Academic Program Manager

University of North Texas System; Fort Worth, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

University of North Texas System Health Fort Worth is seeking an Academic Program Manager to support the PIHSP curriculum at TCOM Fort Worth. The role provides administrative leadership, coordination, and continuous improvement across Years 1–4, collaborating with course directors, faculty, and staff to ensure aligned activities and assessments.

The successful candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree with 4+ years in medical education administration, possess strong communication and data skills,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and four years of related experience, or equivalent.
• Excellent written, verbal, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage complex, longitudinal medical education programs.
• Knowledge of curriculum administration, course coordination, assessment, and continuous quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day academic administration and longitudinal implementation of the Years 1–4 PIHSP curriculum in collaboration with course directors, staff, and faculty.
• Develop and maintain the Years 1–4 PIHSP academic calendar and coordinate scheduling and logistics.
• Coordinate the development, revision, and maintenance of PIHSP course syllabi and curriculum documentation.
• Create, maintain, and manage PIHSP Canvas course sites and online resources.
• Collaborate with Testing and Evaluation Services to coordinate PIHSP assessment administration.
• Communicate with students, faculty, staff, and leadership to support PIHSP curriculum implementation and resolve routine curricular matters.
• Perform other duties related to PIHSP and medical education as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Curriculum administration

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Four years related experience

Master's degree

Tools

Canvas

Qualtrics

SharePoint

Job description

Title: Academic Program Manager

Employee Classification: Academic Program Manager

Campus: University of North Texas Health at Fort Worth

Division: HSC-Provost & Exec VP

SubDivision-Department: HSC-Texas Coll of Osteopathic Med

Department: HSC-Medical Education-300760

Job Location: Fort Worth

Salary: Compensate with experience

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility: TRS Eligible

About Us - Values Overview

Welcome to the University of North Texas System. The UNT System includes the University of North Texas in Denton and Frisco, the University of North Texas at Dallas and UNT Dallas College of Law, and University of North Texas Health Fort Worth. We are the only university system based exclusively in the robust Dallas-Fort Worth region. We are growing with the North Texas region, employing more than 14,000 employees, educating a record 49,000+ students across our system, and awarding nearly 12,000 degrees each year.

We are one team comprised of individuals who are committed to excellence, curiosity and innovation. We are transforming lives and creating economic opportunity through education. We champion a people-first values-based culture where We Care about each other and those we serve. We believe that we are Better Together because we foster an environment of respect, belonging, and access for all. We demonstrate Courageous Integrity through setting exceptional standards and acting in the best interest of our communities. We are encouraged to Be Curious about opportunities for learning, creating, discovering, and innovating, and are encouraged to learn from failure. Show Your Fire by joining our team and exhibiting your passion and pride in your work as part of our UNT System team.

Learn more about the UNT System and how we live our values at www.UNTSystem.edu.

Department Summary

UNT Health is one of the three higher education institutions within the University of North Texas (UNT) System, alongside UNT at Denton and UNT at Dallas. The UNT System offers high-quality education to residents of the North Texas region, including Fort Worth, Dallas, Denton, and Frisco, as well as students from other states. Named a top-tier medical school for primary care by U.S. News & World Report, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) is a leader in training physicians skilled in comprehensive primary care and rural medicine. More than 60% of TCOM’s graduates practice primary care medicine, helping reduce the shortage of physicians in our Texas communities.
The Department of Medical Education & Health Systems at TCOM is seeking to hire an Academic Program Manager who will provide support for the academic administration, coordination, implementation, assessment, and continuous improvement of TCOM’s four-year Professional Identity and Health Systems Practice (PIHSP) curriculum.

