Campus Associate Dean, MCG Wellstar Clinical Campus Position Available In Richmond, Georgia

Campus Associate Dean, MCG Wellstar Clinical Campus
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Job Summary
The Medical College or Gia (MCG) School of Medicine is pursuing the phased expansion of its medical class size in response to Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) guidance and state physician manpower needs. The current strategy involves the growth of the medical school class from to expanded utilization of MCG students, and the regional residential clinical campuses for rd and th year students across Gia.
In addition, the redesign of the MD curriculum, MCG +, has created new programming for student clinical education andpetency development statewide. The focal point of MCG’s curriculum and regionally distributed ‘hub & spoke’ MCG medical education network is the Office of Academic Affairs, which houses the Associate Dean for Regional Campus Coordination. The coitant goals of assuring educational equivalence, enhancing faculty quality, and embracing innovative teaching methodologies require significant curricular and programmatic coordination between the Augusta and regional campuses.
The associate dean will be the Medical College of Gia dean’s staff “presence” on the Wellstar Clinical Campus. The associate dean will report directly to the MCG Associate Dean for Regional Campus Coordination.
Responsibilities
Assume primary responsibility for locally administering a geographically separated (i.e., regional} clinical campus thatplies with all LCME expectations (%}
Academic administrative oversight responsibility for MCG medical students at the Wellstar campus, including all clinical teaching sites in the Wellstar system. Education will be the primary responsibility, but this individual will also serve as coordinator and liaison for research, activities of students, and for clinical care and continuing medical education of faculty. (%)
Work with the Associate Dean Regional Campus Coordination to develop, implement, and assess all clinical teaching experiences for MCG medical students at sites at Wellstar. (%)
Responsibilities include
Work with AHEC to identify and develop potential new clinical teaching sites in agreed­ upon disciplines. Sites could bemunitybased practice sites in the area, but also include development of teaching sites throughout the Wellstar system
Work with MCG, AHEC, and partnering health care entities (i.e., Health Systems) to maintain ongoing medical staff development in education skills for the volunteer, clinical faculty members
Liaise with appropriate individuals at MCG and Wellstar to coordinate and oversee all aspects of the students’ educational experience
Collaborate with the Associate Dean for Regional Campus Coordination, Associate Dean for Curriculum, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, and MCG Curriculum Oversight Committee to develop, implement, and assess high quality clinical learning experience
Interact closely with MCG students while they are on rotations at Wellstar. This includes meeting with each student and providing (or ensuring they receive) feedback on their performance, ensuring timely accuratepletion of all evaluations, ensuring students’pliance with meeting the expectations of the rotations (e.g., electronic tracking of experiences,pleting evaluations), and ensuring delivery of core curriculum content. This should be coordinated with MCG Career and Academic Advisors in Augusta.
Develop and implement student support services that aremensurate with the MCG parent campus for advising, counseling, and health care (%)
Work with AHEC and the Health Systems to identify residential housing for students (%)
Engage in educational scholarship related to development, implementation, and assessment of innovative educational programs (%)
Travel to MCG as frequently as needed, up to once per month to attend meetings, including Curriculum Oversight Committee and dean’s staff meetings (%)
annually on campus program progress, including operating costs and financial management of budgeted resources (%)
Required Qualifications
M.D., or DO degree
Academic qualifications necessary for an MCG faculty appointment (Associate or Full Professor)
Personalmitment to medical educational excellence
Enthusiasm to serve as a faculty role model as demonstrated by teaching and mentoring medical students, engaging in faculty development, and serving as an educational administrator (overseeing campus staff and coordinating the Health Systems)
Candidates should have MD curriculum andor program management experience; with several years of experience in academic program administration at an LCMEaccredited medical school preferred
Willingness and capacity to travel to site visitmunity teaching sites at an average days week, and to travel to MCG at least monthly
Associate Professor Mid level career faculty member with at least five years at rank of Assistant Professor orparable training, background, and experience.
Professor Senior level career faculty member with at least five years at the rank of Associate Professor orparable training, background, and experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of the Wellstar system is preferred
Strong interpersonal skills
Ability to collaborate effectively with dean’s staff peers and fulltime andmunitybased faculty
Ability to multitask at both oncampus and offsite venues
Strong verbalwrittenmunication skills (i.e., focused reported forto leadership)
Ability to collect and mage data to track site development and performance oues
Strong team building and conflict resolution skills
Strategically prioritize resources necessary for program support through participation in the annual budgetary process
ShiftSalaryBenefits
This position is fiscal year based and works yearround.
The intended workmitment or fulltime equivalent (FTE) for this position is . and considered fulltime.
Salary andpensation ismensurate with education, experience, and achievements. The salary is subject to availability of funds.
Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid holidays, vacation leave, sick leave, generous retirement plans, tuition waiver, wellness options, and Also, our fulltime employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.
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Associate Professor Salary andpensation ismensurate with education, experience, and achievements. The salary is subject to availability of funds.
Professor Salary andpensation ismensurate with education, experience, and achievements. The salary is subject to availability of funds.
CollegeDepartment Information
The Medical College of Gia is one of the nation’s largest medical schools by class size, with students per class. The educational experience is anchored by the main campus in Augusta, regional clinical campuses for third and fourthyear students across the state and a second fouryear campus in Athens in partnership with the University of Gia. MCG’s expanding partnerships with physicians and hospitals across Gia currently provides about sites w students can experience the full spectrum of medicine, fromplex care hospitals to smalltown solo practices. MCG and its teaching hospitals also provide postgraduate education to more than residents and fellows in different Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Educationapproved programs. Our researchers and clinicians focus on what most impacts the health of Gia’s and America’s children and adults, including cardiovascular biology and disease, cancer, neurosciences and behavioral sciences, public and preventive health, regenerative and reparative medicine, personalized medicine and genomics. Our physician faculty also their expertise with physicians and patients at about clinics and hospitals statewide.
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