What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Director position at LOGAN UNIVERSITY?
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS BRIEF SUMMARY OF OPERATIONALIZING THE MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES (MVV) OF LOGAN UNIVERSITY
The Division of Academic Affairs is responsible for operationalizing the MVV through the lens of student experience and success. The four key goals that align with the university's strategic priorities and operationalize the MVV within academic affairs include:
- STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND SUCCESS
- FACULTY AND STAFF (“WORKFORCE”) ENGAGEMENT AND SATISFACTION
- EXCELLENCE THROUGH CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
- SUSTAINABILITY
The division sees COMPLIANCE not as a goal, but as a way of doing business and ensures compliance is embedded in all we do.
Through the Division of Academic Affairs' program philosophy and brand awareness, the curriculum is designed and developed to be in line with or at the forefront of current educational best practices. As such, the pedagogical practices within each program must consider the constructivist learning theory, which is based on students constructing knowledge and meaning from experience. Constructivist classrooms are student-centered, interactive, and provide ample opportunity to apply new knowledge through building upon existing knowledge with hands-on and practical application. Activities are designed to introduce and reinforce the defined learning outcomes, ensure relevant and meaningful learning goals, and are kept up to date based on the current state and anticipated needs of future professionals, our students. Experiential programs understand that early and immersive clinical education embedded into these programs in a meaningful way is critical to developing the most confident and capable clinicians.
In a demanding environment, such as health professions and health science education, the Division of Academic Affairs ensures students are supported for success not only through its curriculum design and delivery philosophy and by knowledgeable, available, and engaged faculty, but also through support and co-curricular experiences that provide students with the resources and well-rounded experience they need to meet their educational goals.
The Division of Academic Affairs assesses the effectiveness of its programs, key processes, and strategic priorities and uses the knowledge gained from the assessment process to continually learn, grow, and improve for the good of our current and future students.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Medical Director for the PA program is a member of Logan University and assists in the engaged medical guidance, academic support, and advocacy for the PA program. The Medical Director reports to and supports the PA Program Director (PD) and is responsible for reviewing the medical content within the curriculum to ensure that the curriculum meets current practice standards as they relate to the PA role. The Medical Director is part of the PD’s leadership team for the program and is actively involved in developing the program's competencies and curriculum.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
TEACHING:
- Serve as lecturer and/or small group facilitator
SCHOLARSHIP:
- As an accredited program, there will be opportunities to participate in scholarly work individually, in collaboration with PA team members, and other opportunities for interprofessional collaboration.
SERVICE:
- Serve on the PA program Curriculum committee
ADMINISTRATION:
- Assist in the development, review, and revision, as necessary, of the program mission statement, goals, and competencies. (ARC-PA 6th Ed A2.05.a )
- Responsible for supporting the PD as a direct report
- Active participant in the PA program supporting the development and review of program curriculum and competencies to meet current practice standards as they relate to the PA role (ARC-PA 6th Ed A2.12)
- Participate in the ARC-PA accreditation and reaccreditation process as assigned by the PD
- Serve on committees and subcommittees related to education and curriculum, and serve as a resource to other committees, as necessary. Chair committees, as necessary.
- Maintain individual faculty records to include a current curriculum vitae and current job descriptions that include duties and responsibilities specific to each faculty member. (ARC-PA 6th Ed A3.19.a-b)
- Follow all program policies regardless of location. (ARC-PA 6th Ed A3.01)
- Other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION:
- Doctorate in allopathic or osteopathic medicine
EXPERIENCE:
- Certified by an ABMS- or AOA-approved specialty board (ARC-PA 6th Ed A2.11.b)
- Active licensure as an allopathic or osteopathic physician (MD or DO) (ARC-PA 6th Ed A2.11.a)
- Ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively in complex interdisciplinary and interprofessional settings.
- Demonstrated ability to engage, support, and lead diverse groups
- Working knowledge of the PA profession
- Minimum of two years of clinical experience
- Minimum of two years of PA or higher education teaching preferred
- Academic administration experience preferred
- Experience with accreditation (preferably ARC-PA)
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher)
ATTRIBUTES:
- Respect; and
- mission-driven; and
- values and promotes diversity; and
- demonstrates empathy; and
- puts students first; and
- demonstrates a positive attitude; and
- values evidence-informed practices; and
- demonstrates character; and
- promotes teamwork.
COMPETENCIES: Key competencies include social and emotional intelligence, courage, conflict management skills, decision-making skills, influence skills, and content expertise consistent with the position description, responsibilities, and attributes. To perform the job successfully, an individual must have a strong academic and Health Professions Education background, with demonstrated administrative and organizational ability. The individual must have successful teaching experience, strong interpersonal and written/oral communication skills, be a good listener, and be able to work with individuals and groups effectively. The individual must be able to set goals and objectives, prioritize and plan work activities, and meet deadlines. The individual must be an effective mentor and supervisor. The ability to handle pressures of balancing the time required for dealing with individual problems of faculty, students, and staff while completing the necessary planning, executing programs, reports, meetings, and teaching responsibilities is expected.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers, photocopiers, and smartphones.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets, and bend or stand on a stool, as necessary. The University will make reasonable accommodations, as required by law, for the known physical or mental disabilities of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship upon the University's operations.