Director of Clinical Skills- AZ - College of Veterinary Medicine

Director of Clinical Skills- AZ - College of Veterinary Medicine

The Director of Clinical Skill provides leadership for the design, coordination, delivery, and continuous improvement of the clinical skills curriculum across all eight quarters of the pre-clinical curriculum. Working closely with the Clinical Skills Laboratory Manager, veterinary technicians, course faculty, and college leadership, this individual will ensure thoughtful course sequencing, strong curricular integration of clinical skills with foundational sciences and medical knowledge, and high-quality assessment of clinical and professional competencies. The role includes oversight of laboratory experiences, simulation-based instruction, and skills assessments, with a focus on preparing students for clinical rotations and contemporary veterinary practice.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Provide overall leadership for the structure, coordination, and implementation of the college's clinical skills curriculum.
• Collaborate with the Clinical Skills Laboratory Manager and other stakeholders to support high-quality technical skills laboratories and simulation-based instruction.
• Ensure alignment of learning objectives, instructional methods, and assessments across the pre-clinical curriculum.
• Lead the development, administration, and continuous refinement of clinical skills assessments.
• Coordinate clinical skills curricular content, logistics, grading rubrics, proctor calibration, and quality assurance processes.
• Integrate clinical reasoning, communication, clinical skills, medical records documentation, and professionalism throughout the curriculum.
• Work with course directors and faculty across departments to support vertical and horizontal curricular integration.
• Manage course scheduling, sequencing, curriculum mapping, and related academic coordination.
• Utilize student feedback, faculty and technician input, learner performance data, and benchmarking to drive ongoing course improvement.
• Develop structured remediation and reassessment processes for students who require additional academic support.
• Maintain alignment with AVMA COE expectations and other applicable standards related to clinical skills training and assessment.
• Serve on relevant college committees, including those related to curriculum, assessment, and competency development.
• Partner with clinicians and faculty to coordinate clinically relevant One Health Grand Rounds for students, faculty, and staff.
• Coordinate and maintain IACUC protocols for live animal-based laboratories.
• Manage the organization, cleanliness, and functionality of the Clinical Skills laboratory, including the sourcing of teaching and training models and stocking of laboratory supplies.

Qualifications include:

Required:

• DVM or equivalent veterinary degree from an AVMA-accredited or equivalent institution.
• Experience and comfort working with a wide variety of animals, including dogs, cats, horses, and cattle.
• Experience in veterinary or health professions teaching, course coordination, clinical instruction, and/or learner assessment.
• Strong organizational, communication, and project-management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with faculty, staff, and multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred:

• Board certification or board eligibility in the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (AVBP) or another relevant specialty area.
• Experience and comfort working with exotic/zoo animals and small ruminants.
• Demonstrated experience in clinical skills training, simulation-based education, and assessment development.
• Experience teaching in a college of veterinary medicine or comparable health professions program.
• Familiarity with accreditation expectations and contemporary trends in veterinary medical education.
• Experience with curriculum mapping, student remediation, and assessment design.

This position primarily operates in a professional academic environment and routinely uses standard office equipment and instructional technologies, including Canvas or other learning management systems, ExamSoft, and Microsoft Office Suite.

This position requires the ability to sit, stand, walk, communicate, and use a computer for extended periods of time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position reports to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

Midwestern University is a private, not-for-profit health sciences university with campuses in Downers Grove, Illinois, and Glendale, Arizona, serving more than 6,700 students across a broad range of graduate and professional programs. The College of Veterinary Medicine on the Glendale campus is Arizona's first veterinary college and offers a fully accredited D.V.M. program grounded in One Health, hands-on learning, and student-centered clinical preparation.

To apply, please submit a letter of intent and curriculum vitae, along with the names and contact information (including email addresses) of at least three professional references, through Midwestern University's online job board.