Academic Support Specialist, College of Medicine (Regina, SK)

University of Saskatchewan•Regina, SK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Academic Support Specialist, College of Medicine, plays a crucial role in developing, implementing, evaluating, and advancing a robust medical student academic support program. This position also involves collaborating with faculty on academic support-related scholarship in medical education. Reporting to the Associate Dean, UGME, the Associate Dean Regina, and the Manager, Regina Campus, the successful applicant will contribute to the MD program's mandate of educating physicians and fostering lifelong learning skills throughout the medical education continuum. This role leads the medical student support program across all education campuses and sites.

Requirements

A master’s degree in education or education related field is required.
Considerable experience (minimum 5 years) in developing, implementing and providing academic support in a post-secondary setting is required.
Experience working and collaborating in diverse and inclusive settings is a requirement.
Experience in adult education is a requirement.
A solid foundation of pedagogy.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required.
The ability to apply intelligence, innovation, creativity, and passion.
The candidate will be a leader who embraces challenges, solves problems and thinks progressively.

Nice To Haves

Preference will be given to candidates with a PhD.
A combination of a master’s degree in a closely related field and relevant experience, or any equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered.

Responsibilities

Research, determine programmatic needs, and apply best practices in the Academic Support portfolio.
Monitor student academic performance throughout all years of the undergraduate MD program to identify students requiring academic support.
Actualize support for struggling students, including support for those in program and on leave from the program.
Develop processes to support students prior to academic difficulty.
Actualize protective processes to prevent academic difficulty.
Evaluate, continuously improve, and support standard practice for remediation and supplemental activities.
Facilitate the academic portion of Learning Plans in conjunction with relevant parties.
Research and develop opportunities for peer academic support.
Collaborate with the relevant administrative staff, specialist positions, Office of Student Affairs, Office of Career Advising, and COM faculty.
Collaborate with faculty and other team members in the scholarship of learner academic support.
Obtain data, monitor, and actualize program evaluation for continual improvement of the Academic Support portfolio.
Deliver and/or facilitate learning opportunities for students related to academic skills.
Follow relevant accreditation standards for the MD program of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) and the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS).
Collaborate with national counterparts to ensure comparability to other Canadian Medical Schools.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Serve as a non-voting resource for the Curriculum Committee, Clinical Skills Sub Committee, Clerkship Committee, Clerkship Competency Committee, Assessment Sub Committee, Year 1 Committee and Year 2 Committee, and as requested by Directors or Associate Dean.