Clinical Director, Distributed Veterinary Teaching Program

MassVet; Logan, Northern (UT, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Utah State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine seeks a Clinical Director for the Distributed Veterinary Teaching Program (DVTP) based in Logan, UT. You will lead clinical education, partner coordination, and program quality across distributed sites, supervising the DVTP Program Coordinator and Clinical Relations Veterinarians to ensure high-quality student experiences and partner relationships.

The role emphasizes teaching, administration, and service, with a focus on program

Job description

Overview:

The Department of Veterinary Clinical and Life Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Utah State University seeks applicants for the position of Clinical Director of the Distributed Veterinary Teaching Program (DVTP).

The Clinical Director is the senior veterinary faculty leader and administrator responsible for the clinical, operational, and personnel functions of the DVTP. Reporting to the Associate Dean for Clinical Programs, the Director directly supervises the DVTP Program Coordinator and Clinical Relations Veterinarians and provides overall leadership for the personnel, processes, partnerships, and quality-assurance activities required to deliver a high-quality distributed clinical year.

The Director integrates the student-facing and partner-facing functions of the program. The DVTP Program Coordinator leads student placement coordination, scheduling and logistical support, communications, documentation, records, database maintenance, and general program administration. Clinical Relations Veterinarians support preceptor readiness, preceptor training and development, clinical-site monitoring and troubleshooting, and alignment of clinical learning environments with contemporary standards of veterinary practice. The Clinical Director ensures that these functions operate as a coordinated, accountable, and responsive system.

This is a Logan-based position. The Clinical Director's primary office and duty station will be in the Veterinary Medical Education (VME) Building on the Utah State University Logan campus. The position is not designed as a remote or regionally based appointment.

The successful candidate will join the College at a pivotal stage in the development of Utah's first four-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program. USU's distributed clinical education model places veterinary students in carefully selected veterinary practices, hospitals, diagnostic facilities, shelters, ambulatory services, and other clinical environments where they learn under the supervision of practicing veterinarians and USU faculty.

The Clinical Director works closely with the Associate Dean for Clinical Programs, faculty instructors of record, Practice-Ready Advisors, curriculum leaders, and other College personnel.

Travel Expectations

Travel is an essential function of this position. The Clinical Director is expected to travel to affiliated clinical training sites throughout Utah and the Intermountain Region, with travel anticipated to average approximately 20-30% of work time.

• Evaluation and monitoring of new and existing clinical training sites;
• Preceptor orientation, training, development, and support;
• Relationship development and maintenance with affiliated veterinary instructional partners;
• Follow-up on clinical-site, preceptor, or student-learning concerns;
• Quality-assurance and continuous-improvement activities; and
• Representation of the College at partner and professional meetings.

Travel frequency will vary according to program needs and may be greater during periods of clinical-site development, onboarding, or program implementation. Some overnight travel is required.

The position carries a primary emphasis in teaching (70%), administration (20%), and service (10%).

Responsibilities

Teaching - 70%

• Provide leadership for the quality, consistency, and continued development of veterinary clinical education delivered through the Distributed Veterinary Teaching Program.
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and continuously improve clinical educational experiences in collaboration with College faculty, Clinical Relations Veterinarians, preceptors, and affiliated veterinary instructional partners.
• Lead the development and implementation of expectations for workplace-based veterinary instruction and clinical supervision.
• Provide, coordinate, and evaluate initial and ongoing training for veterinary preceptors, including clinical teaching, supervision, feedback, assessment, student safety, and preceptor responsibilities.
• Mentor veterinarians serving as clinical preceptors and support their development as effective clinical educators.
• Work with Clinical Relations Veterinarians to support preceptor readiness, clinical-site readiness, clinical teaching quality, contemporary standards of practice, and resolution of site or preceptor concerns.
• Foster productive relationships with affiliated veterinary instructional partners and other external stakeholders to provide high-quality and appropriately varied clinical learning opportunities.
• Participate in the evaluation and monitoring of potential and existing clinical training sites and recommend improvements when needed.
• Collaborate with faculty instructors of record and Practice-Ready Advisors to support consistent assessment of student clinical performance and progressive development toward practice readiness.
• Help establish and maintain consistent expectations for student supervision, feedback, entrustment, clinical responsibility, and professional behavior across distributed sites.
• Participate in the development and refinement of clinical-year curriculum, orientation, policies, procedures, and instructional materials.
• Use student outcomes, preceptor feedback, site evaluations, program data, and other evidence to support continuous quality improvement.
• Participate in structured didactic, experiential, and clinical instruction as appropriate to the needs of the curriculum.
• Maintain currency in veterinary clinical practice, veterinary medical education, workplace-based assessment, and emerging approaches to clinical teaching.
• Contribute to professional productivity appropriate for a clinical faculty appointment, which may include educational scholarship, presentations, continuing education, publications, grants, development of educational resources, or other contributions to veterinary education.

Administration and Program Leadership - 20%

• Directly supervise the DVTP Program Coordinator and Clinical Relations Veterinarians and provide administrative oversight for assigned DVTP support personnel.
• Establish work priorities, assign responsibilities, manage performance, provide coaching and professional development, and conduct or participate in formal performance evaluations.
• Provide oversight of the Program Coordinator's supervision of assigned support staff.
• Lead regular DVTP team meetings and establish clear workflows, accountability, and communication expectations.
• Ensure effective coordination between student placement, scheduling, documentation, and program-administration functions and clinical partner, preceptor, site-readiness, and quality-assurance functions.
• Establish priorities for clinical-site development, monitoring, and partner support in alignment with program needs.
• Manage and assess staffing, workflow, operational, and resource needs and recommend improvements to the Associate Dean for Clinical Programs.