BSOM Director of Anatomy

Description

  Department: Biomedical Sciences



Reports to: Chair of Biomedical Science



Employment Status: Full-Time Faculty



FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Summary

The Benedictine College School of Osteopathic Medicine (BSOM) seeks a highly qualified anatomist and Biomedical Sciences faculty member to serve as the Director of Anatomy . The Director provides academic and administrative leadership for the anatomy program and oversees the delivery of a comprehensive, clinically relevant anatomy curriculum that supports the education and formation of osteopathic medical students.

The Director will lead a team that includes additional anatomy faculty members, an Anatomy Lab Manager and an Anatomy Laboratory Technician. In collaboration with other biomedical and clinical faculty, the Director will ensure that anatomy education is integrated across the curriculum and supports students' understanding of the structural relationships that underlie physical examination, clinical reasoning, pathology, imaging, osteopathic principles and practice, and patient care.

Consistent with the mission of BSOM, the Director will foster an educational environment that recognizes the dignity of the human person and approaches anatomical education, including the use of human donors, with respect, gratitude, professionalism, and reverence. 

As a faculty member of BSOM, the Director of Anatomy is expected to contribute to the four primary domains of academic faculty responsibility i.e. teaching, research and scholarly activity, service to the BSOM and support of the BSOM mission and professional formation of students.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide academic and administrative leadership for the anatomy program, the anatomy laboratory, and associated personnel, including anatomy faculty, the Anatomy Lab Manager, and Anatomy Lab technician.
• Collaborate with the Dean, Associate Deans, faculty leaders, and anatomy faculty to develop, implement, evaluate, and continuously improve an integrated anatomy curriculum within the osteopathic medical program.
• Manage the process of appropriate cadaver acquisition, maintenance and ethical final disposition, ensuring that all activities reflect the highest standards of professionalism, dignity, gratitude, and respect for human donors in compliance with institutional, regulatory, accreditation, health, safety, infection and chemical-exposure control.
• Provide high-quality, clinically relevant instruction in gross anatomy and related anatomical sciences through lectures, laboratory experiences, small-group learning, clinical cases, cadaveric dissection and prosection, and emerging educational technologies including VR, AR, and XR.
• Integrate anatomical sciences horizontally and vertically across the curriculum, including collaboration with OMM, biomedical science, and clinical faculty to connect anatomy with osteopathic examination and treatment, diagnosis, imaging, procedural skills, surgery, pathology, and patient care.
• Develop and oversee learning objectives, instructional materials, laboratory experiences, assessments, curriculum mapping, and alignment with BSOM programmatic outcomes and applicable COCA accreditation standards.
• Use student performance data, course evaluations, peer feedback, and other outcomes to guide curricular evaluation and continuous quality improvement.
• Coordinate faculty teaching assignments, laboratory activities, staffing, equipment, technology, specimens, models, imaging resources, and other program resources in collaboration with School leadership.
• Recruit, onboard, supervise, mentor, develop, and evaluate anatomy faculty and staff, establishing clear responsibilities, performance expectations, and opportunities for professional and academic advancement.
• Establish and maintain laboratory safety policies, procedures, orientation, and training that promote safety, professionalism, appropriate student conduct, donor respect, and an effective educational environment.
• Engage in and encourage faculty and student research and scholarly activity in anatomical sciences.
• Participate in School and College committees, faculty governance, accreditation activities, strategic planning, student advising and mentoring, recruitment, faculty development, and other institutional service.
• Support and advance the BSOM mission and osteopathic identity by modeling professionalism, integrity, whole-person care, respect for the dignity of every human person with a commitment to the Catholic church’s teaching on the unity of body and soul, and to the intellectual, spiritual, and professional formation of students.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in anatomy, anatomical sciences, biological sciences, biomedical sciences, or a closely related discipline from an accredited institution. 
• A DO, MD, or other terminal degree with substantial expertise in human anatomy and/or an MS in Anatomy with > 5 years’ experience in an osteopathic medical education setting may also be considered. 
• Demonstrated expertise in human gross anatomy.
• Experience with VR, AR, XR, and the inclusion of diagnostic imaging integration.
• Experience teaching anatomy in a medical, health professions, graduate, or comparable professional education environment.
• Demonstrated ability to provide effective leadership within an academic environment.
• Experience with cadaveric anatomy and human anatomy laboratory instruction.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, communication, and team-building skills.
• Commitment to excellence in teaching, student learning, and continuous curricular improvement.
• Ensure and support mission alignment and achievement of SOM goals.
• Familiarity with anatomical gift or body donor programs.

Faculty Appointment and Rank

This position will be appointed at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor within the School of Osteopathic Medicine, based on qualifications and experience.

Tenure is not awarded upon hire but will be available in accordance with the SOM Promotion and Tenure Policy.