Education: MD, PhD or other terminal degree applicable to course(s) to be taught
Medical College of Wisconsin
Approximately 1,780 MCW physicians and approximately 905 advanced practice providers care for more than 484,000 patients of all ages annually at Froedtert
Benefits
Health insurance
Additional Information
Position Summary
The Assistant Professor- Course Facilitator is responsible for implementing the approved MCW curriculum and clinical experiences for the assigned Clinical course(s) to meet student educational needs. With support from the Regional Assistant Dean for Clinical Learning, the facilitator provides high quality educational activities compliant with LCME and HLC accreditation standards while adhering to state and federal regulations pertaining to education. The Assistant Professor- Course Facilitator provides an innovative and supportive active learning educational environment by providing direction and student support and mentoring.
Position Highlights
Areas of responsibility of the Assistant Professor- Course Facilitator include; teach medical school students assigned course material, primarily interviewing and clinical skills in their first and second year curricula (Foundations of Clinical Medicine, Bench to Bedside, Foundational Capstone courses).
1. Understand goals and objectives for the course(s):
Master, in detail, the material being presented to the students
Keep current with patient history, physical examination and assessment skills (normal and abnormal), medical ethics and palliative care
Keep current with neurologic, cardiovascular, pulmonary and abdominal physical examination maneuvers
Understand challenges and ethical principles associated with unique patient populations including pediatric to geriatrics and various ethnic groups
Facilitate small group active learning sessions using multiple modalities as directed by the Assistant Dean
Prepare and deliver lectures at the request of the Course Director and Assistant Dean (bi-directionality)
Mentor and guide students in acquiring clinical and inter-personal skills and in using the clinical reasoning process
Facilitate learning activities designed to teach students about the health care system and prepare students for the USMLE Step 1 Exam and for their clinical clerkships
Facilitate standardized patient scenarios, as needed
Facilitate Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) for students
2. Provide advisory and tutoring support to students:
Attend committee meetings via distance technology in conjunction with the Milwaukee Campus, as requested by the Assistant Dean of Clinical Learning.
Respond as the front line/first contact for questions and/or issues related to educational experience raised by students
Triage questions to appropriate faculty on the Regional or Milwaukee campus, when needed
Be accessible to students
3. Provide support to Clinical course delivery:
Monitor quality and evaluation of distance learning, when utilized and communicate the overall experience to the Media Support Technician
Contribute comments on student performance to Course Directors as requested
Provide summative and formative feedback to students in written and/or oral formats
4. Work with Assistant Dean of Clinical Learning to implement curriculum content specific to the regional campus, coordinated across academic years. Suggest improvements in curriculum delivery, materials, etc. to Assistant Dean and/or Course Directors for continual improvement:
Work with Assistant Dean to use resources responsibly and in accordance with MCW-CW fiscal plan and budget
Other Duties:
Willingness to participate in orientation activities and educational conferences
Perform other duties as assigned by the Assistant Dean, Clinical Learning and Regional Campus Dean
Mcw · DE Pere, WI