Baylor College of Medicine and Department Summary:

Baylor (www.bcm.edu) is recognized as one of the nation’s premier academic health science centers and is known for excellence in education, research, and healthcare and community service. Located in the heart of the world's largest medical center (Texas Medical Center), Baylor is affiliated with multiple educational, healthcare and research affiliates (Baylor Affiliates).

The School of Health Professions is seeking as Assistant Professor.

Job Duties

•    Serve as a student advisor providing guidance and mentorship to students in all phases of training regarding their academic performance and professional development. 
•    Serve as a secondary mentor and, where appropriate, as a primary mentor for students working to fulfill the Master's Paper requirement. 
•    Develop and deliver lecture, laboratory, and small group interactive sessions based on program needs and individual faculty experience and expertise. 
•    Participate in routine testing of PA student competencies including the roles of proctor, didactic test item writer, test reviewer, skills grader, and skills test writer. 
•    Recruit, screen and evaluate candidates for admission to the PA Program. 
•    Participate in continuous and periodic self-study activities to maintain Program accreditation. 
•    Participate in appropriate professional development activities to maintain clinical competence, licensure, and to improve personal skills as an educator and a clinician. 
•    Participate in grant proposals, monitoring and reports. 
•    Engage in original scholarship and research, including presentations, and publications. 

Administration. The administrative duties of the Principal Faculty member include the following relative to the didactic and clinical phases of the curriculum: 
•    Serve as Course Director for assigned didactic courses. 
•    Serve as Rotation Coordinator for assigned rotation(s). 
•    Coordinate with the Associate Director of Education the scheduling, collection and analysis of all student and course assessment activities. 
•    Coordinate with the Associate Director of Experiential Learning the scheduling, collection and analysis of all student and rotation assessment activities. 
•    Assist Associate Director of Experiential Learning to schedule clinical rotations and maintain accurate information on student placement in the clinical year database. 
•    Assist Associate Director of Experiential Learning develop new clinical sites as needed for the training of students that ensure adequate contact with patients to fulfill stated rotation objectives. 
•    Assist Program Director and Associate Directors to analyze and maintain appropriate evaluation data to evaluate program quality on an on-going basis.

Evaluation. The evaluation functions of the Principal Faculty Member include the following: 
Job Description: Physician Assistant Program 
•    Evaluate small group sessions for the purpose of quality control and evaluation as needed. 
•    Attend lectures and small group sessions for purposes of quality control as needed. 
•    Visit clinical rotation sites for the purpose of quality control and evaluation as needed. 
•    Monitor capacity of clinical rotations to meet rotation-specific learning objectives. 
•    Facilitate focus groups to obtain program evaluation data. 
•    Administer End-of-Rotation exam during the clinical phase of the curriculum. 
•    Assist Program Director, Associate Director of Education, and Associate Director for Experiential Learning with summative assessment process for determining student readiness to enter clinical rotations and future clinical practice. 
•    Compile program assessment data for presentation during periodic review sessions. 

Service. The Principal Faculty Member will: 
•    Serve on Program and School committees, as requested. 
•    Provide service to the College, as requested, i.e., committee and task force assignments. 
•    Provide clinical service as appropriate to expertise, experience, and time availability. 
•    Participate in the activities of local, state, and national professional organizations.