Surgery Clerkship Director (Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Full Professor)
Core
Lead the required Surgery Clerkship within a longitudinal integrated clinical curriculum, overseeing student assessment, faculty engagement, and clinical learning experiences across affiliated training sites while maintaining an active surgical practice.
Role type
Academic leadership (Assistant/Associate/Full Professor) and clinical faculty
Builds
Longitudinal integrated clinical curriculum for medical students
Domain
Medical education / Surgery
Required skills
Surgical clinical practice, curriculum design and innovation, student assessment and evaluation, LCME accreditation compliance, faculty development, mentorship, quality improvement, administrative leadership
Preferred skills
Track record in academic excellence, residency program leadership experience
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide overall leadership and oversight of the surgery clerkship across all affiliated clinical training sites; Direct supervision of medical students during assigned surgical clerkship experiences including bedside teaching; Enhance and refine the surgery clerkship curriculum in accordance with LCME accreditation standards; Deliver surgery lectures and facilitate Diagnosis & Reasoning rounds; Oversee student assessment, evaluation, and preparation of narrative comments for MSPE/Dean's Letter; Provide formative and summative feedback to students and develop performance improvement plans; Serve as a mentor and career advisor to medical students; Participate in the General Surgery Residency Program committees and recruitment; Prepare letters of recommendation for students; Participate in curriculum evaluation and quality improvement initiatives; Build collaborative relationships with faculty and site directors; Provide faculty development and complete annual evaluations for affiliate faculty; Participate in LCME accreditation preparation; Assist in developing OSCEs and simulation-based education.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC and academic leader