Adjunct Faculty - Surgery Clerkship Director - (497188 )

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Houston invites applications for an Adjunct Faculty - Surgery Clerkship Director in the Department of Clinical Sciences. The role focuses on clinical education within the Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship, coordinating curriculum, assessment, and faculty development across sites.

The successful candidate will lead teaching activities, work with LIC team, and contribute to the overall medical education program.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to use data to inform decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Create, implement, and enhance the Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship experience with weekly LIC team planning.
• Develop clerkship curriculum, syllabus, objectives, activities and assessments with the LIC team.
• Deliver clerkship didactics and participate in on-site academic half day activities.
• Recruit, develop, and retain clinical clerkship preceptors and sites for quality clinical education.
• Match students to clerkship sites and address concerns to ensure effective learning environments.
• Develop the clinical preceptors community across curriculum phases.
• Participate in assessment processes, grading, OSCE development, and mid-clerkship feedback.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Education

MD/DO/PhD

Job description

Department: ClinicalSciences Salary: Commensurate with experience

Description

The Department of Clinical Sciences in the Tilman J. FertittaFamily College of Medicine at the University of Houston invitesapplications for an Adjunct Faculty - Surgery Clerkship Director. We are recruiting new faculty who have achieved excellence ineducation, teaching, and research and are prepared to contribute toour bold vision (http://www.uh.edu/medicine/).
Reporting to the Director of Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships(LIC), the Surgery Clerkship Director is responsible for clinicaleducation of medical students as part of the LongitudinalIntegrated Clerkship, which includes inpatient and outpatientexperiences, and assisting in preceptor recruitment, engagement,and retention. The Surgery Clerkship Director assures theavailability and comparability of educational experiences as wellas consistency and quality of student assessment and feedback atall clerkship sites. In collaboration with the other specialtyclerkship directors, the LIC director, and curricular leadership,the clerkship director ensures the clinical experience andclerkship curriculum for their clerkship effectively supports andintegrates with the overall curriculum. The clerkship director isalso responsible for fostering and ensuring an effective andexcellent learning environment.
The University of Houston is a comprehensive, Carnegie Tier 1public research university located on a park-like campus close tothe Texas Medical Center and major energy companies, with over48,000 students distributed across 15 colleges, including Nursing,Pharmacy, Optometry, and Social Work. As a location, Houston is thefourth largest city in the United States, and it has first-raterecreational opportunities, excellent schools, and affordablehousing.
This position will be part-time.

Responsibilities

• Works with the other clerkship directors and LIC director tocreate, implement, and enhance the Longitudinal IntegratedClerkship experience, including participation in weekly planningmeetings with the LIC team.
• Develops clerkship curriculum and teaching materials includingthe course syllabus, learning objectives, clerkship activities andrequirements, and corresponding assessments in collaboration withthe LIC team.
• Participates in planning, developing, and delivering clerkshipdidactics, including on-site presence during the designatedacademic half day.
• Works in collaboration with the Division Directors to recruit,develop, and retain Clinical Clerkship preceptors and sites toensure effective clinical education experiences for allstudents.
• Assists with matching students to clerkship sites and addressesconcerns as needed to ensure an effective learningenvironment.
• Assists in the development of the community of clinicalpreceptors across all phases of the curriculum.
• Participates in the assessment process and grading committee tocomplete final grade forms; monitors required clinical experiences(RCEs), grades H&Ps, assists in the creation and assessment ofOSCEs, and provides mid-clerkship feedback and narrative assessmentto students. q1Develops and monitors remediation plans asneeded.
• Conducts workshops, seminars and courses for medical students,trainees, and faculty.
• Evaluates clerkship teaching faculty and teaching sites,including regular communication and site visits withpreceptors.
• Evaluates all aspects of the clerkship and recommends andimplements changes as appropriate.
• Participates in clinical duties in their specialty, includingprecepting medical students.
• Serves on College of Medicine curricular committees asassigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
Medical degree from an accredited allopathic or osteopathic collegeof medicine.
Board certification or board eligibility in a surgeryspecialty.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated leadership abilities and ability to work effectivelyin a team environment.
Knowledge of best practices in teaching and learning, includingactive and applied learning modalities.
Strong analytical skills and ability to use data to informdecision-making.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated leadership abilities and ability to work effectivelyin a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:
Track record of scholarly contributions to the field of medicaleducation
Familiarity with accreditation standards for medical education(e.g., LCME, ACGME).
Experience in mentoring and supporting faculty members in theirprofessional development.

Required Attachments by Candidate

CV
Cover Letter/Letter of Application

Applicants must have a PhD, MD or DO, dependent on the position, from an accredited institution. Official transcripts are requiredfor faculty appointment and will be requested upon selection of thefinal candidate(s). Physician applicants must possess an unrestricted Texas Medical License and board certification in theirspecialty. While exceptions may be considered, approval must beobtained from the Vice Dean of Education and/or the Dean of theCollege of Medicine and the Office of the Provost. Physicianapplicants are required to provide documentation of currentlicensure and board certification as part of their applicationmaterials.

Employees are expected to have a home address in the state ofTexas for the duration of their appointments.
Official transcripts are required for a faculty appointment andwill be requested upon selection of the final candidates.
All positions at the University of Houston-System are securitysensitive and will require a criminal history check. Individualsconducting research in critical infrastructure areas (i.e.,communication infrastructure systems, cybersecurity systems,electric grid, hazardous waste treatment systems, and/or watertreatment facilities) are subject to regular review to ensure thesecurity and integrity of the research is maintained.
The University of Houston System and its universities are EqualOpportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.