Physician Assistant Program Director Job Columbus area,Ohio USA,Education / Teaching

Program Leadership and Administration

Provide strategic leadership to maintain and advance a high-quality PA program that is aligned with the mission and goals of Marietta College.

Ensure that all applicable ARC PA Standards are met and maintained at all times.

Serve as the primary liaison between the PA program and ARC PA, including responsibility for the accurate and timely preparation and submission of reports, self-studies, monitoring reports, and documentation related to onsite visits and accreditation maintenance.

Supervise the medical director, directors of clinical and didactic education, principal faculty, instructional faculty (adjuncts), and program staff in all activities that directly relate to the PA program, in accordance with ARC PA Standards.

Chair key program committees such as the PA Program Curriculum Committee, Admissions Committee, Accreditation Committee, and the Progress and Conduct Committee and ensure that these committees function effectively in support of program goals, policies, and student success.

Develop, implement, and evaluate program level policies, procedures, goals, and objectives in collaboration with program faculty, staff, and college leadership.

Oversee the program budget and operating resources, including annual budget planning, fiscal management, and resource allocation to support program operations and strategic priorities.

Provide leadership in faculty and staff recruitment, selection, onboarding, mentoring, evaluation (annual evaluations, faculty lecture evaluations, student evaluations of faculty and courses, preceptor and site evaluations, & remediation), and professional development, in collaboration with Human Resources and academic leadership.

Create and sustain an inclusive, respectful, and collegial work environment that supports faculty and staff productivity, well‑being, and retention.

Foster positive relationships with clinical partners, health systems, and community stakeholders and oversee the clinical education team in conjunction with the institution to secure and maintain sufficient supervised clinical practice experience sites and qualified preceptors in compliance with ARC PA Standards.

Collaborate with institutional offices such as admissions, student affairs, registrar, financial aid, and marketing to align program operations with college policies and to support student and program needs.

Curriculum and Assessment

Oversee the design, development, review, and revision of the didactic and clinical curriculum to ensure appropriate breadth, depth, sequencing, and integration that prepare students for clinical practice.

Ensure that the curriculum map is maintained and updated to the current and any future ARC PA Standards, program defined competencies, program goals and outcomes, and to the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) content and task area blueprints.

Approve course level objectives and learning outcomes that are measurable and that align with program competencies and ensure that course syllabi contain required elements.

Ensure that program faculty maintain responsibility for developing, reviewing, and revising the program's mission, goals, and competencies and for designing, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating the curriculum.

Lead a comprehensive program assessment and continuous quality improvement process that includes systematic collection, analysis, and use of data such as admission data, course grades, exam performance, objective structured clinical examinations, PACKRAT, summative evaluations, clinical performance, PANCE performance, course and instructor evaluations, graduate and employer surveys, and preceptor feedback.

Use assessment findings to guide program improvements, action plans, and resource requests and to document ongoing program effectiveness.

Support faculty in the use of innovative, evidence-based teaching and assessment methods including simulation, interprofessional education, and technology enhanced instruction.

Accreditation and Compliance

Ensure ongoing compliance with all applicable ARC PA Standards, policies, and procedures and with institutional and state regulatory…


Increase/decrease your Search Radius (miles)



Job Posting Language