Professor; Director of Clinical Experiences

Job no: 560860
Work type: Faculty/Academic Staff
Major Administrative Unit / College: College Of Human Medicine
Department: Chm West Michigan 10022803
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location: Grand Rapids
Categories: 1/2 Time (50-64.9%), Fixed Term Faculty, Administrative/Business/Professional, Education/Training
Working/Functional Title

Director of Clinical Experiences

Position Summary

The Michigan State University College of Human Medicine’s Office of Academic Affairs invites applications for a position of Director of Clinical Experiences. In 2016, the College of Human Medicine (CHM) implemented an innovative new curriculum, envisioned to be responsive to the needs of students and faculty in a new technological era and a new medical landscape. This new curriculum, the Shared Discovery Curriculum, provides integrated content organized around patient complaints and concerns. It is an experience-based curriculum where medical students learn by doing.

As part of the implementation, the college has created clinical experiences starting soon after students matriculate. During the first year, students are placed in primary care settings throughout Lansing and Grand Rapids communities. This is known as the Early Clinical Experience. Second year students rotate through several different types of clinical settings including respiratory therapy, hospice and palliative care, pediatric wards, adult wards, and emergency medicine as the Middle Clinical Experience. The Late Clinical Experiences include clerkships in the primary specialties and elective rotations and occurs in the community campuses across Michigan (Marquette, Traverse City, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Flint, Midland, and Southeast Michigan). In addition to the clinical experiences, students engage in intensive study of basic sciences, epidemiology, health policy and other social sciences during the intersessions which are part of the spring semesters of both the Early and Middle Clinical Experiences. The Late Clinical Experience includes the Advanced Skills and Knowledge courses which span the entire last two years.

Reporting to the Assistant Dean for Clinical Experiences, the Director is responsible for implementation and management of the programs and policies of the CHM Clinical Experiences, including:

• Review concerns about students (eg immunizations or behavior) including removal of students from clinical sites
• Preparation of syllabi
• Oversee student concern resolution, bring issues to physicianship committee for consideration, and communicate decisions to students/fellows/chiefs
• Respond to concerns of students about course expectations or questions, concerns about course sites, engaging with Clinical Experiences directors and personnel as needed
• Plan orientation to MCE, assist Student Affairs in planning ECE orientation as part of medical school orientation
• Assist Assistant Dean interfacing with assessment and clinical experience directors regarding grading related items
• Assist Assistant Dean overseeing curricular build and implementation of ECE, MCE, LCE, and intersessions
• Provide back-up to Assistant Dean to serve as ex-officio member of curriculum committee
• Assist Assistant Dean interfacing with other units of the College (eg Office of Student Affairs, Admissions, Academy, communities) regarding student needs
• Assist Assistant Dean responding to queries/concerns from fellows/chiefs/faculty about broad issues, direct to appropriate personnel if needed
• Supervise and provide appropriate oversight to staff supervisor(s)
• Assist Assistant Dean with supervising and providing appropriate oversight to faculty
• Manage budget for clinical experiences
• Participate in academic scholarship

Academic department and rank will be determined based upon qualifications and experience.

Required Degree

Doctorate

Minimum Requirements

The successful candidate will have a terminal degree including MD, PhD or equivalent; teaching experience with multiple educational modalities; experience working with faculty teams; and demonstrated effectiveness working with students at a variety of performance levels.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in any of the following areas: curriculum design, learner assessment, and program evaluation; program level management; experience in medical education scholarship; and demonstrated collaborative approach to academic governance.

Required Application Materials

Please upload a current curriculum vitae, a statement of interest in this position to include a description of past activities or accomplishments relevant to the position and commitment to diversity and inclusion, and the names of three references. The search committee is committed to respecting confidentiality and references will not be contacted without permission of the applicant.

Review of Applications Begins On

03/25/2019

MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

Advertised: Feb 22, 2019 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: Feb 22, 2021 Eastern Standard Time