Assistant Dean – Clinical Affiliations

Assistant Dean – Clinical Affiliations

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine degree from an LCME-accredited US medical school required.
• Board certified in the specialty or sub-specialty required.
• Five years’ experience with medical student and resident education leadership at an LCME-accredited US medical school required.
• Licensed, or license-eligible, to practice medicine in the State of Tennessee.
• Must meet qualifications for a faculty appointment in a clinical department. Primary faculty appointment will be in the relevant clinical department.
• Must have an active DEA.
• Experience with medical student and resident education in a leadership role.
• Experience as a course/clerkship director or residency director.
• Experience in faculty development.
• Experience as a manager with direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Directs the Office of Clinical Affiliations overseeing the clinical education at affiliate sites within the School of Medicine.
• Secure several regional campuses which include all core hospital and outpatient rotations and working closely with the Clinical Department reporting on any quality assurance issues.
• Develops and implements strategy to solicit and support clinical affiliations and educational programs of MMC, with a special focus on the third-year clerkships.
• Collaborates with clinical Affairs and GME in the solicitation and development of new clinical affiliations.
• Collaborate with the Office of Alumni Affairs in all offerings designated for community preceptors.
• Assures adequate facility and administrative support of students at all affiliation sites.
• Collaborates with the Offices of Clinical Affairs, Business and Financial Affairs, GME, and Legal Affairs to assure timely completion of affiliation agreements and adherence to all accreditation requirements.
• Visits all clinical affiliations on a scheduled, regular basis and meets with key faculty leaders in all sites.
• Collaborates with the Offices of Faculty Affairs and Development and Professional Medical Education to ensure all residents and faculty have MMC faculty appointments.
• Collaborates with MMC Library and IT to ensure ongoing community preceptors’ access to MMC Library and email.
• Collaborates with site faculty and staff as needed to support and supervise housing where relevant.
• Plans annual recognition celebration of community preceptors and inclusion of community partners in MMC SOM formal events. Collaborates with GME leadership, chairs, faculty and residents to enhance the skills of residents as teachers and to enhance clinical teamwork.
• Prepare monthly status reports for the Dean outlining current and proposed affiliation agreements for students and residents.
• Maintain a clinical practice in his/her specialty or sub-specialty.
• Teach, train, and mentors’ students, and residents as assigned by department chair.
• Serves on committees assigned by the Dean.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.