Clinician Educator

Belmont University•Belmont, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Belmont University’s Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine invites applications for a full-time, 12-month, tenure-eligible Clinician Educator faculty position in the Department of Foundational and Clinical Sciences. The successful candidate will join a collaborative faculty developing and delivering an innovative, integrated medical curriculum grounded in whole-person care. The role contributes to the College’s academic mission through teaching, scholarship, clinical expertise, and service. The Clinician Educator will provide high-quality instruction across the medical curriculum, particularly during the pre-clerkship years, and collaborate with foundational science and clinical faculty to connect biomedical sciences with clinical medicine. The faculty member will help students apply foundational knowledge to clinical reasoning, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and patient-centered care. Depending on expertise and assigned responsibilities, teaching may include clinical skills education, simulation, case facilitation, clerkship education, electives, and other clinical learning experiences. The position includes mentoring learners; developing, delivering, and assessing an integrated, case-based, student-centered curriculum; pursuing scholarship; and participating in curriculum development, assessment, continuous quality improvement, accreditation, and other departmental and College initiatives. Scholarship may involve clinical, translational, quality improvement, biomedical, or medical education research. Faculty rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Tenure-track faculty are evaluated in teaching, scholarship, and service under the Belmont University Faculty Handbook and College of Medicine advancement criteria. The Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, is committed to educating physicians who embrace whole-person care, compassionate service, and lifelong learning. Founded on Belmont University’s Christ-centered mission, the College values collaboration, academic excellence, service, innovation, and the formation of physicians prepared to care for patients and communities with knowledge, compassion, and integrity. The selected candidate must complete a background check satisfactory to the University. Belmont University participates in E-Verify.

Requirements

Demonstrated clinical expertise relevant to undergraduate medical education.
Evidence of effective teaching or demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching medical students, residents, fellows, or other health professions learners.
Ability to integrate clinical medicine with foundational biomedical sciences and apply foundational knowledge to clinical reasoning and patient care.
Commitment to innovative, learner-centered pedagogy and interdisciplinary integration of foundational and clinical sciences.
Commitment to scholarship and mentorship of medical students in scholarly activities.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary academic environment.
MD, DO, or equivalent medical degree from an accredited institution.
Board certification or board eligibility in a medical specialty or subspecialty relevant to the College’s educational mission.
Eligibility for medical licensure in Tennessee when clinical practice is included in the faculty member’s responsibilities.
Successful completion of a background check satisfactory to the University.

Nice To Haves

Experience teaching within a medical school or other health professions education program.
Experience in an integrated, organ-system-based, or case-based medical curriculum.
Experience teaching clinical reasoning, clinical skills, physical diagnosis, simulation, or case-based learning.
Ability to contribute meaningfully to instruction across multiple areas of the medical curriculum.
Record of scholarly productivity, including peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, clinical or educational research, quality improvement, educational innovation, or other scholarly activity.
Experience mentoring medical students in clinical, translational, quality improvement, or medical education scholarship.
Familiarity with active-learning methodologies, simulation, educational technologies, and contemporary approaches to medical education.
Experience with curriculum design, assessment, program evaluation, and accreditation processes, particularly within an LCME-accredited medical education program.
Experience in leadership within medical education, clinical practice, or academic medicine.

Responsibilities

Deliver engaging, evidence-based clinical instruction through lectures, small-group sessions, case-based learning, clinical skills activities, simulation, and other instructional formats.
Develop, revise, and maintain learning objectives, instructional materials, clinical cases, and assessments aligned with course and program outcomes and accreditation standards.
Integrate clinical concepts across organ-system and interdisciplinary courses, connecting foundational biomedical science with clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and patient care.
Collaborate with foundational science and clinical faculty to promote horizontal and vertical integration throughout the medical curriculum.
Use innovative, evidence-based teaching strategies, including active learning, case-based learning, simulation, and technology-enhanced instruction.
Participate in developing and continuously improving courses, assessments, clinical cases, and curricular content.
Contribute to clinical skills education and other clinical learning experiences consistent with expertise and assigned responsibilities.
Mentor and advise medical students in academic, professional, clinical, and scholarly development.
Maintain an active program of scholarship appropriate to expertise and academic interests, which may include clinical, translational, quality improvement, biomedical, or medical education research.
Disseminate scholarly work through peer-reviewed publications, presentations, educational products, or other appropriate scholarly venues.
Pursue internal and external funding opportunities, when appropriate, for research, educational innovation, quality improvement, or collaborative scholarly initiatives.
Mentor and supervise medical students participating in research and scholarly activities.
Develop interdisciplinary collaborations within the College of Medicine, Belmont University, affiliated clinical partners, and the broader academic and healthcare community.
Remain current with advances in clinical practice, medical education, and areas of professional expertise, and incorporate relevant developments into teaching and scholarship.
Participate in departmental, College, and University committees and contribute to shared governance and strategic initiatives.
Contribute to accreditation activities, program evaluation, and continuous quality improvement.
Engage in professional service through relevant clinical, scientific, educational, or professional organizations.
Contribute to curriculum innovation, program development, and initiatives supporting the College’s educational mission.
Participate in clinical activities when appropriate to the faculty member’s appointment, expertise, and departmental responsibilities.
Support a collegial academic environment characterized by collaboration, professionalism, respect, and commitment to Belmont University and College of Medicine mission and values.