Clinical Associate Professor/Clinical Professor - Assistant Dean for Clinical Skills (Finance)
Department: Clinical Sciences
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Description:
The Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston invites applications for a non-tenure track Clinical Associate Professor/Clinical Professor - Assistant Dean for Clinical Skills.
Reporting to the Associate Dean for Medical Education, the Assistant Dean for Clinical Skills plays a pivotal role in ensuring the excellence of our graduates' clinical skills through leadership and integration of clinical skills teaching, experience, and assessment for medical students throughout the four-year curriculum. This position is instrumental in developing exceptionally skilled and compassionate physicians.
Reports to this position: Director of Clinical Skills Center, SP educator, administrative staff of clinical skills center
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership and Oversight:
• Provide strategic leadership and vision for Clinical Skills education, the Clinical Skills Center, simulation activities, and the standardized patient program.
• Collaborate with faculty, course and clerkship directors, administrators, and stakeholders to ensure alignment of clinical skills education with institutional goals and accreditation standards.
• Supervise and support staff, faculty, and other instructors involved in clinical skills education, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
Curriculum Integration:
• Work closely with faculty, course directors, curriculum committees, and medical education leadership to integrate clinical skills education seamlessly throughout the medical school curriculum.
• Develop and implement strategies to ensure the progressive development and mastery of clinical skills across all phases of medical education.
• Collaborate with basic science and clinical faculty to enhance the integration of clinical skills with foundational knowledge, clinical reasoning, and health systems science.
Teaching and Assessment:
• Oversee the design, implementation, and evaluation of teaching methods and assessment tools for clinical skills education.
• Develop and deliver faculty development programs to enhance teaching effectiveness and assessment reliability.
• Ensure the use of best practices in assessment, including direct observation, simulation, standardized patients, and objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs).
Clinical Skills Center and Simulation:
• Direct the operation and resources of the Clinical Skills Center and simulation facilities, ensuring optimal functionality and accessibility for students and faculty.
• Collaborate with center's simulation specialists and technical staff to develop and implement immersive and realistic simulated clinical encounters and learning scenarios.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of standardized patient and other simulation-based learning experiences and implement plans for quality improvement.
Standardized Patient Program:
• Oversee the recruitment, training, and evaluation of standardized patients to ensure the quality and consistency of interactions with medical students.
• Develop and maintain a diverse pool of standardized patients to represent a wide range of clinical scenarios and demographics.
• Oversee the scheduling and logistics of standardized patient encounters within the curriculum.
Qualifications:
• Medical degree (MD or DO) with board certification in a clinical specialty
• Significant experience in medical education, simulation, and clinical skills learning and assessment, preferably in a leadership role related to clinical skills education.
• Evidence of scholarship in medical education including assessment, evaluation, design, and/or curricular innovation.
• Strong understanding of educational theory, instructional design principles, and assessment methods.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in curriculum development, program evaluation, and accreditation processes.
• Familiarity with simulation-based education and standardized patient programs.
• Eligibility for appointment at the academic rank of Associate Professor or higher.
FTE: 0.7 to 0.8
Rank and Salary: Commensurate with academic achievements and experience
Required Attachments:
Teaching Philosophy or Statement, Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter/Letter of Application
Official transcripts are required for a faculty appointment and will be requested upon selection of the final candidates. All positions at the University of Houston are security sensitive and will require a criminal background check.
The policy of the University of Houston-System and its universities is to ensure equal opportunity in all its educational programs and activities, and all terms and conditions of employment without regard to age, race, color, disability, religion, national origin, ethnicity, military status, genetic information, sex (including gender and pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or status, or gender expression, except where such a distinction is required by law.
