SOMA - Assistant Dean Clinical Education

A.T. Still University's School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) invites applications for Assistant Dean of Clinical Education on the Mesa, Arizona campus. The Assistant Dean of Clinical Education provides leadership, direction, and supervision in the development, management, assessment, and review of outcomes related to ATSU-SOMA’s clinical clerkships. Through these activities, this position helps ATSU-SOMA meet accreditation standards for clinical clerkships, which substantially supports the mission and vision of ATSU-SOMA. This position reports directly to ATSU-SOMA’s Associate Dean of Clinical Education and Services.

The Assistant Dean of Clinical Education supervises the Clinical Education Department and ensures accreditation standards are met consistently for the clerkship years across ATSU-SOMA Community Health Center (CHC) partner sites and all clinical experiences (OMS II-IV).

Major Job Duties:

• Provides leadership in the production, process, and review of all materials and documentation needed to meet COCA accreditation standards applicable to the clinical clerkships.
• Provides leadership and awareness to ensure students and faculty can meet the expectations abiding by university and school policies and the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) as they relate to the clinical clerkship years.
• Assessment and maintenance of Student Complaints processes for the clinical experience/clerkship years.
• Works collaboratively with Associate and Assistant Dean of Curricular Integration and Med skills Course director to ensure students and faculty can meet the expectations of COCA and HLC accreditation standards during clinical experiences in second year.
• Oversees the operations and personnel of the Clinical Education Department and performs biannual (mid-year, end of year) performance evaluations for the Clinical Education Department Manager.
• Oversees the annual review of the Clinical Education manual to ensure it aligns with the most updated standards, policies and procedures.
• Oversees the Regional Directors of Medical Education (RDME) and oversees their yearly performance evaluation process.
• Evaluates externally and internally created software for best automated practices clinical/clerkship operational management materials, data collection and data analysis and recommends these products to the Associate Dean for Clinical Education and Services and Associate and Assistant Dean of Curricular Integration and UME dept. as appropriate for further evaluation and potential implementation.
• Performs systematic review of the discipline-specific Clinical Rotation Evaluations (CRE), logs of diagnoses, and logs of procedures for students by CHC partner site, preceptor, and rotation site.
• Provides leadership in creating action plans specific to CHC partner site and/or rotation site when issues and/or deficiencies are identified.
• Oversees the reassessment of the rotation site or CHC partner site once action plan has been put into place.
• Performs systematic review of the preceptor and site-specific Student Evaluations of Rotation (SER) across all CHC partner sites. Creates action plans for remedy or remediation when issues or deficiencies are identified. Oversees the reassessment of the clinical faculty member or preceptor once action plan has been put into place.
• Oversees grading requirements and student records for accurate maintenance and timely submission of student grades to the Registrar Office.
• Assists annually in the MSPE process in collaboration with the Dean and with the Assistant Dean of Student Achievement.
• Assists in the development of clinical/clerkship requirement training materials for new clinical faculty members and preceptors.
• Provides biannual dashboard assessment to the community partner site leadership.
• Ensures RDMEs complete annual Core rotation site visits.
• Provides annual assessment (report card) for each CHC partner site (student comments/feedback regarding rotation site and preceptor) for rotation enhancement.
• Visits clerkship locations to provide on-site evaluation and recommendations as assigned by the Associate Dean of Clinical Education and Services.
• Works collaboratively with the Associate Dean for Clinical Education and Services, Associate & Assistant Dean of Curricular Integration, and Assistant Dean of Clinical Curriculum.
• Works collaboratively with the Associate Dean for Clinical Education and Services, Associate & Assistant Dean of Curricular Integration, and Assistant Dean of Clinical Curriculum to meet state licensing requirements.
• In collaboration with the Chair of the Department of Public Health/Director of MPH Program, ensures students enrolled in the DO/MPH program meet their clinical requirements for graduation (DO degree).
• Remains current regarding development and best practices in clinical medicine and maintain medical licensure and appropriate certification in good standing.
• Attends national AACOM Clinical Educators meetings and annual Educating Leaders conference.
  Participation in ATSU-SOMA committees.
• Other duties as assigned by ATSU-SOMA leadership in keeping with the purpose of the School.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership in the production, process, and review of all materials and documentation needed to meet COCA accreditation standards applicable to the clinical clerkships.
• Ensure each community partner site meets the COCA standard for Core clinical clerkship experiences.
• Lead the Community Partners Conference Call meeting.
• Assist in the recruitment of clinical sites for clerkship experiences.
• Assist in the recruitment of clinical sites for remediation clerkship experiences.
• Develop and maintain relationships with local, regional, state, and national professional organizations associated with clerkship development.
• Provide advice and counsel to the Associate Dean for Clinical Education and Services regarding budget development and expenditures as it relates to all aspects of the clinical clerkship years.
• Work with the Director of Faculty Development to help support an effective clinical faculty and preceptor development program.
• Oversee the operations and personnel of the Clinical Education Department and performs biannual (mid-year, end of year) performance evaluations for the Clinical Education Department Manager.
• Oversee the Regional Directors of Medical Education (RDME) and oversees their yearly performance evaluation process.
• Participation on National, University and ATSU-SOMA committees.

Skills/Requirements:

• DO or MD ( residency trained)
• Must hold medical licensure in Arizona or state of residence. Must maintain AOA or ABMS board certification
  
  
• Three to five years' experience required
• One to three years leadership experience is highly desirable
• Must maintain AOA or ABMS board certification
• Knowledge of Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA)
  
  
• Knowledge of best practices and leading trends in clinical medical education
  
  
• Strong supervisory skills
  
  
• Understanding of COCA accreditation process and accreditation requirements
  
  
• Strong communication skills
  
  
• Learning management system and other operational system software experience is preferred
  
  

Interested applicants may apply here: atsu.edu/soma-1826