Pharmacology Faculty

Art and Wellness Enterprises•Bentonville, AR

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) is seeking an experienced educator to help design and deliver an innovative four-year medical school curriculum that engages medical students through active and novel learning. The Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Pharmacology is a full-time, non-tenure foundational sciences educator. Rank will be assigned commensurate with experience and qualifications. The faculty member works on an interdisciplinary team to provide broad-based training for medical students. Foundational sciences are integrated throughout all four years of the curriculum. The role calls for teaching excellence and collaboration with faculty across curriculum phases and disciplines, including developing clinically relevant cases and learning activities and contributing to formative and summative assessments. Relevant experience may span pharmacology, microbiology, pathology, and pharmacogenomics. AWSOM is a nonprofit, four-year MD program founded in 2021 that incorporates the arts, humanities, and whole health principles into medical education. Its state-of-the-art facility is located on the Crystal Bridges campus in Bentonville, Arkansas. The school has preliminary accreditation status from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.

Requirements

Doctoral degree (MD, DO, PhD, MD/PhD, PharmD, or equivalent) with specific training or experience in Pharmacology or a closely related field.
Experience delivering Pharmacology content in higher education.
Evidence of teaching excellence in higher education.
At least two years of experience in an LCME- or COCA-accredited undergraduate medical education or postgraduate education program, concentrated in pharmacology or a closely related field.

Nice To Haves

Experience in curricular development, review, or implementation in higher education.
Participation in interdisciplinary team endeavors, especially integration with medical microbiology content.
Demonstrated medical education expertise, including curriculum development, formulating and editing assessment tools, and delivering Pharmacology education.
Experience designing, delivering, and evaluating an integrated foundational science course.
Comfort with educational technologies and active learning methodologies such as CBL, PBL, and TBL.
Understanding of different assessment methods.

Responsibilities

Oversee the development and integration of all Pharmacology content, including clinically relevant narratives and assessment tools such as NBME-style multiple-choice questions.
Assess student performance in active learning sessions.
Develop and deliver instructional content using active learning methodologies.
Collaborate with faculty colleagues to create and deliver pre-session and in-session flipped classroom content.
Facilitate small- and large-group active learning, including case-based learning discussions and other small-group sessions.
Create foundational-science learning objectives and map them to the curriculum.
Use appropriate metrics and assessment methods to evaluate whether students meet learning objectives.
Collaborate with faculty and staff on continuous quality improvement of courses, sessions, activities, and assessments.
Participate actively in medical school leadership and groups, such as the Curriculum Committee and Admissions Committee.
Participate in professional development to enhance teaching, educational, and other skills relevant to the role.
Perform other duties as assigned.