Associate Professor, Physician Assistant Program
Meharry Medical College

The Academic Education Director will report directly to the Chair / Program Director, and work closely with the medical director and the Assessment Director in the administration, evaluation, assessment and implementation of the didactic curriculum to meet ARC-PA Standards. (1 FTE)

Daily Operations

Teaching:
• Developing, reviewing, and revising as necessary the mission statement, goals, and competencies of the program
• Selecting applicants for admission to the PA Program
• Providing Student Instruction
• Evaluating student performance
• Academic counseling of students
• Assuring the availability of remedial instruction
• Designing, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating the didactic curriculum
• Evaluating the program
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
Administrative:
• Provides oversight of the didactic curriculum and coordination of the schedule with course directors in planning, sequencing, and course content for the didactic year
• Curriculum development, assessment, mapping ad revision.
• Develops and implements a continuous process of self-assessment that is consistent with the PA programs' self-study plan, and that ensures the quality of the didactic curriculum in collaboration with the Chair / Program Director, the Office of Institutional Research, and Assessment Director.
• Collaborates with the Clinical Education Director to ensure integration of didactic and clinical curriculum
• Delivers curriculum content within the PA program
• Collaborates with the Institution's Senior Administration, the Advisory Council, medical director, associate medical director, faculty, and staff in activities related to the didactic curriculum
Academic Service & Research
• Serves on PA Program Committees, Ad-hoc meetings, commencement, convocation, and community service for the PA program
Clinical:
• Clinical Release for PA clinical practice for the maintenance of NCCP certification and state licensure, clinical development as faculty, and compliance with ARC-PA Standards

Required Skills

• Knowledge of and experience with PA or medical clinical education
• Excellent oral, written and computer skills
• Knowledge of ARC-PA Standards
• Knowledge of Curriculum and Course development
• Ability to network and interact professionally with students, faculty and staff, clinical sites and preceptors
• Prior experience as an Academic Education Director preferred, but not required.

Required Education and Experience

• Graduate of an ARC-PA accredited PA program
• Relevant Master's Degree from an accredited institution
• Current certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Tennessee Medical License or be eligible to apply for a Tennessee medical license
• Experience in PA education preferred.