Associate Dean, Curricular Affairs

Job Description

The Associate Dean, Curricular Affairs leads the curriculum of the MD program, managing the overall operations, budget, and personnel.

This role determines budgetary priorities and supervises the development of annual budgets for all units under direct supervision for submission and approval.

Manages directors and supervisors, ensuring their leadership and supervision are fiscally responsible, effective at achieving departmental goals, and supportive of the UNR Med culture.

Ensures faculty, student, and staff participation in departmental and school-wide activities as appropriate to their role.

Communicates and liaises with departmental chairs with the goal of collaborative curricular work. Supports and creates a positive, diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for faculty, staff, and students.

Identifies professional development opportunities for faculty and staff.

The Associate Dean, Curricular Affairs is responsible for the design and execution of all curricular activities across the four-year undergraduate medical education (MD) program through the administration, program management, and ongoing curricular renovation activities.

Ensures alignment of curricular and medical education practices with accreditation standards.

Directs and supervises curricular design, implementation and student evaluation and coordinates the associated educational programs.

Designs, reviews, and updates (as needed) school-wide curricular, assessment and advancement policies.

In collaboration with the Assistant Dean, Institutional Assessment and Accreditation and the Faculty Accreditation Lead (FAL), oversees all LCME accreditation elements related to the MD curriculum and collaborates with other leaders on school wide LCME accreditation activities.

Reviews and acts on MD program evaluation data with the goal of ongoing curricular improvement. Provides reports in mutually agreed upon timeframes to the Assistant Dean of Institutional Assessment and Accreditation, FAL and the Continuous Quality Improvement Committee as requested.

Collaborates with academic department chairs, unit leaders, and clinical partners and affiliates to ensure sufficiency and diversity of clinical sites for undergraduate medical education, develop and maintain high quality learner instruction as guided by pedagogical best practices and direction from the Medical Education Steering Committee (MESC).

Assigns financial support as appropriate and review performance data for academic and administrative faculty who contribute to the curriculum.

Collaborates with the Assistant Dean, Admissions and Associate Dean, Student Affairs in development and implementation of student support services relevant to the medical education program (academic support, career advising).

Collaborates on outreach and recruitment programming for prospective students.

Supports a positive learning environment by serving on the Student Affairs and Personnel Committee, developing policies that support the success of students in the MD program, and ensuring that annual tasks for maintaining the learning environment are completed.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated leadership experience, teaching experience, and a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and cultural humility.

This candidate will also demonstrate professionalism, collaboration, innovation, and success strategically achieving results in student-centric medical education.

Required Qualifications

MD, DO, MD-PhD, DO-PhD or equivalent and three years of professional experience in medical education leadership at an accredited (e.

g. LCME) medical school.

Compensation Grade

variable and dependent upon clinical specialty and experience. Candidates may be considered for the ranks of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor.

Total Compensation

The total compensation package includes a negotiable competitive salary, moving allowance (if applicable), a rich retirement plan, health insurance options that include dental and vision, life insurance, long-term disability, annual and sick leave along with many other benefits.

Additionally, there is a grant-in-aid educational benefit for faculty and dependents. For more information, please visit :

Department Contact

Kristen Alexander

Director, OAA Operations

Meghan Davidson

Faculty Recruiter

Exempt

Full-Time Equivalent

100.0%

Required Attachment(s)

1) Resume / CV

2) Letters of Application (Cover letter)

3) Three professional references (include name, title, company / organization, email address, phone number)

4) One-page inclusivity statemen t : Please write a brief statement (one page maximum) about how you would contribute toward our mission of creating a culturally inclusive environment in the role for which you are applying.

Please also highlight contributions you have made to this goal in your previous role(s).

Required UNR Med Recruitment Survey

Please complete the survey at the link below; this 1-2 minute survey will allow us to understand our current status and the effectiveness of our efforts in promoting diversity and inclusion at UNR Med.

Survey data will not be accessible by the department for which you are applying or the recruitment team.

University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med)

For over 50 years the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) has trained physicians who are leading the way to 'A Healthy Nevada', nation, and world.

Community-based and research-intensive, UNR Med is committed to our four-part mission of education, research, clinical service, and diversity.

We show this commitment through our demonstrated core values : people are our strength, we innovate and improve, we serve with integrity, and we success with trust and respect.

The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is an inclusive and engaged community. We recognize that diverse faculty and leaders add value to the educational experience and promote excellence in our teaching, patient care, and research missions.

We seek applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences who will contribute to our mission and uphold our core values.

Our mission has guided our growth in graduating the next generation of primary and specialty care physicians and medical researchers while maintaining personalized instruction.

The School of Medicine has statewide outreach with a local touch providing patient care, health services, and training physicians in Reno, Nevada and in the state’s rural communities.

We are expanding provider education to train medical specialists as Medical Doctors as well as Speech Pathologists and Physician Assistants.

We are actively expanding technologically-advanced infrastructure to keep pace with our world-class research to meet the needs of students, patients, and researchers.

We seek to create an environment that serves all who enter our doors, from the physicians who teach our learners to our employees, patients, and students.

This posting is open until filled

Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. This search will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made.

Posting Close Date

Note to Applicant

A background check will be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

HR will attempt to verify academic credentials upon receipt of hiring documents. If the academic credentials cannot be verified, HR will notify the faculty member that an official transcript of their highest degree must be submitted within thirty days of the faculty member’s first day of employment.

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

Applicants hired on a federal contract may be subject to E-Verify.

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

For positions that require driving, evidence of a valid driver's license will be required at the time of employment and as a condition of continued employment.

Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.

University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine