Principal Faculty – Physician Assistant Program(25-39) Position Available In Florence, South Carolina

Francis Marion University and the School of Health Sciences invites applications for a Principal Faculty member in the Physician Assistant Program. This is a twelve-month, full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor in the Physician Assistant Studies program. The faculty member will support program assessment efforts in collaboration with the program director, and perform departmental duties including lecturing/teaching, student advising/mentoring, scholarship, and participation on program, department, and university wide committees.

• Faculty may designate a practice/clinicday that works within the class schedule/department processes.(The practice/clinic day at times may be modified or changed depending on Program/curriculum need)

• Qualifications:

• Licensure or eligibility for South Carolina licensure as a physician assistant
• NCCPA board certification, recommended
• 3 or more years of clinical experience
• Experience in PA/medical education, classroom teaching and PA education
• Terminal degree for profession required; and
• Commitment to excellence in teaching, advising, and mentoring.
• Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
• Participate in the quality and content of the didactic and/or clinical curriculum
• Serve as a student advisor
• Engage in curriculum development related to current and new courses
• Develop and deliver lectures, laboratory and small group interactive sessions as assigned
• Assist with the ongoing evaluation of sites used for supervised clinical experiences
• Screen and evaluate candidates for admission into the PA Program
• Participate in the evaluation of student performance
• Participate in continuous self-study activities to maintain program accreditation
• Participate in appropriate professional development activities
• Select teaching and evaluation strategies appropriate to the students and setting
• Create a climate that is conducive to learning
• Provide and maintain a reliable schedule of office hours for student advising, tutoring, remediation, and consultation
• Participate in program, department, and university-wide committees and meetings
• Maintain a personal professional development plan, which may include research or other creative activities, to assure growth and currency within the academic field
• Display behavior consistent with professional ethics.

• Formal Accountability:

• Reports to the Program Director of the Physician Assistant Studies Program.

Francis Marion University (FMU) is a state-supported, regional university located in Florence, South Carolina. FMU has been named a Great College to Work For since 2013, as determined by the Chronicle of Higher Education-sponsored survey of higher education institutions. In addition, it has been recognized for its excellence in education by several national ranking agencies, among them the

• US News and World Report
• survey, which has named FMU as one of its top regional universities in the South for more than a decade.

Candidates will find Florence, South Carolina to be an excellent place to live. Florence enjoys award winning schools, affordable cost of living, excellent healthcare, and robust recreational programs including sports, community events, and festivals. Florence is a growing city with a vibrant arts culture. Within a few-hours drive are several metropolitan areas, including Columbia, South Carolina; Charleston, South Carolina; Charlotte, North Carolina; Savannah, Georgia, and a short drive to the northeastern South Carolina beaches. Florences thriving downtown was recently awarded the prestigious Great American Main Street Award, which recognizes communities for their excellence in comprehensive preservation-based commercial district revitalization.

The Physician Assistant Program is in the new, state of the art, Luther F. Carter Center for Healt Sciences, which is also home to FMUs Graduate Nursing, Graduate Psychology, and Occupational Therapy programs. Located directly across the street in the Hugh and Jean Leatherman Medical Education Complex is the FMU Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) program and in-house Psychology ABA and SLP clinics.