Curricular Operations Specialist

Curricular Operations Specialist

Unit: School Of Medicine MBU

Department: School of Medicine

The Curricular Operations Specialist is responsible for the oversight and execution of a variety of curricular functions. Housed within the Office of Medical Education (OME), the Curricular Operations Specialist is pivotal in the ongoing review and development of new curricular offerings, and ongoing evaluation and revision of curricular content, policies, and processes, to promote continuous quality improvement efforts for the school of medicine.

This role will have primary management responsibility for a number of School of Medicine committees, providing administrative oversight for the operations of each group. In support of ongoing continuous quality improvement efforts, the Curricular Operations Specialist will also play a vital role in the successful completion of all scheduled curricular reviews. Participating as an active member of the review team, this individual will be responsible for scheduling reviews in accordance with established policy, leading review team meetings, collaborating with OME leadership to develop final reports, and assisting in monitoring and executing ongoing continuous quality improvement efforts related to the curriculum.

• Collaborate with the Assistant Dean of Educational Excellence, Quality & Accreditation (ADEEQA) to successfully plan and execute all aspects of the annual curricular review and evaluation process, including the development and scheduling of curricular review teams and meetings, lead review team meetings, generating initial drafts of final reports from the review process, and ensuring successful ongoing continuous quality improvement of the curriculum.
• Utilize educational principles to independently review and revise recommendations generated as part of curricular evaluation processes, ensuring the creation of specific, measurable, and timely recommendations for curricular revisions to be implemented by course and clerkship directors.
• Partner with the ADEEQUA to provide training to students, faculty, and staff participating in the curricular review process.
• Oversee quarterly recommendation tracking of outcomes from curricular reviews, creating, disseminating, and collecting completed tracking documents from CDs, and review results to identify areas where additional support may be needed to execute recommended actions.

• Act as a key contributor to the Office of Medical Education (OME) Evaluation Team, serving as a primary resource for the review and refinement of institutional evaluation tools.
• Leverage REDCap to design, deploy, and track non‑recurring evaluation projects, ensuring accurate data collection and contributing to insightful analysis where appropriate.
• Collaborate with the OME Evaluation Team to document, oversee, and advance the continuous improvement of institutional evaluation instruments, fostering a culture of quality and excellence.
• Critically review and analyze institutional and national survey data to realize trends, identify opportunities, and collaborate with OME stakeholders to develop recommendations to address identified areas.

• Act as the primary point of contact for the submission and initial review of all new elective course requests from faculty; support faculty in the development of course‑level objectives for new courses, ensuring higher‑order thinking and application are incorporated where possible.
• Demonstrate exceptional customer service skills through active communication with faculty who submit elective course requests.
• Ensure all curricular development for elective courses are in alignment with established policies.
• Collaborate with the Clinical Curriculum Manager to maintain the elective catalogue and ensuring the utilization of appropriate outcomes‑based learning objectives.

• Assist the ADEEQA with Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accreditation‑related initiatives.
• Maintain a repository of all LCME‑related…