Position Overview

This Academic Program Manager is responsible for the academic administration, coordination, implementation, assessment, and continuous improvement of TCOM’s four-year Professional Identity and Health Systems Practice (PIHSP) curriculum. PIHSP is a longitudinal curriculum integrating professional identity formation with Health Systems Science and related competencies across Years 1–4 of medical school. The Academic Program Manager serves as a central operational resource for the Director of PIHSP Course, Director of Health Systems Science, Innovation and Leadership, Chair of Medical Education and Health Systems Science, PISHP course and section directors, PIHSP senior academic program manager, faculty, staff, students, and curriculum leadership.
The Academic Program Manager coordinates PIHSP components including Ethics, Health Systems Science, Innovation, Patient Safety, Population and Public Health, Interprofessional Education, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Health Policy, Health Informatics and Artificial Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, leadership, and other current and evolving PIHSP content. The employee ensures alignment of activities, objectives, assessments, student experiences, faculty responsibilities, and curricular documentation across all four years.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and four (4) years of related experience; or any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent written, verbal, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage complex, longitudinal medical education programs involving multiple faculty, staff, and student stakeholders.
• Knowledge of curriculum administration, course coordination, assessment processes, and continuous quality improvement.
• Ability to organize, analyze, and report curriculum and assessment data and translate findings into actionable improvements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree.
• Experience working in medical education, academic medicine, or a specialized/advanced educational environment.
• Experience with longitudinal curriculum administration and curriculum mapping.
• Experience with Canvas and other electronic platforms such as Qualtrics, SharePoint, and related assessment or survey systems.
• Experience supporting Health Systems Science, professional identity formation, competency-based medical education, or interprofessional education.

Job Duties

• Lead, oversee, and coordinate the day-to-day academic administration and longitudinal implementation of the Years 1–4 PIHSP curriculum in collaboration with the Course Director of PIHSP, senior Academic Program Manager, section directors, faculty, and staff, ensuring curricular activities, objectives, learning experiences, assessments, and required student activities are appropriately scheduled, implemented, and documented.
• Develop and maintain the Years 1–4 PIHSP academic calendar and coordinate curricular scheduling and logistics in collaboration with Academic Program Managers and other curriculum stakeholders, including reserving classrooms, technology, simulation and other instructional resources.
• Coordinate the development, revision, formatting, submission, and maintenance of PIHSP course and section syllabi and related curriculum documentation, including session information, faculty assignments, student requirements, assessment methods, curriculum meeting decisions, action items, and implementation timelines, ensuring accurate documentation for curriculum management.
• Create, maintain, and manage PIHSP Canvas course sites and electronic learning resources, including Canvas Calendars, modules, assignments, assessments, announcements, and other course materials, ensuring alignment with PIHSP curricular requirements and schedules.
• Collaborate with Testing and Evaluation Services and other assessment partners to coordinate PIHSP assessment administration, including quizzes, assignments, completion tracking, gradebook management, preliminary failure review, and accurate and timely assessment reporting.
• Communicate and collaborate with students, faculty, staff, and leadership to support PIHSP curriculum implementation, responding to questions regarding requirements, schedules, assignments, assessments, Canvas issues, and other routine curricular matters; escalating complex academic or policy matters to the appropriate faculty or administrator; and maintaining responsiveness, professionalism, confidentiality, accuracy, and high-quality customer service.
• Perform other duties related to PIHSP, Health Systems Science, curriculum administration, and medical education as assigned.

Physical Requirements

• Communicating with others to exchange information.

Environmental Hazards

• No adverse environmental conditions expected.

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm, occasional afterhours and weekends.

Driving University Vehicle

No

Security Sensitive

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

EEO Statement

The University of North Texas System is firmly committed to equal opportunity and does not permit –and takes actions to prevent – discrimination, harassment (including sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking), and retaliation on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application, employment practices, and facilities; nor permits race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or sex discrimination and harassment in its admissions processes, and educational programs and activities. UNT System Administration promptly investigates complaints of discrimination, harassment, and related retaliation and takes remedial action when appropriate. System Administration also takes actions to prevent retaliation against individuals who oppose any form of harassment or discriminatory practice, file a charge or report, or testify, assist, or participate in a related investigation or proceeding.