Reporting to the Associate/Assistant Dean for Clinical Strategy and Partnerships, the Director for Preceptor Recruitment and Clinical Affiliations is a key member of the Medical Education team at the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine and provides strategic and operational support for the development, expansion, coordination, and stewardship of the college’s network of clinical preceptors, healthcare organizations, and affiliated clinical training sites.
This role is responsible for leading complex, relationship-driven efforts to recruit and retain physicians and healthcare organizations in an increasingly competitive clinical environment while ensuring that the medical school maintains sufficient, high-quality, and appropriately distributed clinical training experiences across all phases of the curriculum.
Working closely with medical education leadership, department chairs, clinical course and clerkship leaders, faculty affairs, legal counsel, compliance, and external healthcare organizations, the Director oversees the full lifecycle of clinical affiliation development, from initial outreach and relationship cultivation through affiliation agreements, onboarding, faculty appointments, data tracking, operational coordination, preceptor stipend payments, and ongoing relationship management.
The Director also provides leadership for systems and processes that monitor and coordinate the multiple operational steps, stakeholders, approvals, and timelines involved in developing and sustaining clinical education partnerships and voluntary faculty appointments. The Director may supervise or coordinate administrative personnel responsible for data management, document collection, and operational follow-up.
