Assistant Dean for Clinical Education

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences•Yakima, WA

1d•$147,900 - $251,400

About The Position

The Assistant Dean for Clinical Education and Faculty Development is a key leader within Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences’ Office of Clinical Education. Working closely with the Associate Dean for Clinical Education and Executive Director of Clinical Education, the role supports administration, strategic direction, and continuous quality improvement of the geographically distributed clinical education program. The Assistant Dean collaborates with the Clinical Education team, clinical faculty, preceptors, students, and community partners across the university’s service region to support access to high-quality clinical training. The position focuses on clinical rotation availability, faculty development, preceptor engagement, accreditation alignment, and operational excellence. Key areas include clinical faculty credentialing and promotion, rotation site evaluation and approval, regional site visits, and developing and implementing clinical placement strategies. The role contributes to accreditation and institutional reporting, student mentorship and success, limited teaching in centralized didactics and transition-to-clerkship activities, and student-facing responsibilities as needed. In conjunction with the Associate Dean, the Assistant Dean represents the College in institutional and external forums and serves on committees that advance the mission of the College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Requirements

Doctoral degree (DO or MD) and 4–6 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience demonstrating the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Strong organization, interpersonal, and planning skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work in a team and flexibly with others in varied circumstances.
Ability to analyze issues, solve problems, and develop action plans.
Ability to manage projects and people, prioritize, and self-direct workflow.
Ability to work with and manage different computer programs and databases.
Ability to schedule activities and meetings.
Perform duties in accordance with safety, legal, regulatory, university policy, procedural, and accepted business-practice requirements.
Maintain professional ethical standards in accordance with PNWU’s mission and values.
Understand and adhere to applicable accreditation standards and expectations.

Responsibilities

Work with the Executive Director of Clinical Education on administrative oversight and regional site visit planning.
Assist with supervision of personnel in clinical education and at regional sites.
Promote the interests and welfare of the Office, including its faculty, staff, and students.
Provide faculty development to assistant deans and clinical faculty.
Assist with curriculum development and delivery for third- and fourth-year students.
Collaborate with affiliated regional clinical sites, including hospitals, clinics, and AHEC partners, on shared resources, faculty, and administrative expertise.
Serve as a point of contact for students, faculty, and administration in relation to regional sites.
Help develop and maintain postgraduate career planning and advising for medical students in collaboration with Student Affairs and Graduate Medical Education.
Contribute agenda input and oversee planning and execution of campus meetings of the COM clinical education team.
Advise on and monitor scheduling and assessment of student rotations.
Monitor and address academic or disciplinary problems involving third- and fourth-year medical students.
Help monitor and address concerns related to clinical preceptors or rotation quality.
Help oversee evaluation of regional clinical sites, including student, faculty, and site evaluations.
Recommend clinical faculty for appointment and promotion.
Ensure faculty development needs are met within the clinical campus system and participate in creating CME for COM clinical faculty development programs.
Promote clinical campus faculty participation in major student events, including white coat, commencement, and hooding ceremonies.
Maintain academic standards and quality within educational programs.
Collaborate with education leadership to integrate curricula across all four years of medical school.
Assist with curricular content and incorporation of clinical competencies and Entrustable Professional Activities.
Ensure osteopathic curriculum is integrated into core and elective rotations.
Participate in weekly Clinical Didactics (CLIN 704) and the annual Clerkship Prep course (FM 603).
Promote research and scholarly activity in clinical education, seek external funding when feasible, and pursue research development and other scholarly activity for the Department and COM as feasible.
Serve as a faculty resource and on COM and University committees as appointed.
Participate in community affairs and uphold diversity, equity, and inclusion in osteopathic clinical medical education.
Serve as a consultant to the university and civic groups or individuals in areas of expertise.
Participate in regional and/or national professional organizations in the relevant specialty or discipline and encourage student involvement where appropriate.
Perform other related duties as assigned based on departmental need.