Strategic Director, Medical Education Operations & Accreditation

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 106,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Houston, Houston, TX, seeks a Director of the Office of Medical Education (OME) to provide strategic and operational leadership for the undergraduate medical education curriculum across all phases of the MD program.

Reporting to the Associate Dean for Medical Education, the Director will oversee staff, systems, processes, and the infrastructure that support courses, clerkships, electives, governance, quality improvement, and LCME accreditation activities.

Qualifications

• Education: Master’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of seven (7) years of directly job-related experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides day-to-day operational leadership for the Office of Medical Education and serves as strategic advisor to the Associate Dean for Medical Education on curriculum operations, staffing, and organizational effectiveness.
• Supervises managers, coordinators, and administrative staff supporting pre-clerkship, clerkship, elective, and curriculum operations.
• Oversees annual planning, budget development and monitoring, resource allocation, and operational priorities for the office.
• Directs the administrative infrastructure supporting all phases of the undergraduate medical education curriculum, including schedules, calendars, learning activities, and educational events.
• Oversees curriculum management systems, learning management systems, and educational databases, ensuring accurate documentation and recordkeeping.
• Coordinates preparation of accreditation reports, self-study materials, data requests, and site visit documentation, and tracks action plans arising from curriculum reviews and accreditation findings.

Job description

The University of Houston, Houston, TX, seeks a Director of the Office of Medical Education (OME) to provide strategic and operational leadership for the undergraduate medical education curriculum across all phases of the MD program.

Reporting to the Associate Dean for Medical Education, the Director will oversee staff, systems, processes, and the infrastructure that support courses, clerkships, electives, governance, quality improvement, and LCME accreditation activities.