Senior Clerkship Phase Director

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Office of Medical Education (OME) with the University of Colorado’s School of Medicine (SOM) is searching for a Senior Clerkship Phase Director. The School of Medicine’s Office of Medical Education has transitioned the core clinical curriculum into an LIC model, as part of a larger scale full curriculum overhaul. Core clinical education will occur in a longitudinal, integrated fashion primarily in an outpatient setting, with targeted hospital-based training called immersions placed during the core clinical year. Core competencies will be taught encompassing care of adults, children, and pregnant patients taught by providers representing the disciplines of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, surgery, and emergency medicine. A longitudinal integrated clerkship (LIC) was created based on three foundational characteristics of an effective, core clinical educational environment: Student participation in comprehensive care of patients over time, Presence of a continuous, learning relationship with those patients' clinicians, and Meeting a majority of core clinical competencies in an ongoing, continuous fashion through those experiences.

Requirements

Applicants must be able to obtain an Instructor faculty appointment at the University of Colorado School of Medicine
Applicants must be a board-certified physician with an MD or DO from an accredited University
Applicants must have permission from their clinic or department to assume role
Candidates must be able to obtain a Senior Instructor faculty appointment at the University of Colorado School of Medicine
Candidates must be able to obtain an Assistant Professor faculty appointment at the University of Colorado School of Medicine
Candidates must be able to obtain an Associate Professor faculty appointment at the University of Colorado School of Medicine
Candidates must be able to obtain a Professor faculty appointment (open rank) at the University of Colorado School of Medicine
Rank at the time of appointment will be based on the candidate’s demonstrated contributions and experience in teaching, clinical, research, and/or service to the field.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship. We are unable to provide work visa sponsorship and employment authorization for this position now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Program management and coordination skills
Ability to communicate and collaborate with students, faculty, and leadership team members
Experience in medical education and curriculum development
Experience working effectively with blended teams
Demonstrate an interest in medical student education
Excellent written and oral communication.
Interprofessional leadership and teamwork skills.
Ability to work with a diverse group.
Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines
Flexibility and the ability to adapt various skills
Comfort communicating with students, faculty, and community stakeholders
Excellent program management, time management and organizational skills
Attention to details
Ability to represent the University in a professional manner

Responsibilities

Participate in Foothills administrative team meetings
Support of calendaring and scheduling of Foothills curriculum
Support of LIC Close-to-home process and LIC student match
Chair or support of chair for all CPCC task forces to ensure accountability and deliverables
Co-Chair CPCC meetings, aiding in the development of the agenda, review of minutes, ensuring deliverables are achieved, and planning committee work
Oversight of artificial intelligence evolving processes and policies related to AI in clinical education including: Chair of Foothills AI work group, Close collaboration with AEO innovation lead and digital health content director, Close tracking of clinical partners’ rapidly changing AI adoption and policy changes to allow flexibility and adaptation in clinical medical education, Lead communication of evolving processes with stakeholders including CCDs, LIC directors, liaisons, and preceptors
Lead hiring and onboarding of LIC directors and liaisons
Participate or chair searches, lead role in logistics of searches
Develop and lead onboarding and orientation for and liaisons in coordination with administrative staff
Supervise liaison performance: Collaborate with LIC directors and CCDs for periodic performance review for all liaisons, Provide targeted feedback and coaching for liaisons identified to need additional support
Through the supervision of liaisons, lead in management of liaison work in key workflow areas that require close communication and collaboration with both LIC directors and CCDs: Preceptor recruitment and equitable student assignment to sites, Delivery of core Foothills curriculum, Implementation of assessment processes
Close collaboration with Assistant Dean of Clerkships to identify LIC sites and/or liaisons that require focused problem-solving, then employ a broad perspective and LIC director lens to address gaps and bridge communication to CCD
Attend collaborative monthly meetings with Clinical Pillar Director, Asst Dean of Clerkships, and each CCD to represent concerns and solutions raised by liaisons
Ensure close collaboration between directors, curriculum managers, coordinators, CCDs and liaisons with variable needs between LIC sites including lead role on AMC campus of coordination of cross-LIC collaborations
Support faculty development across the phase with oversight of programming delivered annually to all preceptors and locally by LICs including faculty manuals and new faculty orientation
Support in planning and execution of faculty retreats
Oversight of student orientation materials update annually
Participation in end-of-year concentration/exploration celebration events
Support of individual students on as needed basis
Participate in LIC director faculty development for support of struggling students
Direct supervision of specialty liaisons associated with the Community Health, Children’s Hospital, Highlands Ranch, University Hospital, and VA LICs
Indirect supervision (“dotted line”) supervision in collaboration with LIC directors of specialty liaisons associated with the Colorado Springs, Denver Health, Kaiser Permanente, Longmont/Boulder and Northern Colorado LICs