Medical Education Specialist Senior

SSM Health; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

DailyPay benefits

Upfront Tuition Coverage

Job summary

SSM Health OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City is seeking a core faculty member for our Residency Program. This role provides educational leadership across ACGME-accredited residencies, focusing on curriculum design, assessment, and program evaluation.

You will mentor residents and faculty, advance scholarly activity, and support accreditation processes to ensure evidence-based education and continuous program improvement.

Qualifications

• PhD/EdD or higher in Education or related field.
• Experience with GME programs preferred.
• Strong knowledge of ACGME requirements.

Responsibilities

• Leads design and refinement of curricula across residency programs using CBME frameworks.
• Develops and validates assessment instruments and evaluation tools for residents and faculty.
• Mentors residents and faculty in scholarly projects and research.
• Delivers faculty development on direct observation, EPAs, feedback, and assessment literacy.
• Supports accreditation activities and GMEC/PEC meetings and program reviews.

Skills

Curriculum design

CBME competency-based education

Educational assessment

Program evaluation

Research methodology

Faculty development

Education

PhD/EdD in Education or related field

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City

Worker Type

Regular

Job Highlights

M-F 8am-5pm

Job Summary

Serves as a core faculty member within the Residency Program. Provides educational leadership across Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited residency programs. Brings expertise in curriculum design, educational assessment, program evaluation, and research methodology to a complex, multi-program Graduate Medical Education (GME) environment. Partners with leaders and staff to strengthen educational infrastructure, advance a culture of scholarly inquiry, and ensure that residency training is grounded in evidence-based educational practice and aligned with ACGME Institutional and Program Requirements.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

Primary Responsibilities

• Leads the design, development, and iterative refinement of curricula across residency programs using adult learning principles and competency-based medical education (CBME) frameworks. Collaborates with Program Directors to map education content to ACGME Milestones and Core Competencies, identifying gapes and redundancies. Develops and implements innovative instructional approaches, including simulation, case-based learning, flipped classroom models, and interprofessional education (IPE) activities. Maintains a current repository of curriculum maps, learning objectives, and educational resources for each program.
• Designs and operationalizes a comprehensive, multi-model program evaluation framework aligned with ACGME requirements for each accredited program. Develops and validates assessment instruments, including direct observation tools, procedure competency checklists, formative and summative evaluations, and faculty evaluation tools. Analyzes evaluation data to identify trends in resident and program perfomance; prepare actionable summary reports for Program Directors, Program Evaluation Committees (PECs), and the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC). Supports programs in preparing Annual Program Evaluation (APE) documentation and action plans for continuous quality improvement. Provides expertise in educational measurement, including psychometric analysis of in-training examination data and milestone assessment validity.
• Mentors residents and faculty in the design and execution of scholarly projects, including original research, quality improvement (QI) initiatives, case reports, systematic reviews, and educational research. Facilitates structured scholarly activity workshops, research methodology seminars, and writing skills sessions. Supports abstract preparation, manuscript development, and poster/oral presentation coaching for residents and faculty. Coordinates the GME Scholarly Activity Symposium and other forums for disseminating resident and faculty scholarship. Maintains awareness of funding opportunities (e.g., HRSA Teaching Health Center grants, foundation grants) and assists in grant application development.
• Assesses faculty development needs across programs and designs targeted programming to enhance teaching effectiveness, feedback skills, assessment literacy, and professional development. Delivers faculty development sessions on topics such as direct observation, entrustable professional activities (EPAs), implicits bias in assessment, and coaching models. Supports the onboarding of new faculty and core teaching faculty regarding ACGME requirements and GME educational expectations.
• Serves as an educational resource to the DIO, GMEC, and program leadership matters pertaining to ACGME accreditation, site visits, and self-study processes. Contributes to the Annual Institutional Review (AIR) and other institutional reporting activities. Particpates in GMEC meetings, PEC meetings, and relevant subcommittees as assigned. Assists in the development and evaluation of new residency and fellowship programs under consideration by the institution.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Doctoral degree (PhD or EdD) in Education, Health Professions Education, Curriculum & Instruction, Education Psychology, or a related field

Experience

• Three years' experience

Physical Requirements

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

Required Professional License And/Or Certifications

• None

Department

8413000040 Family Medicine Residency

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Benefits

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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