Director of Curriculum Management

The Director of Curriculum Management at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine is an academic official within the Office of Medical Education (OME) who reports to the Associate Dean for Medical Education (ADME). The Director is the administrative team leader for important aspects of the MD Program including the Teaching Star program that provides instructors with important documents related to their role and tracks compliance for aspects of training for their role; overseeing curriculum and assessment mapping and the reports generated from these maps as well as presenting findings at our curriculum committees; reviewing, revising, and generating important policies; addressing standardization in templates across courses, clerkships, and acting internships in the learning management system; annual tracking of changes to curriculum and assessments; and generating reports based on learning performance in meeting educational competencies.

The Director interfaces with numerous stakeholders across the institution, including staff, course and clerkship directors, unit directors, deans, and students. The Director is responsible for staffing the curriculum management unit and for the supervision, mentoring, and evaluation of those staff members.

 

CURRICULUM/ASSESSMENT MAPPING/LEARNER PERFORMANCE DATA ANALYSIS

-Meet with all course, clerkship, and acting internship directors annually to identify any changes to curriculum or assessments and to assist them in mapping their curriculum and assessments to Einstein EPOs and other important targets.

-Ensure mapping data is entered into curriculum mapping software and run mapping reports, comparing those reports with the prior year’s data and ensuring adherence with accreditation and internal policy requirements.

-Design, run, and present curriculum mapping reports including reports on gaps and redundancies, as well as reports demonstrating learner performance in meeting key educational outcomes, including Einstein EPOS, to various committees and other stakeholders;

-Oversee the tracking of teaching methods used to achieve learning objectives and advise faculty on mechanisms to improve active learning in collaboration with the Office of Medical Education’s (OME’s) unit on instructional design and learning engagement and the Office of Faculty Development.

-Develop and oversee a tracking and documentation systems for student outcomes, linked to educational program objectives;

-Maintain expertise in mapping, understanding, and leading trends and innovations in this space locally, regionally, and nationally.

 

OPERATIONS, POLICIES, AND SOPs

-Serve as the primary educational policy liaison for the MD curriculum and play a key role in ensuring policies are updated and compliant with evolving accreditation standards.

-Lead the development of new policies and standard operating procedures and update existing ones to meet internal and accreditation standards.

-Recruit, onboard, orient, review the performance of, and develop staff members for the curriculum management unit.

-Oversee orientation for new course/clerkship/acting internship directors.

-Collaborate with Block Leaders to ensure the successful implementation of exam administration processes across the curriculum.

-In collaboration with Einstein Block Leaders, draft and circulate annual curricular calendars.

-Arrange and supervise training for staff and faculty on curriculum management programs, reports, forms, evaluation, and grading systems.

 

TEACHING STAR

-Hire, orient, onboard, and supervise a Teaching Star Manager.

-Coordinate, oversee, track compliance, and implement quality improvement approaches for the Teaching Star program in collaboration with the Teaching Star program manager.

 

STRATEGIC PLANNING

-Participate in strategic planning for the MD curriculum, including space, staffing resources, IT/software needs, scheduling, and anticipating conflicts and issues;

-Serve as a core member of the OME leadership team collaborating on strategic planning for the unit.

-Serve on curricular committees, ad hoc working groups and task forces to ensure high quality programs are in place.

 

CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

-Administer Continuous Quality Improvement strategies for programs within the curriculum management unit’s duties and responsibilities. 

-Oversee and ensure the successful review process of courses and clerkships at the course directors and clinical directors subcommittees, respectively.  Make recommendations to the Program Evaluation and Curriculum Improvement Subcommittee and Executive Committee on trends and strategic initiatives related to this CQI process.

 

OTHER

- Teach in the curriculum, as able.

- Proactively work with students, instructors, directors, deans, and staff to ensure a positive learning environment.

- Promote diversity and inclusivity

-Participate in educational committees and task forces, contributing educational expertise.

-Participate in local, regional, and national medical education conferences and disseminate work in a scholarly manner.

-Assist in preparation for accreditation site visits.

-Other duties as assigned.

Doctoral Degree in education or related field and 4 years of progressively responsible management experience.  Master’s Degree with at least 6 years of comparable experience will also be considered.  Demonstrated experience should include the collection and analysis of data to support informed decision-making,  building dashboards that utilize data from multiple sources and demonstrated experience in project management, report writing, and curriculum development and evaluation.

 

Preferred Experience and Qualifications:

Demonstrated leadership skills in planning and directing processes, program components, and staff.

Proficiency in PC and Mac-based software, Microsoft Office suite.

Proficiency with learning management systems software (e.g. Canvas or equivalent)

Proficiency with data visualization software (e.g. Tableau)

The ideal candidate will be able to work independently under time constraints, communicate effectively, problem solve, think critically, demonstrate flexibility, possess negotiation skills, and work collaboratively in complex interdisciplinary settings.

USD $110,000.00/Yr.

USD $125,000.00/Yr.

The Office of Medical Education (OME) at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine oversees the intersecting and cross-functional areas of curriculum development, innovation, and management; student assessment; tracking learner performance; the implementation, support, and evaluation of all courses, clerkships, acting internships, and electives; MD program evaluation; faculty and instructor training, compliance, and development; curriculum and assessment mapping; standardization of the learning management system; and is responsible for planning, implementing, and monitoring the quality improvement processes, linking information gleaned from curriculum, student, course, and program evaluation and learner performance data with educational quality improvement and faculty development initiatives.