Director of Didactic Education

Position Title:

Director of Didactic Education Department:

Physician Assistant Program -

Phoenix Position Type:

Faculty Qualifications:

Required:

Physcian Assistant Certified (PA-C) Master's Degree State Licensure (or license-eligible) 2+ years of experience in PA education

Application Instructions:

Please attach the folowing to your application: CV/Resume Cover page indicating interest in position.

Description:

Responsible for development, implementation, delivery and oversight of the didactic phase curriculum and assessment.

Reports to:

PA Program Director FTE:

1.0

Duties:

Works with the Program Director and Director of Clinical Education to develop and implement a comprehensive, progressive didactic curriculum Works with the Program Director and Director of Clinical Education develop and implement horizontal and longitudinal goals and learning objectives within the curriculum to ensure a system of progressive student learning and assessment across the continuum of the program Works with the Program Director and Director of Clinical Education to develop a strategy to design, implement and maintain curricular mapping of the didactic phase of the PA curriculum Implements and oversees the ongoing delivery and evaluation of the didactic phase of the program Development, implementation and oversight of the didactic curriculum and assessment plan for the didactic phase of the program Serves as program liaison to the Biomedical Science and Medical School faculty to facilitate integration of biomedical sciences into the didactic curriculum Assigns course directors for each course within the didactic curriculum Course director or co-director as assigned Classroom instruction and small group facilitation in the PA program in areas of expertise Chair, Didactic Education Committee Develops and participates in student assessment and evaluation Provides student advising Contributes to application evaluation, interviews and selection of matriculating students Participates in site visits to clinical preceptors, as needed Participates in the ongoing program evaluation and accreditation processes Scholarly activity in areas of research interest Serves on university and School of Medicine committees, as requested

EEO Statement:

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