Director, Foundational Clinical ; MS–MS

Director, Foundational Clinical Experience (MS1–MS2) Job Summary

Reporting to the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education, the Director of Foundational Clinical Experience will lead a two‑year clinical course that provides early, structured exposure to patient care. The Director will oversee curriculum design, faculty development, student assessment, and site coordination to ensure alignment with school and accreditation standards.

• Maintain the course syllabus and learning objectives.
• Align weekly activities with foundational science content.
• Build session guides, assessment tools, and reflection exercises.
• Review and update required experiences each year based on student performance data.
• Create schedules, assign students to clinical sites, and manage preceptor capacity.
• Work with the clerkship team to maintain compliance with school and accreditation requirements.
• Coordinate site agreements, onboarding, and orientation with the Office of Clinical Education.
• Track student attendance and completion of required experiences.
• Promote a positive learning environment at all sites.
• Address concerns related to professionalism, safety, or mistreatment.
• Serve as the first point of contact for students and faculty regarding course issues.
• Collect and review student evaluations, faculty feedback, and performance metrics.
• Lead an annual course evaluation process and produce an improvement plan.
• Partner with basic science course directors to connect clinical experiences with curricular content.
• Work with simulation, clinical skills, and foundations of doctoring leadership to support early skills training.
• Collaborate with interprofessional education programs to include team‑based activities when appropriate.
• Work with curriculum leadership to integrate updates into the broader program.
• Regularly meet with course faculty and the Office of Medical Education team.
• Review student assessments at each checkpoint.
• Provide timely narrative feedback and complete grade submissions.
• Attend required clerkship director meetings and school‑wide curriculum committees.

• Recruit, orient, and support faculty preceptors.
• Provide short faculty development sessions on observation, feedback, and narrative assessment.
• Monitor faculty performance through student evaluations and coaching conversations.
• Develop processes, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance and exceed national accreditation requirements in all aspects of assessment and evaluation.
• Ensure all policies related to assessment and evaluation are up to date.

Other duties as assigned by the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education, contingent upon availability of funding.

• A permanent Brody School of Medicine faculty member.
• MD or DO degree from an appropriately accredited institution or valid ECFMG certification.
• Experience in clinical teaching of medical students.

• Full, unencumbered license to practice medicine in North Carolina.
• Credentialing with ECU Physicians.

• Demonstrated skill in feedback, coaching, and learner assessment.
• Commitment to a supportive learning environment.
• Prior experience as a course director, clerkship director, or longitudinal preceptor preferred.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis. At the time of employment, two to four original letters of reference, official transcripts, a criminal background check, and proper documentation of identity and employability are required.

In order to be considered, applicants must complete a candidate profile online via the People Admin system and submit all requested documents. Preferred education and experience must be a subset of the minimum requirements.

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