Associate Dean Foundational Sciences

Department:
SOM Salina Administration
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Salina Campus

Position Title:
Associate Dean Foundational Sciences

Job Family Group:
Academic

Job Description Summary:
A 1.0 FTE tenure or non-tenure medical educator faculty member for the KU School of Medicine. This person will spend sixty percent of their time in administrative time overseeing the first two years of medical education for medical students completing their courses on the Salina campus. Thirty percent will be dedicated to teaching and ten percent towards research.

Job Description:
Required Qualifications

Education: Doctoral degree in biology, physiology, anatomy, biochemistry, pharmacology, genetics, or related health sciences field

Work Experience:
Five years of teaching experience in multiple courses with content relevant to medical student basic science education

Experience directing higher education courses

Preferred Qualifications
Education: Master's in Education

Work Experience:
Experience in psychometrics

Experience with coaching/mentoring students

Skills:
Demonstrated ability to develop effective mentoring relationships with students.

Administrative

Responsible for the organization of the Phase I curriculum on the Salina campus including coordination of schedules between the other campuses.

Ongoing liaison with Wichita and Kansas City Campus for phase 1 issues.

Collaborates with the Associate Dean of Clinical Experiences and the Anatomy/Clinical Skills director and to coordinate theoretical didactic classes and to ensure a smooth transition between Phase I and Phase II.

Represent and or serve in a leadership role for the Salina campus in various committee meeting, including but not limited to education strategy, phase I committees, education council, and ace curriculum meetings.

May be asked to represent the Salina campus to potential medical students by serving as a member of the admissions committee and participating in various recruiting programs.

Supervise the Phase I and Clinical Skills coordinator .

Work with the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs regarding all Phase I students.

Recruit, train, and oversee volunteer faculty facilitating a Phase I class.

Will annually provide budgetary needs for Phase 1

Direct the Phase 1 and Clinical Skills coordinator.

Educational

Manage scheduling of active-learning activities (CBCLs, PBLs, gross anatomy, and other small groups and labs) for 1st and 2nd year medical students on the Salina campus. These activities should be equivalent to those required on the Kansas City and Wichita campuses.

Recruit, train and oversee Phase 1 faculty.

Maintain a positive learning environment by frequently interacting with medical students and providing mentorship and tutoring.

Monitor the performance of students in Phase I.

Represent the Salina students in educational issues that may arise.

Teach Phase I students through lectures, small groups, or other sessions.

Write and review questions for lectures and attend block preview meetings.

Review questions for the NBME as required.

Attend educational conferences and webinars

Mentor Phase 1 students as needed

Attend Block Preview meetings

Research

Engage in scholarly activities in medical education (e.g., curricular innovations, educational outcomes, teaching methods)-this may include authoring publications, applying for educational grants, participating in national activities such as giving workshops, presenting abstracts, and serving as a member of education committees.

Required Documents

Resume/CV

Cover Letter

If selected as a final candidate for this position, you may be required to complete the Association of American of Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers. A copy of the Representations and Warranties document can be found here .

Comprehensive Benefits Package:
Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus nine paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

Employee Type:
Regular

Time Type:
Part time

Application Instructions:
To learn more and apply online, please visit https://kumc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/kumc-jobs/job/Salina-KS/Associate-Dean-Foundational-Sciences_JR005915 or go to https://careers.kumc.edu/ and search for position number JR005915.

Applications must be submitted directly through the KU Medical Center website to be considered for this position. Any applications submitted via email or this website will NOT be reviewed or considered.

About KU Medical Center:
The University of Kansas Medical Centers mission is to educate exceptional health care professionals through a full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional, postdoctoral and continuing education programs in the schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions. KU Medical Center also advances the health sciences through world-class research programs; provides compassionate and state-of-the-art patient care in an academic medical center environment; and works with communities in every Kansas county to improve the health of Kansans. Learn more at www.kumc.edu .

Benefits:
KUMC offers a range of great benefits that support employees and eligible family members. Our health insurance benefits begin on hire date and KUMC offers other exciting benefits such as paid parental leave, generous employer retirement contributions and other resources to improve health and well-being. For more information, please visit https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

KU is an EO/AAE. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information or protected Veteran status. http://policy.ku.edu/IOA/nondiscrimination

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