Assistant Director, Medical Education/Co-Director fmSTAT Scholars Program, SOM, Family Medicine

Summary:

The VCU Department of Family Medicine and Population Health seeks a full time professional to serve as Assistant Director, Medical Education. This position supports the Department of Family Medicine and Population Health and its medical education programs as well its academic mission to “Improve the health and wellbeing of the people of Virginia and beyond. ”This position will have two key elements: 1) this position will both develop and direct student-specific educational programs and curricula helping students’ exploration of family medicine by working with family physicians across the Commonwealth of Virginia, the department, the medical school, and state/national sponsoring academies, and 2.), this position will provide administrative support for the Medical Education vice chair and the entire medical education team within the department.80% on-campus required with limited off-hours engagements (evenings and weekends).

Typical Duties

Position responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Serve as Co-director, fmSTAT program: participate in the admission process, student selection, student and mentorship program planning content and logistics, co-facilitate sessions, determine student placements, participate in donor stewardship, summer research, scholars’ projects and collaborate with school and university entities to support fmSTAT.
• Coordinate fmConnect activities (Longitudinal outreach to students with a particular concentration on M3 and M4 students): Collaborate with the Office of Medical Education /Student Affairs and FM clinician advisors as department "Champion" to coordinate advising placements and guidance toward residency application. Issue proactive advising communications to students. Secure Acting Internships and electives for advisees. Plan and co-facilitate 2-3 group advising programs annually. Organize and participate in M4 mock interview experiences. Coordinate Family Medicine Transition to Residency sessions and Match Celebration; Elicit feedback regarding electives and programs.
• Manage fmSTAT specific budget and provide team budgetary assistance to vice chair and Department Administrator as needed.
• Manage departmental financial scholarship process: collaborate with Financial Aid personnel to determine award amounts. Distribute applications, organize submissions, facilitate award discussion, and report recipient recommendations.
• Assist with physician recruitment for preceptorships/clerkships/rotations:Solicit recommendations from program directors (new grads), established preceptors; emails, Zoom, in-person visits.
• Facilitate data management and reporting to include match outcomes, graduating and matriculating students.
• Assist with research data, research exploration and literature searches regarding School of Medicine, Local and National Family Medicine and workforce priority outcomes, and other topics related to medical education subjects as directed by the vice chair and chair.
• Collaborate with team members to help prepare and finalize presentations and publications for research and educational scholarship(s).
• Promote programs and conference opportunities among students, residencies, faculty and clinicians.
• Develop and help provide faculty learning development activities for GME faculty development.
• Respond to pre-medical shadowing and visiting student requests.
• Support individual students and faculty: consultation, letters of support/nomination, address issues, etc.
• Serve as Co-Advisor for the Family Medicine student interest group to include working with student board, state and national sponsoring organization regarding programming, budget, grant applications, newsletter production, and staff student events.
• Serves as backup to Medical Education team colleagues as needed.
• Other duties as requested by the vice chair or chair of the Department.