Adjunct Faculty - Acupuncture - Patient Assessment

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences • Worcester, MA

2d • $4,333 • Onsite

About The Position

This course provides acupuncture students with an understanding of how a
physical examination is used in the evaluation and assessment of the patient in
the development of a working diagnosis. The fundamentals of the physical
examination of the integumentary system, head and neck, thorax and lungs, heart
and peripheral vascular system, abdomen, musculoskeletal system, nervous system
and reproductive system are covered, including history-taking, palpation,
percussion and auscultation, as well as laboratory testing, imagining studies
and other diagnostic instrumentation. At the completion of the course the
students will be able to assess their patients according to physical findings,
symptoms, signs, lab work and other diagnostic testing modalities.

This is a summer 2026, 2-credit, 30-hour in-person course for first year
students and is scheduled for Wednesdays 8:30am-10:40am on the Worcester, MA
campus. Course dates are May 19 – August11 (12 weeks).

Requirements

• Master’s degree required, doctoral degree preferred
• Experience teaching Patient Assessment
• Commitment to graduate education and student success
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Must be able to work independently and effectively interact with students and administration/staff

Nice To Haves

• Experience teaching online strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Deliver didactic instruction through the online Learning Management System Blackboard® in a synchronous classroom setting
• Provide an engaging active learning environment for students
• Provide students with periodic assessments of their progress toward meeting course learning outcomes, which demonstrate clinical applications of concepts covered
• Apply grading policies fairly and consistently
• Develop and adhere to the course syllabus per the NESA/MCPHS format, which includes course description, learning outcomes, attendance policy in line with that of MCPHS, and assessment criteria, including assignment deliverables and timelines
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned by the Dean or Associate Dean

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time