Director Faculty Development

ACHE; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The Covenant HealthCare College of Medicine at Central Michigan University seeks a Director of Faculty Development to oversee faculty development activities focused on teaching, assessment, and evaluation. The role supports educational scholarship and program design to improve learning experiences for faculty, students, and residents across Michigan.

Under the Office of Medical Education, the director develops, delivers, and evaluates professional development activities, collaborates with CMED

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in medical education, higher education, psychology, or a related field.
• Four years of relevant experience in a higher education environment.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders including faculty, admins, and students.
• Scholarly activity such as publication/presentation of educational materials.
• Ability to work effectively in a complex environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Organizational skills to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Ability to travel and work a flexible schedule.

Responsibilities

• Develop enduring and innovative educator and professional development materials.
• Lead the educator and professional development program for CMU College of Medicine in Michigan.
• Design and conduct workshops on teaching, learner assessment, small group facilitation, and portfolio development.
• Provide consultation to faculty on teaching and scholarship development across campuses.
• Monitor and evaluate outcomes of educator and clinical development programs.
• Collaborate with CMED leadership to optimize the medical school learning environment.
• Develops and implements faculty engagement program and strategic plans.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Organizational skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Master's degree in medical education, higher education, psychology, or related field

Doctorate degree

Job description

Director Faculty Development

Covenant HealthCare College of Medicine at Central Michigan University

Salary Range: $90,000-$105,000

As a member of the Office of Medical Education team, the director of faculty development will provide oversight of faculty development activities focusing primarily on those associated with improvement of teaching, assessment and evaluation skills. The director will be expected to assist faculty in the development of educational scholarship. The director is expected to possess a strong understanding of instructional methodology and learning pedagogy and be able to design and evaluate training and development programs to support faculty in the design and evaluation of quality learning experiences. Under the direction of the faculty appointed assistant dean of faculty development, the director will develop, deliver, and evaluate professional development activities for faculty and learners (students and residents).

Supervision Exercised

Supervisors are expected to support the Leadership Standards of Central Michigan University and foster a culture that inspires excellence. The Leadership Standards define how we lead and treat others on our team. As leaders, it is our responsibility to seek input from our teams to continuously improve our leadership abilities and our demonstration of the standards. Additionally, it is our responsibility to encourage and support the growth and development of those whom we lead. At CMU, we encourage employees to grow both personally and professionally, and thus advance CMU’s culture of excellence.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in medical education, higher education, psychology, or a related field.
• Four years of relevant experience in a higher education environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with multiple diverse stakeholders, including faculty, administrators, and students.
• Demonstrated scholarly activity, such as publication/presentation of educational and/or training materials activities.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a complex environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Organizational skills sufficient to handle multiple tasks, manage multiple projects, prioritize workload, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to travel and work a flexible schedule.
• Demonstrated commitment to ensuring members of the university community can thrive

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree.
• Demonstrated experience with LCME medical school accreditation and ACGME accreditation in a school or survey team capacity.
• Demonstrated experience with grant writing.
• Demonstrated experience in health professions education.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing faculty development programs.
• Knowledge of graduate medical education program requirements and competencies.
• Appreciation for the importance of interdisciplinary education.
• Demonstrated ability to coach and facilitate faculty performance in delivery of instruction and in the design/adaptation of tools for student assessment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participates in the development of enduring and innovative educator and professional development materials.
• Participates in developing the direction, goals, and implementation of the educator, clinician, and professional development program for the Covenant HealthCare College of Medicine (CMED) community faculty (primarily comprised of physicians) throughout Michigan.
• Designs and conducts workshops on topics including, but not limited to, classroom teaching, learner assessment, small group facilitating, clinical teaching, and portfolio development. This includes training that may be delivered by a variety of methods, including the web, video, in person, etc.
• Provides individual and systematic consultation to faculty on both the Mt. Pleasant and Saginaw campus to enhance their teaching and assessment skills and educational scholarship development.
• Monitors and evaluates outcomes of educator and clinical development programs.
• Collaborates and partners with CMED leadership to optimize the medical school learning/teaching environment.
• Establishes a database for clinical and educator development programs.
• Identifies resources and assists in writing and submitting grants to support program activities.
• Works with advisory groups for clinical and educator development and programs.
• Develops and implements professional development program and strategic plans related to faculty engagement for both the Mt. Pleasant and Saginaw campus.
• Implements program and trainings for diverse audiences to build a continuous learning environment that addresses learning needs, develops talent, and fosters engagement.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

About the department:

The Covenant HealthCare College of Medicine at Central Michigan University educates diverse students and trains culturally competent physicians to provide comprehensive health care and services to underserved populations in Michigan and beyond. Our faculty, staff and graduates advance health and wellness through exceptional education, innovative research, quality patient care and strategic collaborations to improve the health and well‑being of individuals and communities.

Since its foundation in 2010, the Covenant HealthCare College of Medicine at Central Michigan University strives to be a national leader in the pursuit of basic, translational, clinical, medical education and population health research. We aim to develop programs to advance medical and scientific knowledge and improve patient care and community wellness. The ultimate goal is to contribute to the health of the public, the practice of medicine and the education of health professionals; all while promoting the development of academically oriented physicians.

EEO Statement

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