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Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) is seeking experienced, motivated, and dedicated leaders and educators to participate in the design and delivery of an innovative four-year medical school curriculum that engages medical students in active and novel learning.
Required Documents to Apply :
- A detailed curriculum vitae
- Please include a brief summary of your teaching (for healthcare learners) and other academic experience (including publications, presentations, and academic service) with your application, especially if such experiences and accomplishments are not clearly outlined in your CV.
Job Description : About Us
Founded in 2021, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) is a nonprofit, four-year MD program enhancing traditional medical education with the arts, humanities, and whole health principles. The School's culture embraces self-care to empower students to care for their own well-being as well as their patients'. The School's state-of-the-art medical education facility is under construction in Bentonville, Arkansas on the Crystal Bridges campus, home to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Heartland Whole Health Institute. The School has been granted preliminary accreditation status by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.
What We Seek
We are building a cadre of medical professionals trained in conventional medicine and in whole health, by reimagining medical education. We seek leaders and faculty who are excited by this endeavor. We are building a health care learning and delivery environment in which diversity is a strength and highly valued. Thus, we seek candidates who contribute to diversity in all its forms. Ideal candidates are committed to our goals of inclusive excellence, and to facilitating optimal health for all using a whole health approach.
Faculty and staff members will contribute to the development and rollout of the ARCHES curriculum, which is built on evidence-based approaches to teaching and learning. It includes the following six core elements :
All six areas of the curriculum will be interwoven throughout the four-year curriculum.
Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) seeks experienced, motivated, and dedicated leaders and educators to participate in the design and delivery of an innovative four-year medical school curriculum that engages medical students in active and novel learning.
About The Position
The Clinical Skills Educators (CS Educators) will assist in the instruction and implementation of the Clinical Skills I-IV courses where medical students will learn patient-centered interviewing, physical examination, medical documentation, professionalism, procedural skills, clinical reasoning, and shared patient-centered management planning. Students and Educators will predominantly work with standardized patients (SPs) in small group activities.
These CS Educators will assist in the facilitation, implementation, and grading of performance-based clinical skills assessments such as providing formative feedback, grading objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs), and other types of assessments within the clinical curriculum. The recruited candidate must be committed to excellence in instruction, facilitation, assessment, and mentoring medical students. Instruction will primarily occur on the AWSOM medical school campus : 1001 NE J Street, Bentonville, AR.
These are part-time positions, approximately four (4) to six (6) hours per week and will report to the Director of Clinical Skills. The CS Educators will actively interact with the Standardized Patient (SP) Manager, the Clinical Skills Operations Manager, SPs, staff and other faculty members.
Rank / Classification
The position is open at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor levels, depending on experience and qualifications.
We are building a workplace and learning climate in which inclusive excellence and whole health principles are inextricable parts of our culture and practices. All voices are heard and valued, and professional and personal growth are actively supported. While AWSOM does not have a tenure track, we are building a school that will facilitate exceptional professional development opportunities for our faculty and other team members.
Major Responsibilities / Essential Functions Specific to the Position :
Minimum Education
Minimum Work Experiences
Preferred Work Experiences and Qualifications
Skills Expected of All AWSOM Team Members
