Department:
SOM Salina Administration
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Salina Campus
Position Title:
Director for Medical Education
Job Family Group:
Academic
Job Description Summary:
The Assistant Dean of Medical Education is a part-time non-tenure medical educator faculty member for the KU School of Medicine, Salina. The position will be between a .3 and .7 FTE. The Assistant Dean will teach and mentor medical students throughout the course of their career at KUMC, Salina. Direct special projects in education, and oversee/direct simulation training of medical students across all three campuses. The position will also have administrative and research responsibilities.
The Assistant Dean will collaborate with various faculty/staff to optimize all students' opportunities for success at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Salina. Duties are performed under the general direction of the KUSOM-Salina dean. \The position will hold an academic appointment with a relevant KUMC, Kansas City academic department.
University of Kansas School of Medicine, Salina is a regional medical school campus graduating eight allopathic students per year. The mission of this campus matches that of the other two KUMC locations with additional emphasis on rural health care. Our students are primarily from rural venues. Because of its size, the students get in depth education from experts in foundational and clinical sciences with a much-reduced faculty to student ratio often as low as 1:2. Students perform well on standardized exams and consistently rank highly on the NBME Step 2 exam. Relatively young as a medical school, in the first ten years this school as enjoyed a 100% match rate. The KUSOM, Salina campus is optimal as a teaching environment for those who enjoy close contact with their students and appreciate the importance of providing rural areas with outstanding physicians.
Job Description:
Required Qualifications
Education/Licensure:
Board certified Licensed physician. Must be licensed in the State of Kansas.
Work Experience:
Five (5) years clinical experience following completion of residency and if applicable, fellowship training.
Five (5) five years of teaching experience with emphasis on UGME.
Experience providing career guidance to medical students.
Preferred Qualifications
Education:
Masters level degree in associated field- MHSA, MBA, MPH, etc.
Work Experience:
Experience working in a classroom.
Skills:
Surgical/Procedural skills.
Leadership skills.
Educational
Teach Phase I students through lectures, small groups, or other sessions.
Assist in direction or teaching of Phase II courses in conjunction with Dean and Phase II Director
Administrative
Coordinate Phase 1/Phase 2 overlaps
Oversee ACE curriculum activities and changes on the Salina campus
Serve on various academic committees including but not limited to Honors Research Program, Research Council, Phase II and Clinical skills.
Serve as an interviewer for medical student interviews for admissions
Direct and review interprofessional events and simulations.
Maintain and oversee procedures lab activities and equipment
Oversee the SER week programs for the Salina campus
Assist in remediation issues in Phase I and II curriculum
Research
Engage in scholarly activities in medical education (e.g., curricular innovations, educational outcomes, teaching methods)-this may include authoring publications, applying for educational grants, participating in national activities such as giving workshops, presenting abstracts, and serving as a member of education committees.
Required Documents
CV/Resume
Cover Letter
If selected as a final candidate for this position, you may be required to complete the Association of American of Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers. A copy of the Representations and Warranties document can be found here .
Comprehensive Benefits Package:
Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus nine paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html
Employee Type:
Regular
Time Type:
Part time
Application Instructions:
To learn more and apply online, please visit https://kumc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/kumc-jobs/job/Salina-KS/Director-for-Medical-Education_JR005962 or go to https://careers.kumc.edu/ and search for position number JR005962.
Applications must be submitted directly through the KU Medical Center website to be considered for this position. Any applications submitted via email or this website will NOT be reviewed or considered.
About KU Medical Center:
The University of Kansas Medical Centers mission is to educate exceptional health care professionals through a full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional, postdoctoral and continuing education programs in the schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions. KU Medical Center also advances the health sciences through world-class research programs; provides compassionate and state-of-the-art patient care in an academic medical center environment; and works with communities in every Kansas county to improve the health of Kansans. Learn more at www.kumc.edu .
Benefits:
KUMC offers a range of great benefits that support employees and eligible family members. Our health insurance benefits begin on hire date and KUMC offers other exciting benefits such as paid parental leave, generous employer retirement contributions and other resources to improve health and well-being. For more information, please visit https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html
KU is an EO/AAE. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information or protected Veteran status. http://policy.ku.edu/IOA/nondiscrimination
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