Director of Didactic Education, Assistant Professor

 

Title: Director of Didactic Education

 

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 didactic phase curriculum and assessment.

 

Reports to: PA Program Director

 

Duties:

• Works with the Program Director and Director of Clinical Education to develop and implement a comprehensive, progressive didactic curriculum
• Works with the Program Director and Director of Clinical Education develop and implement horizontal and longitudinal goals and learning objectives within the curriculum to ensure a system of progressive student learning and assessment across the continuum of the program
• Works with the Program Director and Director of Clinical Education to develop a strategy to design, implement and maintain curricular mapping of the didactic phase of the PA curriculum
• Implements and oversees the ongoing delivery and evaluation of the didactic phase of the program
• Development, implementation and oversight of the didactic curriculum and assessment plan for the didactic phase of the program
• Serves as program liaison to the Biomedical Science and Medical School faculty to facilitate integration of biomedical sciences into the didactic curriculum
• Assigns course directors for each course within the didactic curriculum
• Course director or co-director as assigned
• Classroom instruction and small group facilitation in the PA program in areas of expertise
• Chair, Didactic 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 site visits to clinical preceptors, as needed
• Participates in the ongoing program evaluation and accreditation processes
• Scholarly activity in areas of research interest
• Serves on university and School of Medicine committees, as requested