Associate Director for Clinical Education - Open Rank Instructor - Professor

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

1d•$25,000 - $50,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Director will ensure that stakeholders understand and support the coordination and expectations unique to the Physician Scientist training and career pathway and facilitate students’ progress to successful academic research careers. The Associate Director will have a leadership role on our MSTP T32 award, the MSTP Executive Committee, and various School of Medicine and Graduate School Committees as assigned. The Associate Director will understand and help revise key policies and processes of MD stakeholders when appropriate and work closely with the MSTP Director to integrate the curriculum across the long training program. Participation in the annual MSTP Conference, MSTP Retreat, MSTP Student Council meetings, MSTP social activities, and individual student advising and counseling is also required. The Associate Director runs the MSTP Foundations of Doctoring preceptorship course, the Capstone Clinical Re-Entry course, and the Trailhead/Electives Return-to-Clinics courses. The Clinical Associate Program Director works closely with the Associate Program Director for Thesis Studies and the various MD Trek phase teams to facilitate integrated training and transition between the phases and to support the vision and plans of the Program Director working closely with the MSTP administrative team. All MSTP leadership serve as key advisors to MSTP students, coaching and facilitating excellence in MSTP student achievement in both clinical and research work. They serve a prominent role as an individual advisor particularly in the last years of MSTP education, meeting with students regularly in both 1:1 and group settings to ensure that students move through the program and match successfully into top research-oriented residency training programs.

Requirements

Must hold a M.D., D.O or equivalent terminal degree
Clinically active as a physician.
Faculty at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus or the ability to qualify for and obtain appointment as a condition of accepting position.
MSTP Program Appointment, Grad School Degree Program, and hospital/clinical appointments or the ability to qualify for and obtain these appointments as a condition of accepting position.

Nice To Haves

MD/PhD Dual Degree especially in an integrated MSTP/MD-PhD training program.
An active research program, particularly translational or basic work.
Experience with MD program curriculum, leadership, and administration at the University of Colorado.
Experience working with MSTP students, medical students, residents/fellows, and graduate students.
Experience on the MSTP admissions committee and interviewing/recruiting MSTP students.
Experience advising/coaching medical students and residency applicants at the University of Colorado.
Experience in course design, seminar planning, and/or education evaluation.
Demonstrated commitment to lifelong learning, a growth mindset, and a reflective humanistic approach to working with learners and colleagues.