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Professor: Director of LMU

Employer: Michigan State University
Location: Flint

Faculty Jobs: Education, Educational Administration & Leadership
Employment Type: Part Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

Job Details
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Job Details

Job no: 564125
Work type: Faculty/Academic Staff
Major Administrative Unit / College: College Of Human Medicine
Department: Chm Flint 40000829
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location: Flint
Categories: Part Time (1-49.9%), Fixed Term Faculty, Administrative/Business/Professional, Education/Training, Health Care Professional, Student Services/Student Affairs
Working/Functional Title

Director of LMU

Position Summary

The Michigan State University College of Human Medicine’s Office of Academic Affairs invites applications for a 0.4 FTE director of the Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved (LMU) certificate. The LMU program, based in Flint, Michigan, was designed in 2004 to provide medical students with the opportunity to work with and learn from underserved and vulnerable populations. In addition to traditional clinical medical education, LMU focuses on the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to address the varied medical needs of urban and international underserved populations.

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 (SDC), provides integrated content organized around patient complaints and concerns. The ideal candidate will collaborate with SDC leadership to ensure the experiences provided by the LMU certificate program continue to provide complementary experiences consistent with the program’s mission.Academic department and rank will be determined based upon qualifications and experience. This role reports to the Dr. Andrea Wendling, Director of the Rural and Underserved Medicine Curriculum.

Required Degree

Doctorate

Minimum Requirements

The successful candidate will have a terminal degree including MD, DO, PhD or equivalent in one of the medical basic sciences, social sciences, or public health; significant experience working with underserved patients/communities; teaching experience with multiple educational modalities; curriculum design; learner assessment; and program level management. In addition, experience in any of the following areas is desirable: experience working with faculty teams; demonstrated effectiveness working with students at a variety of performance levels and experience in medical education scholarship. Academic department and rank will be determined based upon qualifications and experience.

Required Application Materials

A statement of interest highlighting specific strengths related to this position, including previous experience and accomplishments; a statement of commitment to diversity; curriculum vitae; and the names of three references (not to be contacted without the permission of the applicant).

Review of Applications Begins On

04/04/2019

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: Mar 14, 2019 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: Mar 14, 2021 Eastern Daylight Time

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Working at Michigan State University

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The nation’s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.

Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world—on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we’re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.

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Top Distinctions

U.S. News & World Report ranks MSU

29th among the nation’s public universities
First in the nation for 19 years for graduate programs in elementary and secondary education
First in the nation for graduate programs in nuclear physics and industrial and organizational psychology
First in the nation for undergraduate program in supply chain

Recognized for 11 consecutive years as one of the top 100 universities in the world by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in its annual Academic Ranking of World Universities

Ranks 46th among public universities for in-state students in Kiplinger’s 2013 edition of Best Values in Public Colleges

Silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s STARS program, which measures and encourages sustainability in education and research; operations; and planning, administration, and engagement

Member of the prestigious 62-member Association of American Universities

Only university in the country with on-campus medical schools graduating allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) physicians, and veterinarians (DVMs)

Among the largest single-campus residence hall system in the country with 27 halls in five neighborhoods and two apartment villages.

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