Open Rank - Clinical Faculty Position in Medical Education and Course Co-Director (Finance)

Department: Health Syst & Population Sci Salary: Commensurate with experience
Description:

The Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences in the University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine (TJFFCOM) invites applications for a clinical faculty position at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor with a degree from an accredited allopathic or osteopathic college of medicine. We are recruiting new faculty that have achieved excellence in education and are prepared to contribute to our bold vision ( http://www.uh.edu/medicine/ ). Applicants must have a track record of excellence in interactive teaching. Experience in medical education is preferred.

This faculty will serve as a course co-director in the Physician, Patients, and Populations (PPP) Course, which spans 60 pre-clerkship weeks with 4 hours of weekly instruction. This course is critical to our mission of preparing diverse physicians to deliver primary care in underserved communities with an emphasis on care that is evidence-based, high-value, and team-based. Topics within this course include physician-patient communication, physical diagnosis, medical interviewing, clinical reasoning and decision-making, professionalism, medical ethics, social determinants and health disparities, population health, health informatics, quality improvement and safety, health systems and policy, interprofessional team-based care, cross-cultural care, behavioral health, and evidence-based medicine. The faculty position will contribute to activities related to clinical skills, which include interviewing, physical exams, documentation, and simulation.

Primary Responsibilities:

Duties of the position will include, but are not limited to:

• Curriculum Development, Content Delivery, and Scholarship.
  • Serve as a course co-director for PPP and other relevant courses.
  • Develop and deliver the PPP course by collaborating with faculty at the college of medicine and university as well as the broader Houston community.
  • Partner with the Center for Clinical Arts, Skills, and Experiential Learning (CCASEL) to develop, deliver, and assess simulation activities.
  • Develop and deliver clinical skills sessions in PPP, including directing and facilitating small-group learning sessions and other active, applied learning and assessment strategies.
  • Develop and oversee formative and summative assessment of student performance.
  • Assign and submit final grades.
  • Identify, coordinate, and evaluate opportunities for student scholarship and service learning opportunities.
  • Conduct ongoing and annual evaluation to assess effectiveness and areas for improvement.
  • Share evaluation outcomes through internal reports, conference presentations and publications.
  • Identify, orient, develop, and provide feedback to faculty in the course

• Service Related to TJFFCOM
  • Participate in medical school accreditation activities.
  • Provide constructive feedback to mentees, staff, and students.
  • Contribute to relevant TJFFCOM committees.
  • Foster collaborative and supportive relationships with colleagues and students.

• Clinical (optional): In lieu of clinical responsibilities, the candidate may be assigned teaching duties in other courses and/or service roles.
  • Evaluate and treat patients.
  • Maintain accurate electronic medical records.
  • Participate in interdisciplinary team-based care.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Commitment to innovative approaches to education and learning
• Ability to succinctly and effectively convey complex ideas through oral and written communication
• Medical degree from an allopathic or osteopathic college

Preferred Qualifications:

• Board certification in a primary care specialty
• Experience with an electronic health record
• Experience teaching topics included within PPP and administrative responsibilities within an academic environment
• Experience teaching medical students
• Experience building partnerships across disciplines in pursuit of educational or research objectives
• Experience with cross-disciplinary teaching in an integrated medical curriculum
• Experience with curriculum development and evaluation
• Experience with survey design and data analysis
• Experience using different teaching methods which might include case-based learning, 'flipped classrooms', problem-based learning, interactive large group presentations, and audience response systems

Consistent with all other appointments within TJFFCOM, this is a non-tenure track position. Salary and rank will be commensurate with experience.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching (1-page), student evaluations, and names and contact information of three references.

Official transcripts are required for a faculty appointment and will be requested upon selection of the final candidate.

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