UNIV-Curriculum Coordinator-College Of Pharmacy

Medical University of South Carolina•Charleston, SC

1d•$46,206 - $78,540

About The Position

The Curriculum Coordinator supports faculty and staff associated with the PharmD academic program in the College of Pharmacy. The role manages day-to-day processes and procedures that support successful program delivery each semester, including course activation, degree audits, class scheduling, academic activities, and communications. The position works independently with minimal supervision, applies discretion, and must be familiar with student privacy and protection laws. It reports to the Assistant Dean for Curriculum. The coordinator facilitates APhA certification requirements for students in community pharmacy courses and coordinates OSCE and OSLE assessment activities, including evaluator recruitment, scheduling, preparation and distribution of materials, participant check-in, session timing, documentation collection, and storage. The role manages audiovisual equipment for simulation activities and meets with students who request to review recorded performances. The position coordinates course activations and changes, elective offerings and enrollment, student progress toward program requirements, pre-MPJE vouchers and testing, class and examination schedules, and exam proctoring. It supports contingency planning for virtual learning, serves on the College Curriculum Committee, records and follows up on committee business, organizes course reviews, maintains elective-course information, ensures syllabi are finalized on time, and coordinates textbook information with the college librarian. The coordinator also schedules Grand Rounds student presentations and evaluators and undertakes special projects as assigned by the Assistant Dean for Curriculum.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
One year of relevant program experience.
Ability to perform the job with minimal supervision and apply discretion.
Familiarity with student privacy and protection laws.

Responsibilities

Facilitate student completion of APhA immunization, diabetes, and smoking cessation certification requirements for Intro to Community Pharmacy and Applied Community Pharmacy.
Identify and solicit evaluators for OSCE and OSLE activities; coordinate practice and graded-session schedules for students, evaluators, and faculty.
Compile and distribute assessment cases and materials; check in participants, direct them to rooms, time sessions, and collect and store documentation.
Manage audiovisual equipment in the CCET for simulation activities and meet with students requesting to review recorded performances.
Facilitate course activations, modifications, and deletions in student information systems before each academic term.
Coordinate identification and communication of elective-course offerings and enrollment with faculty and the University IP office.
Monitor P3 students’ completion of elective-hour requirements and confirm P4 students have met program requirements before graduation.
Coordinate pre-MPJE vouchers and testing.
Develop and distribute class schedules, reserve classrooms, create examination schedules, and coordinate changes with faculty.
Develop exam proctoring schedules that account for student accommodations, exam dates, locations, and available staff.
Work with the curriculum team on contingency plans for virtual learning in emergency situations.
Serve on the College Curriculum Committee; take and post meeting minutes and follow up on action items.
Organize the course review process with the Curriculum Committee chair and co-chair and update the database of elective offerings.
Ensure faculty finalize syllabi by established deadlines and send reminders.
Compile textbook listings from course syllabi and work with the librarian to update and post the accessible textbook link list.
Schedule Grand Rounds student presentations, verify student topics, and solicit and schedule evaluators.
Complete special projects assigned by the Assistant Dean of Curriculum.