Physician Assistant Program - Research Coordinator

PA Program Research Coordinator

Full Time (32 hours/week at PA Program & 8 hours/week for Clinical Practice/Research)

Coordinate the Research Components of the Didactic, Clinical, and Advanced Clinical Phase of the PA Program.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Responsible for coordination of student development of thesis projects and research work.
• Prepares syllabi and learning objective for all research related courses.
• Provides analysis of research related courses for appropriateness of structure, sequence, and content.
• Schedules classes, seminar sessions, research meetings, poster presentations, and thesis defense, focusing on a sequenced, building block approach.
• Prepares and/or reviews assessment tools, collaborating with faculty in the construction, analysis, and outcomes of assessment tools.
• Responsible for workload equivalent of three courses per semester.
• Serves as a student advisor, monitoring student progress, meeting with students, and assuring the implementation of appropriate interventions, when required.
• Analyzes student and curriculum outcomes for review at committee meetings and by the Executive Program Director.
• Provides analysis of student evaluations of courses, learning experiences, and teaching instructors for review at committee meetings and by the Executive Director.
• Participates in clinical site visits, as assigned.
• Actively participates in the remediation process of students, when required.
• Serves as an advisor for research thesis groups.
• Attends and participates in PA committee meetings, program activities, and campus events.
• Serves as a Chair of a Committee, developing agenda, preparing minutes, and providing outcome reports.
• Contributes to ongoing self-study process and formal reports to ARC-PA.
• Serves as a faculty leader for experiential service learning events (e.g.: Medical Education/Mission Trips)
• Attends professional conferences representing the PA Program and the College.

Qualifications:

Work Experience: Minimum 5 years of academic and/or clinical experience

Education: Master's degree (MS, MPA, MPH)

Doctorate Preferred (PhD, DHSC, DMS, EdD)

Special Considerations: 1 day a week dedicated to Clinical Practice or Research.

Available weekends for campus events (e.g.: Campus Visit Days)

Available evenings for program events (e.g.: Research Forums)