Clerkship Director

Job Type

Full-time

Description

About Arkansas Colleges of Health Education

Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) is a private, non-profit, graduate-level health sciences institution located on over 500 acres in Fort Smith, Arkansas. ACHE's service-driven mission is to educate and train a diverse group of competent and compassionate healthcare professionals; to create health and research support facilities; and to provide healthy living environments to improve the lives of others. Founded in 2014, ACHE has experienced rapid growth and is poised to be a leader in healthcare education for years to come.

ACHE is the first and only private institution in Arkansas that is dedicated solely to healthcare and wellness, and maintains a strong commitment to the surrounding community.

About Fort Smith and the Arkansas River Valley

Fort Smith is a vibrant community of around 90,000, with a low cost of living and ample recreational opportunities. Located in the beautiful Arkansas River Valley at the foothills of the Ozark mountains, Fort Smith is nestled between the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests. The region provides hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, hang gliding, whitewater rafting, and camping all within a short drive.

In addition, the city supports a variety of cultural attractions, including museums, theaters, an award-winning symphony, and two historic entertainment districts.

JOB SUMMARY

Each Core Specialty Clerkship Director oversees the 3rd year core clerkship in their respective specialty of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Women's Health, Behavioral Medicine or Surgery. This oversight of the 3rd year core clinical clerkship, includes curricular development and approval, delivery and administration of all components of the course in collaboration with the Department of Clinical Medicine.

The Clerkship director will uphold ARCOM's commitment to excellence and professionalism as an employee of the institution.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Support Students

Maintain clerkship rotation syllabus:

• Review and approve learning objectives and performance expectations
• Uphold grading standards and policies.
• Approve texts and other learning materials.
• Collaborate with clinical deans in creating the syllabus
• Annually submit syllabus to CC for approval

Communicate with students:

• Monitor LMS course shell
• Post a welcome to all students beginning a core clerkship rotation
• Respond to student questions and concerns in a timely manner

Enhance student learning:

• Design, implement and sustain didactic activities( 2 hour once a month + planning time)
• Student driven presentations
• Topics focused per ongoing needs assessment.
• Provide feedback to students regarding their didactic learning

Evaluate student performance:

• Review Subject exam scores
• Review preceptor evaluations of students
• Speak with all preceptors giving a student a failing evaluation
• Approve final clerkship grades

Troubleshoot problems:

• Address professionalism issues as they arise

Support Preceptors

Communicate with preceptors:

• Up-date clerkship syllabus annually for distribution to all preceptors
• Respond to preceptor questions or concerns in a timely manner
• Assist when requested in orientation of new preceptors.
• Periodically send out letters of appreciation to preceptors

Evaluate Preceptors:

• Review preceptor feedback as it becomes available
• Provide feedback to preceptors as appropriate
• Identify ineffective preceptors

Troubleshoot problems:

• Communicate with preceptors having difficulties
• Work with preceptors not allowing students to meet basic clinical objectives

General duties:

• Serves, actively participates and commits to Monthly dedicated time for committees and scheduled meetings to improve collaboration, communication and student/preceptor performance.
• Serves in a mentoring/supportive role for medical students in career/specialty match advising, scholarship and remediation.
• Works in conjunction with Clinical Education leadership in recruiting new adjunct faculty.
• Actively participates in faculty development in clinical teaching.
• Other duties as assigned by the Clinical Deans or his/her designee and mutually agreed upon.

Support Administration

• Communica…