Position Title Director of Clinical Education Assessment and Outcomes

Touro University California; Vallejo (CA); On-site; USD 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Touro University California is seeking a Director of Clinical Education Assessment and Outcomes to lead the design, assessment, and continuous improvement of the clinical education program in support of accreditation and educational excellence.

The role drives data-driven decision making, develops outcome measures, and collaborates with Academic Affairs, faculty, and clinical sites to ensure student success and program quality.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required with 5+ years in higher education; PhD/EdD preferred.
• Experience in higher education, medical/health professions education, assessment, or accreditation.
• Experience with educational assessment methodologies and data analysis.
• Knowledge of accreditation standards and continuous quality improvement processes.
• Strong analytical, project management, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead assessment activities related to the clinical curriculum and student performance.
• Monitor student progression through clinical rotations and evaluate clinical education outcomes.
• Analyze post-rotation assessments, evaluations, and competency achievement.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and outcome measures to support educational decision-making.
• Identify trends and recommend improvements to enhance student success.
• Support institutional and programmatic accreditation through data collection, analysis, documentation, and reporting.
• Develop assessment tools and outcome measures that demonstrate compliance with accreditation standards.
• Prepare annual program assessment reports and quality improvement recommendations.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement initiatives across the clinical education program.
• Evaluate clinical curriculum effectiveness using student performance data and outcome metrics.
• Collaborate with faculty to improve assessment methods and educational effectiveness.
• Support curriculum committees and educational assessment initiatives.
• Assist in developing competency-based assessment strategies.
• Oversee student clinical performance evaluations and post-rotation assessments.
• Maintain databases supporting clinical schedules, evaluations, grades, competencies, and required documentation.
• Assist with approval processes for research and international rotations.
• Track student progression toward graduation requirements in collaboration with Academic Affairs and the Registrar.
• Support faculty development related to assessment, evaluation, and clinical teaching.
• Prepare annual reports summarizing student performance and clinical site outcomes.
• Assist in evaluating affiliated clinical sites using assessment data and student feedback.
• Recommend quality improvement initiatives for affiliated clinical training programs.
• Participate in academic advising and student support initiatives.
• Identify students experiencing academic difficulty using performance data.
• Collaborate with faculty and clinical education leadership to develop intervention and remediation strategies.
• Support student readiness for graduate medical education.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Master's degree in a related field

PhD/EdD preferred

Tools

Educational databases

Reporting tools

Assessment software

Job description

Overview

The Director of Clinical Education Assessment and Outcomes provides faculty leadership in the design, implementation, assessment, and continuous improvement of the clinical education program. The position supports accreditation, educational assessment, curriculum evaluation, student performance monitoring, faculty development, and data-driven quality improvement initiatives. Working collaboratively with Academic Affairs, Clinical Education leadership, faculty, and affiliated clinical sites, the Director promotes educational excellence and continuous program improvement.

Responsibilities

Clinical Education Assessment

• Lead assessment activities related to the clinical curriculum and student performance.
• Monitor student progression through clinical rotations and evaluate clinical education outcomes.
• Analyze post-rotation assessments, evaluations, and competency achievement.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and outcome measures to support educational decision-making.
• Identify trends and recommend improvements to enhance student success.

Accreditation & Quality Improvement

• Support institutional and programmatic accreditation through data collection, analysis, documentation, and reporting.
• Develop assessment tools and outcome measures that demonstrate compliance with accreditation standards.
• Prepare annual program assessment reports and quality improvement recommendations.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement initiatives across the clinical education program.

Curriculum Evaluation

• Evaluate clinical curriculum effectiveness using student performance data and outcome metrics.
• Collaborate with faculty to improve assessment methods and educational effectiveness.
• Support curriculum committees and educational assessment initiatives.
• Assist in developing competency-based assessment strategies.

Clinical Education Operations

• Oversee student clinical performance evaluations and post-rotation assessments.
• Maintain databases supporting clinical schedules, evaluations, grades, competencies, and required documentation.
• Assist with approval processes for research and international rotations.
• Track student progression toward graduation requirements in collaboration with Academic Affairs and the Registrar.

Faculty & Clinical Site Support

• Support faculty development related to assessment, evaluation, and clinical teaching.
• Prepare annual reports summarizing student performance and clinical site outcomes.
• Assist in evaluating affiliated clinical sites using assessment data and student feedback.
• Recommend quality improvement initiatives for affiliated clinical training programs.

Student Success

• Participate in academic advising and student support initiatives.
• Identify students experiencing academic difficulty using performance data.
• Collaborate with faculty and clinical education leadership to develop intervention and remediation strategies.
• Support student readiness for graduate medical education.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required with a minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in higher education; doctorate (PhD, EdD, or equivalent) preferred.
• Experience in higher education, medical education, health professions education, assessment, curriculum evaluation, or accreditation.
• Experience with educational assessment methodologies and data analysis.
• Knowledge of accreditation standards and continuous quality improvement processes.
• Strong analytical, project management, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Experience working with educational databases, reporting tools, and assessment software.

This role is not managing a department in the traditional operational sense. Instead, it provides faculty leadership over educational quality and assessment. The emphasis is on:

• Assessment
• Accreditation
• Educational outcomes
• Curriculum evaluation
• Faculty collaboration
• Continuous quality improvement

Maximum Salary

USD $140,000.00/Yr.

Minimum Salary

USD $140,000.00/Yr.