College of Osteopathic Medicine - Chair, Specialty Medicine

Overview

The Founding Chairperson for Specialty Medicine is a senior leadership position within the organization. This role is responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of Specialty Medicine during the College of Osteopathic Medicine curriculum. The Founding Chairperson for Specialty Medicine collaborates with physicians, faculty members, osteopathic medical students and administrative staff to ensure a successful osteopathic medical education for D’Youville University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

The Chairperson for Specialty Medicine reports to the Associate Dean of Clinical Medicine at the College of Osteopathic Medicine and works closely with the Associate Dean in Preclinical Education preparing osteopathic medical students for future training in Graduate Medical Education.

Your responsibilities include establishing and overseeing the undergraduate curriculum in specialty medicine that meet the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) standards and American Osteopathic Association. Curriculum is written in collaboration with the Associate Dean in Pre-Clinical Education and the Associate Dean in Clinical Education. You will also develop strategies to increase faculty effectiveness.

• Responsible for planning, developing, and evaluating the specialty medicine curriculum
• Participates in the instruction and supervision of medical students at all phases of training including didactics, small groups, clinical cases, clinical skill labs, clinical patient care, simulation training, procedure, and task training, and standardized patient encounters.
• Supervises the development and implementation of the clinical curriculum in specialty medicine for the third and fourth years.
• Oversees student performance and assessment of third- and fourth-year medical students on clinical rotations in Specialty Medicine.
• Assists in the development of early clinical experience opportunities for students in years 1 and 2.
• Supports Specialty Medicine and Surgery Clerkship Directors and faculty Clinical Sites.
• Evaluates faculty and staff members according to their job descriptions and consistent with medical school, and university standards.
• Reviews all faculty appointment applications for the Department of Clinical Medicine provides recommendations to the appointment and promotion committee.
• Participates in fundraising activities.
• Serves on committees within the medical school as assigned.
• Represents the COM by serving on state and national committees.
• Collaborates with other departments and colleges at the University to develop and implement interprofessional educational curriculum and clinical experiences.
• Serves as the faculty mentor for the appropriate student interest group(s).
• Serves as a faculty advisor and provides mentorship for medical students pursuing specialty medicine/surgery.
• Writes letters for students applying to ACGME residency training programs.
• Participates in interviewing applicants for potential admission to the COM.
• Participates in required COM faculty development.
• Leads the Specialty Medicine research and scholarly activity strategic plan.
• Participates in and supports faculty involvement with educational, clinical, research and scholarly activity.

• DO or MD degree required.
• Board certification is required by either the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)

• Must have a previously demonstrated commitment to education.
• Experience in teaching and academic leadership in a medical education setting

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work on various multidisciplinary teams.
• Proficiency in data analysis, performance metrics and quality improvement.
• Skills in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
• Ability to develop and maintain evaluation and development procedures.
• Ability to identify problems, develop solutions and implement change.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite Including Word, Excel, Power Point, & Outlook

• Mental/Visual Demand and Physical Effort.
• For a normal office environment, you must be able to lift 50lbs from floor level.
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