Under the direction of the Chair,the Program Director, the Director of Simulation,and the Associate/Assistant Program Director, organizes medical education activities, including GrandRounds lectures, QI and research presentations,Basic Science Review, Oral Board Prep, and the Surgery Residency Preparedness Practicum. Under the direction of facultymentors, develops, administers,coordinates and schedules all simulation activities, including resident procedural skills labs and courses, cadaverlabs, FES and FLS courses. Compiles, organizes, and preparesexamination materials for and schedules facultyand residents for Mock Oral Exams held bi-annually. Coordinates and assists in conducting portions oforientation for the incoming new surgical residents.Compiles and distributes the monthly conference schedule. Orders all catering needed for surgeryconferences, meetings and trainings. Tracks residentand faculty attendance at all surgery conferences. Tracks faculty participation in educational activities to ensure core faculty engagement. Supports the Curriculum Committee in their developmentand implementation of curriculum for the generalsurgery residency per accreditation standards. With the department Chair, schedules the Department of Surgery M4 Surgery elective block rotations, serving as a liaison between the students and faculty. Maintains course descriptions and collects confidential evaluations from preceptors. Works with the UICOMP residents from Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Med-Peds, and the Pediatric departments and schedules them into various Subspecialty Surgery electives. Distributes these elective schedules to residency coordinators. Notifies coordinators, residents, and contact persons or director of any elective schedule changes when they occur. Attends meetings as required by Academic Affairs. Uses information gained from meetings to recommend improvements for the M4 electives. Performs all administrative tasks necessary to onboard M4 students taking electivesfrom UIC Rockford, UIC Chicago, and AT Still University, including arranging for their OSF IDs, scheduling aseptic training and mask fittings, and orientation as needed for electives. Assists Program Director and ResidencyCoordinator in determining processes forrecruitment of new residents and fellows. Enters all candidate information in Thalamus, coordinates invitation ofcandidates, schedules faculty and residentinterviewers, and coordinates the interview process and department presentations. Will compile rubric offaculty interview results for the selection and ranking of candidates. Takes minutes during recap sessions after recruitment interviews in order to preparefor rank meetings and prepares materials for rank meetings. Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.