Clinician Educator, Clinical Skills Course Director (Assistant or Associate Professor of Medicine)

The Opportunity

The University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine (COM) is seeking a highly qualified, innovative clinician educator with expertise in clinical skills curricula to serve as the clinical skills course director, Practice of Medicine-2 course. This is a non-tenure track, 12-month, 0.75 FTE assistant professor of medicine or associate professor of medicine position in the Department of Medical Education. The Practice of Medicine-2 course is a 34-week long course in which second-year medical students learn clinical skills such as patient-doctor communication, physical examination, and clinical reasoning skills.

The successful candidate must possess a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and have experience administering a clinical skills course for medical students. Experience implementing performance-based assessments such as OSCEs within the curriculum and developing innovative assessments to evaluate students’ clinical competence are essential. Preferred candidates shall have experience working with standardized patients, use of high-fidelity medical simulation, and other instructional technologies. The successful candidate will also have experience with developing and implementing a coaching program to foster advancement of clinical skills/clinical reasoning and help ensure graduates’ readiness for supervised practice.

Given an integrated curriculum, demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to design and deliver an integrated pre-clerkship curriculum is required. The successful applicant will be expected to participate in scholarly activity, preferably in the Medical Education field. An interest in participating in service-learning activities is a plus. All faculty are expected to contribute to the COM via participation in service-related activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• An M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited institution and be Board eligible or Board certified in an ABMS‐recognized specialty, have completed ACGME‐accredited training, and have a minimum of three years of post‐training clinical experience.

• A FL medical license or eligibility for FL licensure and credentials that merit appointment at the rank of assistant or associate professor of medicine by the time of application are required. 

• Experience teaching at the medical school level and experience with accreditation processes and requirements.

• Demonstrated knowledge and skills in academic administration or leadership.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with standardized patients and using high-fidelity medical simulation and other instructional technologies.

• Experience implementing performance-based assessments such as OSCEs within a clinical curriculum and developing innovative assessments to evaluate students’ clinical competence.

• Experience with developing and implementing a coaching program to foster advancement of clinical skills/clinical reasoning.

• Previous experience in teaching in an integrated curriculum.

• Demonstrated excellence in teaching.

• Track record of scholarly activity in medical education.

Additional Application Materials Required:

UCF requires all applications and supporting documents be submitted electronically through the Human Resources employment opportunities website, https://www.ucf.edu/jobs/ .  In addition to the online application, interested candidates should upload a cover letter, a current curriculum vitae, and a list with contact information for three (3) professional references.

NOTE: Please have all documents ready when applying so they can be simultaneously uploaded. Once the online submission process is finalized, the system does not allow applicants to submit additional documents later.

The selected applicant will be required to provide official transcripts (and, as applicable, U.S. degree equivalency evaluations) documenting the conferral of their qualifying academic credentials.

Questions regarding this search may be directed to:  Brittany Hofmann at [email protected] .

Special Instructions to the Applicants:

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring immigration sponsorship, including but not limited to non-immigrant visas, such as H1B, STEM, or F1, now and in the future.

Job Close Date:

Open until filled.

Note to applicants: Please keep in mind that a job posted as ‘Open until filled ’ may close at any time without notice. As such, we encourage you to submit your application and all required documentation as quickly as possible to ensure consideration for the posted position.

Are you ready to unleash YOUR potential?

As a next-generation public research university and Forbes-ranked top employer in Florida, we are a community of thinkers, doers, creators, innovators, healers, and leaders striving to create broader prosperity and help shape a better future. No matter what your role is, when you join Knight Nation, you’ll play an integral role at one of the most impactful universities in the country. You’ll be met with opportunities to connect and collaborate with talented faculty, staff, and students across 13 colleges and multiple campuses, engaging in impactful work that makes a positive difference. Your time at UCF will provide you with many meaningful opportunities to grow, you’ll work alongside talented colleagues on complex projects that will challenge you and help you gain new skills and you’ll have countless rewarding experiences that go well beyond a paycheck.

Working at UCF has its perks! UCF offers:

• Benefit packages, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Employee Assistance Program. 
• Paid time off, including annual (12-month faculty) and sick time off and paid holidays.
• Retirement savings options. 
• Employee discounts, including tickets to many Orlando attractions. 
• Education assistance.
• Flexible work environment. 
• And more…For more benefits information, view the UCF Employee Benefits Guide click here .

Unless explicitly stated on the job posting, it is UCF’s expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the employment begins.

Additional Requirements related to Research Positions:

Pursuant to Florida State Statute 1010.35, prior to offering employment to certain individuals in research-related positions, UCF is required to conduct additional screening. Applicants subject to additional screening include any citizen of a foreign country who is not a permanent resident of the U.S., or who is a citizen or permanent resident but is affiliated with or has had at least 1 year of education, employment, or training in China, Cuba, Iran, Russia, North Korea, Syria, or Venezuela.

The additional screening requirements only apply to research-related positions, including, but not limited to faculty, graduate positions, individuals compensated by research grants or contract funds, post-doctoral positions, undergraduate positions, visiting assistant professors, and visiting research associates.

Department

College of Medicine (COM) - Medical Education Department

Work Schedule

Varies

Type of Appointment

Regular

Expected Salary

Negotiable

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

The University of Central Florida is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including Disabled/Vets.  Click on UCF's Equal Opportunity Statement to view the President’s Statement.

The UCF affirmative action plans for qualified individuals with disabilities and protected Veterans are available for inspection in the Office of Institutional Equity, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., upon request.

As a Florida public university, UCF makes all application materials and selection procedures available to the public upon request. 

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