Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Job Description

This is a non-tenured, faculty position which is responsible for assessment of didactic andclinicaleducationfortheDean’soffice.ThispositionreportstotheAZCOMDean. Position requirements: This position requires a Ph.D. or D.O. from an accredited college in an appropriate field. The AssociateDeanforAcademicAffairsmustremaincurrentinhis/herfieldofeducation and demonstrate proven experience in teaching and academic leadership in medical education. DutiesandResponsibilitiesfallinto4categories.Theseareteaching,research, service, and administration: 1. Teaching ProvideafacultydevelopmentplantotheDean annually. Participateinteachingstudentsinhis/herareaof expertise. ReviewCOMLEXperformancewithAZCOMfacultyonanannual basis. UpdateCOMLEXperformancedataontheAZCOMFastFactswebsite annually. Facilitateremediationofstudentswhofailanysectionof COMLEX. ProvidestudentperformancedatatotheCurriculumCommitteetoassistwith course reviews. AssisttheAssociateDeanforCurricularIntegrationandFacultyDevelopment with assessment of pre-clinical academic student performance. AssisttheAssociateDeanforClinicalEducationwithassessmentofclinical and post-rotation examination student performance. Assist the Associate Dean for Clinical Education with tracking of residency placementresults,residencyprogramdirectorsurveys,alumnisurveys,and other data collected relating to student performance. Oversee the Director of Assessment and support the Dean with the managementofstudentsonleavesofabsencetoensuretheystayontrack for graduation and residency placement. Assist Associate Dean for Clinical Education with maintenance of the ResidencyPlacementMatchToolandfacultydevelopmentonitsusefor student advising. 2. Research&Scholarly Activity Participate and mentor clinical faculty in educational and/or other research. Participation is best documented through publication in peer-reviewed journals,butmayalsobedemonstratedthroughprovisionoflecturesatlocal ornationalclinicalorscientificconferences,presentationatposterprograms, NBOME question writing, or submission of applications for grants. Supervise students in research projects supported by the AZCOM Dean’s Office. SupportfacultymembersintheDepartmentofClinicalEducationin developing their research. 3. Service Participate onUniversityand college committeesasassigned,including,but notlimitedtoCurriculumCommittee,andClinicalandPreclinicalPromotions Committees. ParticipateinAdmissionsasan interviewer. PresentAdmissionstalksonbehalfofthe Dean. ParticipateintheAZCOMportionof Orientation. HelptoplangraduationactivitiesforAZCOM students. Participateinfacultydevelopmentprogrammingasa presenter. AssisttheDeanandothermembersoftheteamwithMedicalStudent Performance Evaluations annually. RepresentAZCOMfacultyateducational meetings. 4. Administration SuperviseanddevelopfacultyandstaffintheDepartmentof Assessment. AssistpreceptordevelopmentthroughfeedbackfromPreceptorReport Card. AdvisefacultyintheDepartmentofAssessmentregardingpromotioninrank advancement. OverseeanddevelopAZCOM’sDepartmentofAssessmentbudget annually. Doperformanceevaluationsannuallyforallfacultyandstaffreportingtothe Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. AssistwithannualupdateoftheMidwesternUniversity,ArizonaCollegeof Osteopathic Medicine catalog and AZCOM website. AssistinthedevelopmentofannualAACOM reports. AssisttheDeanwithaccreditationcomplianceforAZCOM,includingall required annual and mid-cycle reporting. AssistwithannualMWUoutcomesassessment programming. ManageAZCOMexitandalumni surveys. Otherdutiesasassigned bythe Dean. #J-18808-Ljbffr AACTE Connect360