Associate Dean, Medical Education & Curriculum Innovation

Ohio; Athens (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine seeks an Associate Dean of Academic Affairs — Medical Education, to provide strategic leadership for the non-clinical curriculum, assessment, and educational innovation across four years and multiple campuses.

The role partners with clinical education and quality/accreditation leaders to ensure curricular coherence, accountability, and continuous improvement in DO education.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive academic leadership for the design, oversight, integration, sequencing, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the pre-clerkship curriculum and associated programs.
• Provide primary academic leadership for foundational biomedical, osteopathic, social, behavioral, population health, ethics, professionalism, and health systems sciences in the pre-clerkship phase.
• Lead curriculum planning, revision, implementation, evaluation, and improvement aligned with accreditation expectations and institutional priorities.
• Collaborate with course directors, faculty leads, and curriculum liaisons to integrate learning objectives, methods, and assessments across campuses.
• Oversee assessment strategies, including examinations and OSCEs, ensuring alignment with student outcomes and progression requirements.
• Lead governance and CQI processes to maintain curriculum quality, accreditation readiness, and program evaluation across the DO program.

Job description

Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine seeks an Associate Dean of Academic Affairs — Medical Education, to provide strategic leadership for the non-clinical curriculum, assessment, and educational innovation across four years and multiple campuses.

The role partners with clinical education and quality/accreditation leaders to ensure curricular coherence, accountability, and continuous improvement in DO education.