Full Professor)

Florida Atlantic University•Boca Raton, FL

About The Position

The Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University seeks a physician educator to direct the Year 3 medical student curriculum. This faculty leadership position provides strategic oversight, administration, implementation, and continuous quality improvement of the third-year curriculum across affiliated clinical learning environments. The role reports to the Department Chair, with a dotted line to the Assistant Dean for Clinical Curriculum, and works with medical education leaders, clerkship directors, clinical site leadership, faculty, and administrative staff to support a cohesive educational experience aligned with accreditation standards, institutional priorities, and medical education best practices. The successful candidate will maintain a clinical practice, contribute to pre-clinical and clinical teaching, and engage in scholarship and service consistent with faculty expectations. The position is at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor level. Salary is commensurate with academic rank, specialty, experience, qualifications, and clinical responsibilities. The position is subject to funding and is open until filled; it may close without prior notice.

Requirements

MD, DO, or equivalent medical degree.
Board certification in an ABMS- or AOA-recognized specialty.
Eligibility for unrestricted medical licensure in Florida.
Academic appointment at Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor rank, or qualifications sufficient for appointment at one of these ranks.
At least three years of experience teaching medical students in undergraduate medical education.
Experience working collaboratively with faculty, learners, and healthcare system partners.
Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

Five or more years of leadership experience in undergraduate medical education.
Leadership experience in medical education, such as clerkship director, course director, assistant or associate dean, residency leadership, or a similar role.
Experience overseeing clinical clerkships, particularly Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships, or multi-site educational programs.
Demonstrated success in curriculum development, assessment, program evaluation, and continuous quality improvement.
Experience with LCME accreditation standards and self-study processes.
Record of educational scholarship, presentations, publications, or grant activity.
Experience recruiting and developing clinical faculty and educational partnerships.
Experience leading competency-based assessment initiatives.
Experience working within a distributed clinical campus model.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and oversight of the Year 3 Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship curriculum across clinical training sites.
Collaborate with clinical site teams and stakeholders to foster communication, engagement, and partnerships.
Assist with planning, developing, implementing, and continuously improving clerkship objectives, curriculum content, instructional methods, and assessment strategies.
Co-direct the Synthesis and Transition Course to prepare students for advanced clinical training.
Partner with clerkship directors and interdisciplinary faculty leaders to develop and deliver the Year 3 Academic Half-Day curriculum.
Assist with administration of the Year 3 Lottery for rising third-year students.
Organize and conduct annual curricular events, including Visioning Night for rising fourth-year students.
Ensure comparable, high-quality educational experiences and learning environments across affiliated clinical sites.
Identify and develop clinical training sites to expand student educational opportunities.
Collaborate on Year 3 competency-based assessment activities with the Director of Institutional Competency Assessment and the Director of Professional Education Simulation Center.
Chair monthly Clerkship Director meetings and other curriculum oversight meetings as needed.
Monitor curriculum outcomes, student performance data, and accreditation metrics to support continuous quality improvement.
Participate in LCME accreditation activities, annual program evaluation, and curriculum governance.
Maintain an active clinical practice in the candidate's specialty.
Serve as a clinical role model and educator for medical students and other learners.
Support development of clinical training opportunities within affiliated healthcare systems.
Contribute to pre-clinical and clinical teaching, including lectures, small-group facilitation, case-based learning, clinical skills instruction, assessment, and curriculum development as assigned.
Collaborate with course directors and educational leaders to promote curriculum integration.
Contribute to educational scholarship, curriculum innovation, faculty development, and dissemination of scholarly work.
Participate in research or scholarship in the candidate's clinical specialty or area of expertise.
Participate in college, university, and professional service activities.
Engage in regional and national medical education organizations and professional societies.