Department: Clinical Sciences

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Description:

The Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston invites applications for a non-tenure track Clinical Associate Professor/Clinical Professor - Assistant Dean for Clinical Skills.

Reporting to the Associate Dean for Medical Education, the Assistant Dean for Clinical Skills plays a pivotal role in ensuring the excellence of our graduates’ clinical skills through leadership and integration of clinical skills teaching, experience, and assessment for medical students throughout the four-year curriculum. This position is instrumental in developing exceptionally skilled and compassionate physicians.

Reports to this position: Director of Clinical Skills Center, SP educator, administrative staff of clinical skills center

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership and Oversight:

• Provide strategic leadership and vision for Clinical Skills education, the Clinical Skills Center, simulation activities, and the standardized patient program.
• Collaborate with faculty, course and clerkship directors, administrators, and stakeholders to ensure alignment of clinical skills education with institutional goals and accreditation standards.
• Supervise and support staff, faculty, and other instructors involved in clinical skills education, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.

Curriculum Integration:

• Work closely with faculty, course directors, curriculum committees, and medical education leadership to integrate clinical skills education seamlessly throughout the medical school curriculum.
• Develop and implement strategies to ensure the progressive development and mastery of clinical skills across all phases of medical education.
• Collaborate with basic science and clinical faculty to enhance the integration of clinical skills with foundational knowledge, clinical reasoning, and health systems science.

Teaching and Assessment:

• Oversee the design, implementation, and evaluation of teaching methods and assessment tools for clinical skills education.
• Develop and deliver faculty development programs to enhance teaching effectiveness and assessment reliability.
• Ensure the use of best practices in assessment, including direct observation, simulation, standardized patients, and objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs).

Clinical Skills Center and Simulation:

• Direct the operation and resources of the Clinical Skills Center and simulation facilities, ensuring optimal functionality and accessibility for students and faculty.
• Collaborate with center’s simulation specialists and technical staff to develop and implement immersive and realistic simulated clinical encounters and learning scenarios.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of standardized patient and other simulation-based learning experiences and implement plans for quality improvement.

Standardized Patient Program:

• Oversee the recruitment, training, and evaluation of standardized patients to ensure the quality and consistency of interactions with medical students.
• Develop and maintain a large pool of standardized patients to represent a wide range of clinical scenarios and demographics.
• Oversee the scheduling and logistics of standardized patient encounters within the curriculum.

Qualifications:

• Medical degree (MD or DO) with board certification in a clinical specialty
• Significant experience in medical education, simulation, and clinical skills learning and assessment, preferably in a leadership role related to clinical skills education.
• Evidence of scholarship in medical education including assessment, evaluation, design, and/or curricular innovation.
• Strong understanding of educational theory, instructional design principles, and assessment methods.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in curriculum development, program evaluation, and accreditation processes.
• Familiarity with simulation-based education and standardized patient programs.
• Eligibility for appointment at the academic rank of Associate Professor or higher.

FTE: 0.7 to 0.8

Rank and Salary: Commensurate with academic achievements and experience

Required Attachments:

Teaching Philosophy or Statement, Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter/Letter of Application