Director of Clinical Education, Assistant Professor

Qualifications: PA-C, Master’s degree; State Licensure (or license-eligible); 2+ years of experience in PA education

FTE: 1.0

Position Description: Development, implementation, delivery and oversight of the clinical phase curriculum and assessment.

Reports to: PA Program Director

Duties:

• Responsible for the ongoing development and maintenance of the clinical preceptor network for all clinical phase students
• Works with Program Director and Director of Didactic Education to develop and implement horizontal and longitudinal goals and learning objectives within the curriculum to ensure a system of progressive learning and assessment across the continuum of the program
• Directs the operational processes performed by the Clinical Coordinator to schedule students’ Supervised Clinical Practice Experiences (SCPEs)
• Works with the Program Director and Director of Didactic Education to develop a strategy to design, implement and maintain curricular mapping of the clinical phase of the PA curriculum
• Develops and implements the processes and content of preceptor development, onboarding, evaluation and training activities
• Liaison to the faculty of the Creighton University Medical School and other clinical partners and stakeholders on clinical training matters
• Development, implementation and oversight of the didactic curriculum and assessment plan for the clinical phase of the program
• Course director or co-director as assigned
• Classroom instruction and small group facilitation in the PA program in areas of expertise 
• Chair, Clinical Education Committee
• Develops and participates in student assessment and evaluation
• Provides student advising
• Contributes to application evaluation, interviews and selection of matriculating students.
• Participates in ongoing program evaluation and accreditation processes.
• Performs site visits and coordinates site visits to clinical preceptors by faculty
• Scholarly activity in areas of research interest
• Serves on Creighton University and School of Medicine committees and activities as requested