Director of Admissions, Carle Illinois College of Medicine

Duties & Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership
  
  • In collaboration with the Associate Dean for Student Affairs, provide vision, leadership, and direction to the development and implementation of admission and recruitment programs; oversee student admission to the Carle Illinois College of Medicine.
  • Oversee the implementation of a strategic plan for recruitment of students to meet the goals and mission of Carle Illinois College of Medicine; cultivate pipeline relationships with undergraduate, high school, and other programs for recruitment of applicants to the College.
  • Collaborate on public relations and marketing activities to insure effective and accurate representation of the school in recruiting efforts as well as admissions policies and procedures.
  
  
• Operational Leadership
  
  • Assist the Associate Dean for Student Affairs to oversee and administer the Admissions budget; ensure that institutional policies are met and applied in the recruitment and admissions area.
  • Oversee the processes for application receipt, screening, interviewing, recruitment, and admissions; work collaboratively with faculty, administrators, and staff in the College in support of the core mission of providing an excellent engineering-based medical education to a diverse student population poised to succeed in the program.
  • Coordinate use of the national medical school application in conjunction with the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS); develop and implement additional application processes.
  • Establish and maintain an applicant-centered system for appropriate and ongoing communication with prospective, admitted, and matriculated students.
• Other
  
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  • Serve as an ex-officio member of the Admissions Committee and the Scholarship Committee.
  • This position will require travel and occasional flexibility for the workday and work hours.
  • Foster a culture of diversity and inclusion, particularly during the application, interview, and recruitment process of medical school candidates.
  • Maintain responsibility for compliance related to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) standards and University policies in admissions and recruitment.
  • Engage in ongoing planning and continuous quality improvement in recruiting and admission processes that establish short-term and long-term goals, result in measurable outcomes, and effectively monitor compliance with LCME accreditation standards; track and manage admissions data to inform these admissions strategies.
  • Champion positive inter-professional relationships bridging the college's private/public organization and missions.