Director of Clinical Affairs – College of Osteopathic Medicine

Salary: Commensurate with experience
Benefits: Generousbenefits include paid time off including holidays and vacation, retirementmatch, and tuition remission for employee and dependents. Details at www.duq.edu/benefits
Location: College of Osteopathic Medicine
Position Status: Full-time
Hours: Varied
Position Number: 440405/10-925
FLSA Status: Exempt

POSITIONSUMMARY:

The Director of ClinicalAffairs will supervise and facilitate the daily operations of the Office ofClinical Affairs at the Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine(DUQCOM). The position will require significant interaction with students,staff, clinical partners, and faculty, and an amicable professional demeanor isessential. The Director of ClinicalAffairs reports to the Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs and Associate Deanfor Clinical Affairs.

DUTIES ANDRESPONSIBILITIES:

Support the Assistant and Associate Deans for Clinical Affairs inthe operation of the Office of Clinical Affairs to achieve the mission ofDUQCOM.

Work collaboratively with the faculty and staff to support medicalstudents in the clinical curriculum and related experiences at DUQCOM.

Provide operational support for the Office of Clinical Affairsincluding communications with partner clinical sites, coordinators, clinicalfaculty, students, and site leaders.

Supervise and advise the Clinical Affairs Coordinators.

Supervise the posting of all teaching materials, including onlinecourse material for clinical rotations, curricula, and experiences as assigned.This includes maintaining an up-to-date list of student and faculty access andresources for Canvas, True Learn, NBOME, ERAS, VSLO, Careers in Medicine,Altus, Banner, and others as assigned.

Develop and oversee processes related to the student selectionprocess for core clinical sites and rotations, the student submission andapproval process for selective and elective rotations, and the residency match.

Participate in the review and revision of policies and procedurespertinent to the Office of Clinical Affairs.

Organize and maintain Office of Clinical Affairs files and recordsincluding student and clinical faculty files, affiliation agreements, andclinical site agreements.

Develop and manage MS3 and MS4 academic and block calendars andcourse syllabi, to ensure they are complete and accurate before release.

Oversee the compilation, formatting, and administration of all MS3and MS4 exams.

Review all item analyses from exams with faculty to determine whento post grades for students, and work collaboratively with the Office ofAssessment regarding the evaluation of performance outcomes.

Participate in the process of quality improvement of thecurriculum based on course outcomes and faculty recommendations.

Maintain and calculate current grades in clinical rotations andcourses as assigned.

Submit all final grades for clinical rotations and courses to theMedical Registrar and assist with the MSPE development and distribution.

Coordinate the process by which students assess clinical sites andfaculty instruction.

Participate in student events including the White Coat ceremony,graduation, orientation, accepted student’s day, etc.

Work collaboratively with the Office of Student Affairs and theOffice of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion concerning student wellness andsupport.

Assist with the strategic planning process to foster a culturethat promotes positive learning and student success.

Serve on College and University committees as assigned by the COMDean.

Communicate effectively with all levels of faculty and students.

All other responsibilities as assignedby the supervisor.

Completes otherduties as assigned.

SupervisesClinical Affairs Coordinators

REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum qualifications:

Master’s degree in education orequivalent from an accredited institution.

Experience in administrativemanagement or leadership positions in a medical school, graduate medicaleducation program, or other institutes of higher education preferred.

Preferredqualifications:

Alternately, the successful candidate may possess any equivalent combination ofexperience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilitiesrequired to perform the essential job functions. This includes, but is notlimited to, the following:

AcademicCommitment: AStrong sense of strategic, inclusive academic commitment linked to success inpromoting change and driving organizational achievement, enhancing academicexcellence and recognition, and fostering links to promote the schoolnationally.

Collaboration: Demonstratedsuccess with inter-professional collaboration in educational and clinicalsettings.

Communicate: Exceptionalwritten and oral communication, interpersonal and emotional intelligenceskills.

Diversity: Adeeply rooted commitment to diversity and inclusion at all levels is one of theschool’s institutional values.

Innovation: Abilityto identify opportunities for the development and implementation of innovativesolutions to meet or exceed colleagues’ and students’ needs; a champion ofinnovation and change.

Integrity: Impeccablepersonal and professional integrity; demonstrates integrity and honesty indecision-making and relationships.

PersonalCharacteristics: High energy and enthusiasm balanced with ahighly professional demeanor, entrepreneurial spirit, flexibility, andpatience; approachable down-to-earth; creative.

RelationshipBuilding: Inclusiverelationship style, with the ability to foster partnerships, workcollaboratively across boundaries, and achieve performance and results throughothers towards established goals.

ResultsOrientation: Ability to foster a culture of delivery,responsibility, and accountability.

Commitment to theUniversity’s values of diversity, equity and inclusion, and recognition of theimportance of treating each individual with dignity and respect consistent withthe University’s Mission. Demonstratedexperience with, and understanding of, the broad diversity of the Universitycommunity (students, faculty, staff and others).

Ability toestablish and maintain effective working relationships with the UniversityCommunity.

Ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the Universityand to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University. Themission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit ofservice, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and anecumenical campus community.

APPLICATIONINSTRUCTIONS:
Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and contact informationfor three professional references.
Catholic in its mission and ecumenical in spirit, Duquesne University valuesequality of opportunity as an educational institution and as an employer. Weaspire to attract and sustain a diverse faculty and staff that reflectscontemporary society, serves our academic goals and enriches our campuscommunity. We particularly encourage applications from members ofunderrepresented groups and support dual-career couples through our chartermembership in thisregion's HERC (http://www.hercjobs.org/oh-western-pa-wv/).
We invite applicants for this position to learn more about our university andits Spiritan heritage byvisiting http://www.duq.edu/about/mission-and-identity/mission-statement.Those invited to campus for an interview may be asked about ways in which theysee their talents contributing to the continued growth of our community andfurthering its mission.
Duquesne University was founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community,the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Duquesne University is Catholic inmission and ecumenical in spirit. Motivated by its Catholic identity,Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution andas an employer.