Physician Lead, Academic Affairs

The successful candidate is a Physician with demonstrated success in the education of medical students. S/he is an innovator who ensures that the educational experience encountered by each student is in accordance with the stated mission of the MMCSOM and also provides for appropriate levels of self-direction and personalization. She/he supports professional administrative teams responsible for: student affairs; curriculum support and registration .

She/he oversees the identification and implementation of educational policies procedures and systems, monitors individual student performance and provides targeted support to students in need. She/he works closely with the Academic Affairs team to ensure students overall efficacy of the medical education. She/he reports to the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs.

Essential Functions (Principal Duties and Job Responsibilities):

 

Administration, Academic Service and Teaching

• Assist Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs in monitoring policy, procedure, and systems associated with Student Evaluation and Promotion Committee(SEPC) and the curriculum committees 

• Assist with student scholarship program.

• Assist with the Accreditation and Continuous Quality Improvement the policies, procedures and systems associated with academic affairs including, evaluation, promotion and retention of medical education and student services administrators.

• Assist Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs in the development and oversight of college student testing programing.

• Assist with oversight for tracking student national board exam results.

• Assist he team responsible for leave of absences, student status communication.

• Oversee in the Deans’ letters process.

• Supports commencement, convocation, orientation week, white coat ceremony and match ceremony,

• Assists in the development of LCME and AAMC periodic reports related to student and faculty experience.

• Stays abreast of national issues that that impact medical education, identifies national trends, advocates for and strategically plans necessary changes in the student academic experience.

• Evaluates and provides knowledge of effective technologies, products, and services for medical education.

Teaching and Academic Services

• Evaluates and provides knowledge of effective technologies, products, and services for medical education.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Knowledge of student needs in the health professions.

• Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders.

• Excellent skills in organization and prioritization

• Ability to identify and balance a range of student needs and priorities    

  Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Preferred:

• Knowledge of student needs in the health professions.

• Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders.

• Excellent skills in organization and prioritization

• Ability to identify and balance a range of student needs and priorities.

Education and Experience Required:

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  Previous School of Medicine Administrative experience in Academic Affairs

  MD,DO degree,

  If MD/DO, Completion of a ACGME residency program

• Recognition as an excellent educator

• Meet criteria for a faculty appointment in the School of Medicine

• Demonstrated interest in medical education research

• Meet requirements for a Faculty Appointment at the Assistant or above

  Previous School of Medicine Administrative experience in Academic Affairs

  MD or DO degree,

  If MD/DO, Completion of a ACGME residency program

• Recognition as an excellent educator

• Meet criteria for a faculty appointment in the School of Medicine

• Demonstrated interest in medical education research

• Meet requirements for a faculty appointment at the Instructor level

Licensure, Certification or Registration Required:

• Board Certification

  DEA

  TN Medical License

• Eligibility or Board Certification in area of specialty

• Eligible for license to practice medicine in the State of Tennessee

• Eligible for a DEA