Faculty Educator

Job Summary

College of Medicine is seeking Faculty Educator - Foundations of Patient Care 2 for Tower Health Reading Campus.

• Work with co-course directors to develop new content and cases for student learning when appropriate for the course.
• Work with co-course directors to teach small groups in the courses including history and physical exam sessions, biopsychosocial topic sessions and bioethics sessions.
  Assist in recruiting and developing additional faculty for small group sessions when needed in both FPC 2.
• Work with co-course directors in training selected standardized patients as Patient Instructors for clinical skills sessions. Prepare training materials for them to be able to teach our students in workshops and play their patient roles for history and physicals.
• Be present for all focused history and physical exam sessions.
• Recruit and communicate with and train 4th year for the educational elective that partners with FPC2. Attend/provide training sessions for all 4th year elective activities. Oversee, facilitate, and edit content for problem focused history and physical exam sessions.
• Work with co-course director to oversee all evaluations done by 4th year and faculty.
• Facilitate physical exam workshops including breast, pelvic and genitourinary exams.
• Will assist with other course responsibilities as necessary to ensure smooth operation of the course.
• Will assist with editing and updating content for course website on Blackboard.
• Will attend appropriate meetings when possible, including ECC 1, 2, Clinical skills working group and Course Directors meeting.
• Develop and facilitate interprofessional learning experiences.
• Engage with faculty in different health professional schools to develop and implement learning experiences with a focus on the IPEC core competencies.
• Identify, track and support students in academic difficulty within the course/thread.
• Maintain a scholarly focus in education.
• Assist with Simulation as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a Medical Doctor.
• At least five years’ experience teaching in a graduate or medical education setting with evidence of effective teaching.

Preferred Qualifications

• MD/DO with expertise in Clinical Skills and Physician-Patient communication.
• Demonstrated success in working well with faculty, administrators, and students in an educational environment.

Physical Demand

• Typically sitting at a desk/table
• Typically standing, walking

Location

Reading Campus, Reading, PA

Special Instructions to the Applicant

Please make sure you upload your CV/resume and cover letter when submitting your application.

Review of applicants will begin once a suitable candidate pool is identified.