SOMA - RDME ASSISTANT PROFESSOR .2 FTE (VISALIA, CA)

A.T. Still University's School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) is seeking a part-time Regional Director of Medical Education to facilitate student rotations in the Visalia, California Community Health Center (CHC).

This position reports to the Assistant Dean of Clinical Education.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Facilitate small group sessions and medical skills sessions.
• Deliver curriculum.
• Monitor student progress and perform student evaluations and advisement sessions.
• Work with ATSU-SOMA Course Directors.
• Attend faculty development sessions and community partner conference calls.
• Use technology to promote student learning and distance education.
• Facilitate student rotations in CHC and affiliated hospitals and clinics.
• Assist students in developing and implementing community-based projects.
• Mentor students regarding policies, standards and career planning.
• Seek out potential ATSU Hometown Scholar candidates in CHC community.
• Assist ATSU-SOMA with Clery Act compliance at CHC site.
• Mentor students regarding policies, standards, and career planning.
• Facilitate small group sessions and medical skills sessions in the classroom.
• Facilitate monthly Grand Rounds.
• Monitor and evaluate student progress.
• Conduct regular student advisement sessions.
• Develop and coordinate core and elective clinical rotation opportunities.
• Facilitate hospital and clinic affiliations.
• Oversee curricular content delivery.
• Attend faculty development sessions and receive updates.
• Use technology to promote student learning and distance education.
• Facilitate community-based projects and Epidemiology-Biostatistics classroom sessions.
• Facilitate and supervise exam proctoring as needed.
• Return to the Mesa campus on an annual basis to receive faculty development updates.
• Participate in graduation ceremonies.
• Support and Participate in medical education research.
• Oversee delivery of curricular content from Mesa campus via distance technology.
• Deliver interactive presentations.
• Work with local and Mesa faculty and support staff toward student success.
• Facilitate osteopathic curricular content (instruction in osteopathic principles and techniques) using local or regional faculty.
• The Regional Director of Medical Education will be working with standardized patients, human patient simulators, and other medical education technology (additional training provided).
• Distance learning techniques and use of WebCT or similar software will be required (faculty development provided).
• Possible distance participation on University committees.
• Will help identify and recruit faculty.
• Facilitate clinical correlation experiences, and perform other functions as assigned.

Education & Experience Required :

• DO or MD degree with specialty certification strongly desired.
• College plus postgraduate studies required.
• Five to ten years of experience required.
• Clinical practice experience; small group facilitation; curriculum development; working as part of a team;

willingness to learn and apply new skills.

Willingness to learn and utilize distance learning technologies; curriculum development skills; team participation;

student evaluation.

Must have basic computer skills.

Annual Compensation Range Based on Part-Time : $30,000 - $38,000