Description
Job Summary:

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the designing, managing, and teaching courses within the designated content area or other content as negotiated, contributing to curriculum development and evaluation, providing general academic counseling to students, participating in professional and service activities and participating in scholarship commensurate with the level of appointment.

Job Duties:

Time spent is the activity areas below are negotiated with individual faculty, but are generally considered to be:

• Teaching: 60%. Teaches in entry-level and post-professional programs as appropriate to area of expertise and program needs.
• Service: 20%. Serves on Department, School and Institute Committees; participates in professional activities; advises students.
• Scholarship: 20%. Participates in scholarship activities commensurate with level of appointment

Note:  Specific responsibilities will be subject to change based on the needs of the Physician Assistant Program.  Job descriptions and percentage of FTE will be reviewed and negotiated annually.

Qualifications
Education/Experience:

Physicians, PAs, NPs, pharmacists, and basic scientists are welcome to apply. Faculty who are PAs must be NCCPA certified and have a minimum of a master’s degree.  Physicians must be board certified.  Pharmacy and basic science candidates must have a doctoral degree.  Prior academic or clinical teaching is necessary.  Some research experience and four years or more of clinical experience is preferred.

Skills and Competencies:

• Knowledge of PA profession and medical education curricula
• Teaching skills appropriate to a new faculty member 

About the MGH Institute:

MGH Institute of Health Professions is a graduate school in Boston that provides entry-level and post-professional programs in Nursing, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Genetic Counseling, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Physician Assistant Studies. The PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences and a PhD and Master of Science in Health Professions Education, have been added in recent years to meet rising demand for highly educated health care professionals, educators, and researchers. Integrating classroom learning with research and clinical experience, the Institute grants doctoral degrees, master's degrees, awards certificates of advanced study, and offers continuing education to practicing professionals.

The IHP is the only degree-granting affiliate in Mass General Brigham (MGB), the largest private employer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Institute has been recognized multiple times by The Chronicle of Higher Education as a “Great College to Work For.” A leading health sciences educational institution, MGH Institute provides students with outstanding academic programs, many of which are ranked among the best in the nation.

MGH Institute of Health Professions has announced an organization-wide anti-racism initiative to think boldly about race and bring together all members of the IHP community to address systemic racial injustice as well as oppression more broadly. The plan seeks to create a supportive and inclusive campus environment and better support the diverse communities the school serves. We are excited about this new initiative and are hiring employees who are committed to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion and will contribute to our anti-racism and anti-oppression approach. 

Primary Location: MA-Charlestown-MGH IHP
Work Locations:
MGH IHP (MGHCharlestownIHP)
36 First Avenue
Charlestown, 02129


Job: Teaching/Faculty
Organization: Massachusetts General Hospital(MGH)
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Employee Status: Regular
Job Posting: Feb 11, 2022