Visiting Teaching Assistant Professor - HSE

University of Illinois Chicago•Rockford, IL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a major urban public research university and the largest university in Chicago, serving over 34,000 students. It is recognized as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI), and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). UIC offers a wide range of academic programs across 16 colleges, with a strong emphasis on research and student success. This position is eligible for benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents. The selected individual will serve as the Associate Director for the Doctoring and Clinical Skills (DoCS) course for M1 and M2 medical students. This role involves teaching and administering the DoCS course, which focuses on history-taking, physical examination, clinical reasoning, and patient communication, with an emphasis on empathetic patient trust-building. The successful candidate will be involved in curriculum development, teaching, and assessment of clinical skills, utilizing methods such as simulation, small groups, lectures, case discussions, and standardized patient encounters. Collaboration with faculty across the UICOM system is essential to ensure consistent delivery of these skills.

Requirements

MD or DO degree, or equivalent terminal clinical degree appropriate to the position
Board-certified in family medicine
Must meet the criteria for the rank of Clinical Assistant Professor

Nice To Haves

Previous teaching experience in higher education or medical education
Experience with simulation or standardized patient education
Experience teaching clinical skills to medical students

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Director of Doctoring and Clinical Skills Course at Rockford Campus.
Participate in cross-campus DoCS planning meetings to ensure comparability across the college.
Design and update sessions within the DoCS course.
Teach lectures and workshops within the Doctoring and Clinical Skills course.
Grade and provide feedback to students within the DoCS course.
Collaborate with the Director of Phase 1 curriculum to finalize the DoCS course schedule in a timely manner.
Coordinate with DoCS volunteer faculty and student educators in the M4 DoCS Mentoring elective.
Collaborate with Director of Phase 2/3, Director of Simulation and Simulation Coordinator, and DoCS Coordinator as needed.
Assist with Standardized Patient program activities to update scripts for simulation and SP events, and assist in training for Standardized Patients.
Lead either the M1 or M2 Doctoring and Clinical Skills Course at the Rockford campus serving in the role of course director.
Mentor students in the area of clinical skills in assigned small groups.
Teach lectures and workshops in additional phase 1 courses as needed to reinforce concepts in the Doctoring and Clinical Skills course.
Teach lectures and workshops in the M4 DoCS Mentoring elective.
Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.