Director of Predoctoral Education

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Dental Medicine (SDM) is seeking an exceptional candidate for the full-time, clinical track faculty position of Director of Predoctoral Education. This role will be within the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, serving at Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHCO) and the CU School of Dental Medicine. The Director will provide strategic and operational leadership for all aspects of the Predoctoral Program, acting as an outstanding clinician-educator with a commitment to clinical care, teaching, and scholarship. This position reports to the department chair, with the primary work location at CHCO. The Pediatric Dentistry clinics focus on routine check-ups and complex oral treatments for children, including those with special needs, creating tailored care plans. The Predoctoral Pediatric Dentistry Program is situated within the Pediatric Dental Center at the Children's Hospital Colorado’s Health Pavilion, with additional care sites at the Health Pavilion Dental Center, North Campus Dental Center, and the Main Children’s Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus.

Requirements

A DDS/DMD degree from a CODA accredited U.S. dental school or foreign equivalent.
Completion of a CODA approved Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program.
Eligibility for a Colorado dental license and board eligible in pediatric Dentistry.
For Assistant Professor: Some successful teaching experience and/or history of providing clinical care.
For Associate Professor: Well qualified to teach and/or provide clinical care with considerable demonstrated evidence of successful teaching and demonstrated leadership and service.
For Professor: Demonstrate outstanding accomplishments in teaching, and/or providing clinical care, a record of leadership, and a meritorious leadership and service record.

Nice To Haves

Academic healthcare experience.
Demonstrated commitment to working in a collaborative and multi-cultural environment.
Commitment to the highest standards of conduct.
Demonstrated previous academic and patient care experience mentoring and precepting students, trainees, staff, etc.
Commitment to working with vulnerable and underserved populations.
Demonstrated leadership, organizational and communication skills.
Graduate degree in a relevant and applicable area.
An additional doctoral degree, such as PhD.
Embrace and model the CHCO Standards of Behavior and hold trainees accountable for adherence to these standards.

Responsibilities

Serve as course director for predoctoral pediatric dentistry courses.
Supervise dental students during their clinical pediatric dentistry rotation at the Health Pavilion Dental Center.
Oversee the continuity and quality of patient care in the predoctoral student clinic.
Perform outcomes assessments and student satisfaction surveys.
Provide operational leadership and management for aspects of the predoctoral program, including grading.
Draft CODA self-study documents to ensure excellent educational and patient care experiences for dental trainees.
Develop and implement curriculum in full compliance with CODA guidelines for the predoctoral dental program.
Provide didactic and clinical teaching in the postdoctoral hospital-based residency program at Children's Hospital Colorado.
Conduct ongoing evaluation of program goals, objectives, and content, as well as outcomes assessment.
Represent the program at national meetings, such as Joint Academic Day at the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry annual conference or American Dental Education Association annual conferences.