education.
Curriculum & Educational Innovation
- Provide leadership for the integration of simulation research and curriculum, ensuring that research findings and emerging evidence inform simulation‑based teaching, assessment, and curricular improvement, while educational priorities and outcomes help shape the simulation research agenda.
- Provide leadership and educational expertise to faculty and curriculum leaders to advance the integration, development, implementation, and continuous improvement of simulation‑based learning and assessment across the medical education continuum.
- Advance faculty engagement and participation in simulation‑based education through recruitment, development, and support of…
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