Assistant Professor of Physiology

About Dell Medical School

As part of The University of Texas at Austin, one of the nations leading research universities, the Dell Medical School pursues innovation in the redesign of healthcare delivery, excellence in healthcare research, and programs in interdisciplinary and inter-professional education. It is the fifth medical school in the UT System and the first medical school established in nearly five decades by a member of the Association of American Universities an organization of leading public and private research universities.

The University of Texas Medical Center, anchored by Dell Medical School, is defining the future of health. Announced in August 2023 with planning and implementation underway, The University of Texas Medical Center will cement Austin as a premier destination for health care alongside other major Texas cities. With two new, state-of-the-art hospitals - A UT specialty hospital and a cancer center being built by MD Anderson - plus the academic and research expertise of UT.

The University of Texas Medical Center will provide integrated, world-class care that is a hallmark of academic medicine.

The Dell Medical School is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute to excellence within the health learning system.

About the Department of Medical Education

The Department of Medical Education is committed to excellence in academics and is a dynamic learning community that promotes educational scholarship and enhancing the curriculum through recognition and support of outstanding educators. The department hosts most of the leadership implementing the Leading EDGE curriculum for Dell Medical School.

About The Human Physiology Faculty Position

The Dell Medical School (DMS) at The University of Texas at Austin seeks a talented individual to join the faculty as a core faculty member responsible for contributing to the human physiology education of students demic rank would be commensurate with experience. While full-time is preferred, we would consider a part-time faculty member if appropriate.

The Dell Medical School has formed and continues to pursue partnerships with the community and regional healthcare providers and funders to create new models for health promotion, healthcare delivery, and clinical care for the communitys underserved population. The accelerated, innovative and student-centered curriculum at the DMS can be found online at http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Pre-clerkship education is completed during the first 12 months of the medical school curriculum.

As DMS recently graduated its sixth class of students May 2025, the one-year, integrated, first-year curriculum has proven to be a successful foundation for the medical education of our students. Student performance on USMLE exams is consistently high. Our curriculum is integrated across scientific disciplines and is student-centered. Our goal is to avoid traditional lecture-centric didactic experiences. Large Group educations experiences are highly interactive and experiential.

Problem-based learning (PBL) is a significant part of all courses. Combined anatomy, physiology, histology, and radiology education are presented as part of multidisciplinary gross anatomy sessions. Although the bulk of human physiology is taught in the fall semester, participation in teaching and educational activities throughout the year is expected. Based on student feedback and peer review, we make continuous improvements to each iteration of the pre-clerkship curriculum.

Responsibilities:

Develop and teach the integrated human physiology curriculum to undergraduate medical students utilizing interactive and active learning/flipped modalities

Deliver a horizontally and vertically integrated pre-clerkship curriculum with other faculty members

Prepare course materials (lectures, PBL cases, laboratory activities, and assessments)

Organize and coordinate didactics and self-directed learning activities with clinicians and other foundational science faculty

Employ a variety of teaching formats and modalities for lecture, lab, small groups, and problem-based learning

Contribute to the multidisciplinary taught courses throughout the academic year

Serve as a course director or co-director for one or more pre-clerkship organ systems-based courses

Deliver effective student-centered educational experiences

Prepare instructional plans to reflect current changes in the field of physiology

Develop new instructional materials and teaching techniques with participation in on-going reviews and revision of curriculum planning

Develop both formative and summative assessments for human physiology and integrated biomedical sciences content

Facilitate PBL experiences

Actively participate in relevant professional activities in order to improve teaching and maintain subject matter competence

Respond to evaluation data as needed for continuous quality improvement

Develop scholarly products from your work to disseminate our innovative curriculum

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