University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Clinical Skills Course Director - Clerkships/Open Rank
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas, us, 78540
Office LocationThe University of Texas Rio Grande Valley1201 W. University DriveHuman ResourcesMASS Building 2nd FloorEdinburg, TX 78539Edinburg: (956) 665-2451Brownsville: (956) 882-8205Office hours:Monday-Friday8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Clinical Skills Course Director - Clerkships/Open Rank
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The UTRGV SOM seeks to hire a highly qualified faculty to lead and teach clinical skills and simulation within the clerkship curriculum of the medical education program. The Clinical Skills Course Director will ensure innovative clinical skills, simulation, and assessment are implemented while applying best practices and the most up-to-date techniques. The identified faculty will be expected to design, implement and assess a comprehensive and cohesive course within the curriculum that ensures fulfillment of standards for exceptional clinical skills competencies in line with the SOM medical education program objectives, the central curricular authority committee, and LCME standards.The identified faculty will facilitate, plan and implement OSCEs within the curriculum and develop innovative assessments to evaluate student’s clinical competence in history taking, physical examination, differential diagnoses development, medical documentation (H&P, SOAP notes) and patient-centered communication. The faculty will also be required to utilize clinical skills and simulation curricular/educational technology platforms (i.e. Simulation IQ, Blackboard, Progress IQ, One4, etc.) to collect data and monitor student’s progress in achieving annual milestones and competence.Position has a full-time instructional mandate, and the recruited candidate must be committed to excellence in teaching and mentoring of third and fourth-year medical students, in addition to contributing to associated activities such as curricular/course development, or the implementation of new and innovative pedagogies. In addition to their instructional responsibilities, faculty are encouraged to pursue scholarly activities, especially in areas related to medical education. All faculty are expected to contribute to the SOM via participation in service-related activities including committee/workgroup membership and other volunteer efforts.Minimum Qualifications
M.D., D.O., P.A., N.P. or equivalent degree and prior experience in simulation in academic medicine.Discipline Specific Required Qualifications
Clinical Skills and simulation teaching background or certification.Preferred Qualifications
Teaching experience in an LCME-accredited medical school.Salary
Commensurate with qualifications and experience.Desired Start Date
10/01/2023EEO Statement
It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status.Open Date
06/25/2024Close Date
Additional InformationUTRGV is a distributed institution. As such and as assigned, the position may require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is performed primarily in a general office environment. This position is security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215.Special Instructions to Applicants
Texas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English to demonstrate proficiency in English as determined by a satisfactory paper-based test score of 500 (computer-based of 173 or internet-based of 61) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a satisfactory test score of 6.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Incomplete applications will not be considered. All positions are subject to budget approval.
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Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening. To apply for the position, please click the
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link/button.Please see Special Instructions for more details.
Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Social Security Number *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission.Position Information
The UTRGV SOM seeks to hire a highly qualified faculty to lead and teach clinical skills and simulation within the clerkship curriculum of the medical education program. The Clinical Skills Course Director will ensure innovative clinical skills, simulation, and assessment are implemented while applying best practices and the most up-to-date techniques. The identified faculty will be expected to design, implement and assess a comprehensive and cohesive course within the curriculum that ensures fulfillment of standards for exceptional clinical skills competencies in line with the SOM medical education program objectives, the central curricular authority committee, and LCME standards.The identified faculty will facilitate, plan and implement OSCEs within the curriculum and develop innovative assessments to evaluate student’s clinical competence in history taking, physical examination, differential diagnoses development, medical documentation (H&P, SOAP notes) and patient-centered communication. The faculty will also be required to utilize clinical skills and simulation curricular/educational technology platforms (i.e. Simulation IQ, Blackboard, Progress IQ, One4, etc.) to collect data and monitor student’s progress in achieving annual milestones and competence.Position has a full-time instructional mandate, and the recruited candidate must be committed to excellence in teaching and mentoring of third and fourth-year medical students, in addition to contributing to associated activities such as curricular/course development, or the implementation of new and innovative pedagogies. In addition to their instructional responsibilities, faculty are encouraged to pursue scholarly activities, especially in areas related to medical education. All faculty are expected to contribute to the SOM via participation in service-related activities including committee/workgroup membership and other volunteer efforts.Minimum Qualifications
M.D., D.O., P.A., N.P. or equivalent degree and prior experience in simulation in academic medicine.Discipline Specific Required Qualifications
Clinical Skills and simulation teaching background or certification.Preferred Qualifications
Teaching experience in an LCME-accredited medical school.Salary
Commensurate with qualifications and experience.Desired Start Date
10/01/2023EEO Statement
It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status.Open Date
06/25/2024Close Date
Additional InformationUTRGV is a distributed institution. As such and as assigned, the position may require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is performed primarily in a general office environment. This position is security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215.Special Instructions to Applicants
Texas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English to demonstrate proficiency in English as determined by a satisfactory paper-based test score of 500 (computer-based of 173 or internet-based of 61) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a satisfactory test score of 6.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Incomplete applications will not be considered. All positions are subject to budget approval.
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