Advanced Science Courses - Assistant Director - Neuroscience

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

32d•Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Science Course (ASC) Assistant Director for Advanced Neurosciences at the University of Colorado School of Medicine is responsible for working with the ASC Course Director, faculty, departments, curriculum deans and other SOM personnel to create, implement, evaluate, and continuously improve components of the ASC curriculum in which they have expertise. The ASC portion of the Trek medical student curriculum consists of three Advanced Science Courses that are integrated together across a semester. This required learning occurs for students between their core clerkship experience and their USMLE Step 1 preparation and examination period at the beginning of their third year of medical school from approximately late August till late November annually. Each of the following three ASCs has a team of Course Directors at the main campus and at the Fort Collins Branch campus to facilitate learning. · Connections in Cardiology · Advanced Immunology & Immunotherapeutics · Advanced Neurosciences During the ASCs, students learn advanced science concepts in the three pillars of the Trek curriculum: Basic Medical Science, Clinical Science, Health System Science (called Health & Society at CUSOM). Students spend most of their ASC time in various advanced clinical settings and about one day per week in other learning formats, including online modules, flipped classroom sessions, experiential learning, and project work. The ASC Assistant Director will report directly to the ASC Chair and the Assistant Dean for Medical Education: Post-clerkship Curriculum.

Requirements

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.
Candidates performed direct clinical, or classroom, teaching in the last five years
Candidates must hold a terminal degree such as an MD or DO degree from an accredited University.
Candidates must be able to obtain a faculty appointment as an Instructor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Nice To Haves

Served as a course director for medical student course(s)
Curriculum development experience
Medical education scholarship
Medical education leadership experience
Experience teaching in medical student course
Clinical appointment at the University of Colorado Hospital
Experience with the clinical teaching experiences in the neurosciences across inpatient, outpatient, and procedural settings

Responsibilities

Ensure adequate orientation including content, scheduling, assessment, grading, organization and course execution is delivered.
Ensure appropriate course opportunities and availability to meet the needs of students.
Serve as a resource and communicate in a timely manner (generally within two business days) with students, administrative staff, and faculty.
Ensure all teaching faculty and students are aware and understand competencies and learning goals.
Track, monitor, assess, and identify areas for improvement in individual ASC components with the goal of continuous quality improvement or as dictated by the curriculum oversight bodies.
With the assistance of the OME Office of Assessment, Evaluation, and Outcomes (AEO) evaluate the effectiveness of the curriculum in achieving learning outcomes.
Review all course evaluations annually and provide individualized feedback to faculty aimed at development of an action plan for changes and improvement for the following academic year.
Set clear expectations for student performance to support competency-based grading in the ASC.
Support faculty in their grading and feedback process to ensure all students receive fair, and effective formative and summative assessments.
Ensure all grades are submitted in a timely manner.
Recruit and develop faculty to teach in the ASC curriculum.
Provide ongoing feedback, support, and remediation as needed to faculty.