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About The Position

Requirements

• Terminal degree such as an MD or DO degree from an accredited University.
• Board Certified Physician.
• Ability to obtain a faculty appointment (Instructor, Sr. Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor) at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

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.
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong understanding of clinical education models and medical education curricula.
• Ability to cultivate relationships with people who enjoy teaching, who can inspire students and support the educational process and values of life-long learning of the CU School of Medicine.

Responsibilities

• Oversight and coordination of inpatient immersion experiences for all LIC students enrolled in the LIC site.
• Develop protocols and systems to facilitate longitudinal patient care for students, including assisting with follow-up for patients admitted to inpatient treatment or referred to specialty care.
• Recruitment and oversight of preceptors who work longitudinally with students.
• Provide ongoing education to faculty and housestaff about student roles in patient care and best practices for teaching LIC students.
• Provide ongoing faculty development to preceptors regarding longitudinal precepting, mentoring, and assessment skills.
• Collaborate closely with Clinical Core Directors (CCDs) to ensure LIC students achieve competency and comparability in all required domain aspects of the clerkship.
• Develop all specialty-specific didactic content in conjunction with the CCD and Basic Science Content Directors.
• Facilitate/teach specialty-specific didactic sessions over the course of the year or recruit faculty speakers.
• Assist with the regular assessment of students, including direct observation, identifying students needing support, collaborating with CCD on remediation plans, gathering assessments and feedback from supervisors, creating summary reports of student progress, and participating in grading meetings.
• Assist with the administration of the LIC programs at the LIC site as needed.
• Involvement in direct student teaching as an LIC preceptor.
• Participation in and attendance at monthly LIC site meetings.
• Participation in and attendance at monthly CCD specialty liaison meetings.
• Must be responsive to email and text communications in a timely manner from students, faculty, and program and school leadership.
• Must engage with School of Medicine information technology platforms and learning management systems.

Benefits

• Generous leave
• Health plans
• Retirement contributions