Fellow

University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The UCSF Health Surgical Education Fellowship invites a physician who has completed at least two years of an MD or DO residency to join a two-year funded program in San Francisco. The fellow will develop, implement, and assess a curriculum for surgical education and simulation under mentorship from experienced faculty.

Responsibilities include administering the Surgical Skills Center, performing session evaluations, recruiting instructors, and managing cloud-based systems and reporting.

Qualifications

• Completion of MD/DO residency program (2+ years).
• Current CV provided.
• 1 Letter of support from Chair of Department or Program Director.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine curriculum for surgical education and simulation.
• Administer the Surgical Skills Center; perform session evaluations.
• Recruit instructors and manage cloud-based system and reporting.

Skills

Curriculum development

Educational assessment

Surgical education

Education

MD or DO residency completed

Tools

Cloud-based system

Job description

The selected fellow will apply principles of learning theory to develop, implement, assess, and refine a curriculum relevant to surgical education/simulation. They will participate in the administration of the Surgical Skills Center by performing session evaluations, instructor recruitment, management of cloud-based system and reporting, and other responsibilities as assigned. The fellow will gain experience as an instructor in surgical simulations and receive mentorship in the role of surgeon-educator with experienced faculty. This is a two-year funded position.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Completion of at least two years of a MD or DO residency program
• Current CV
• 1 Letter of support from the Chair of the Department or Program Director
• Personal statement defining career goals, reason for interest in the Fellowship program, and current activities in surgical education, research and simulation