Associate Professor/Professor & Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Outreach

University of Maryland Eastern Shore • MD

95d • $180,000 - $200,000

About The Position

The School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM), University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), invites applicants and nominations for the position of Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Outreach (ADCPO). We are seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to ensure excellence of the clinical curriculum and confluence with the preclinical curriculum through commitment to advancing excellence in veterinary education, fostering a culture of innovation, and promoting academic success among our students. A major responsibility of the position is engagement and oversight of the veterinary community as providers within the semi-distributed clinical model to achieve distinction in veterinary education in workplace learning. The ADCPO will oversee the office of clinical programs and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of clinical rotations, clinic operations, and patient care with the UMES SVM. Commensurate with education, experience, and qualifications. The ideal candidate for the ADCPO should be an innovative, collaborative leader who can contribute within an inspired academic community to reimagine and transform veterinary medical education aimed at creating a vibrant learning ecosystem that graduates not only career ready, but future ready veterinarians to meet the ever-evolving healthcare needs of the 21st Century and beyond. The Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Outreach will serve as a key leader of the UMES SVM leadership team and will be responsible for oversight of the clinical curriculum and outreach to the veterinary and animal owning communities. The ADCPO will work in conjunction with the Dean to ensure that the school’s vision, strategic direction, and priorities are implemented effectively, especially as they pertain to a culture of creativity, innovation, risk taking, collaboration, and inclusivity towards better outcomes and future readiness. They will also ensure that the clinical year curriculum is coordinated with the preclinical curriculum, and that it meets all requirements of the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA COE) requirements, as well as complying with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s policies and procedures. A critical role of the position is to develop and maintain relations with clinical affiliate partners and clinical educator veterinarians that provide clinical resources for student learning. This position is primarily administrative with approximate components of innovative explorations, outreach, teaching, and research.

Requirements

• DVM or equivalent degree from an AVMA COE accredited college/school of veterinary medicine.
• Five (5) years minimum experience in a veterinary medical academic and clinical practice environment with an understanding of academic clinical curriculum development.
• Proven leadership in educational and/or professional settings.
• Record of contributions to organized veterinary medicine.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in veterinary clinical practice.
• Board certification in an ABVS recognized specialty.
• Prior experience in a distributed workplace-based clinical veterinary education program.
• Five (5) years minimum demonstrated experience in development and maintenance of customer or stakeholder partnerships/relationships.
• Experience with the AVMA COE accreditation process.
• Prior experience in an administrative role in a veterinary medical college or school.
• Working knowledge of information systems and databases.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of all aspects of the clinical curriculum and outreach to the veterinary and animal owning communities.
• Creation, implementation, and preservation of an innovative clinical workplace curriculum.
• Lead advocate for students during the clinical phase of their education.
• Contributing to the creation, implementation, and preservation of a vibrant, innovative, constantly evolving integrated preclinical and clinical veterinary curriculum.
• Promoting the mission of the UMES SVM to faculty, staff, students, clinical affiliate partners, and to the local, state, national, and international communities.
• Contributing to a culture of creativity, innovation, risk taking, collaboration, and inclusivity towards better outcomes and future readiness.
• Promoting effective, collaborative, inclusive working relationships among faculty, staff, students, and stakeholders.
• Advocating for student learning in the clinical year.
• Advancing the principles of andragogy and pedagogy within the clinical curriculum.
• Providing oversight of the external collaborators (clinical affiliate partners) contributing to the clinical education of veterinary students.
• Ensuring that the UMES SVM achieves and maintains full AVMA COE accreditation.
• Working closely with the Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs to ensure confluence of the preclinical and clinical curriculum.
• Completing required institutional and other reports necessary for the advancement of college programs.
• Preparing outcome measurement data in support of institutional effectiveness related to the clinical program and quality assurance standards.
• Assisting in the planning and submission of the annual fiscal year operational budget for the clinical curriculum.
• Supervising the planning, coordination, delivery, and evaluation of the UMES SVM clinical courses.
• Keeping current with federal and state health and safety regulations related to the school’s clinical facility and clinical operation.
• Serve as the point of contact for outreach activities for the SVM.
• Assisting in the establishment and oversight of goals for clinical courses in the academic programs.
• Maintaining proper security for all UMES SVM files and information.
• Maintaining records and procedures for duties and responsibilities of positions in the office of clinical programs and outreach.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Salary Range: $180,000 - $200,000
• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer
• Commitment to diversity in education and employment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed