Meritus Health, Western Maryland’s largest health care provider, is located at the crossroads of Western Maryland, Southern Pennsylvania and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. With nearly 3,000 employees, 500 medical staff members and 250 volunteers, Meritus Health serves over 200,000 residents of the tristate region.

Meritus Medical Center, the flagship facility of the health system, has more than 327 beds and is a Joint Commission accredited hospital. Meritus Medical Center has officially become a teaching hospital, serving as a clinical training site for the Meritus Family Medicine Residency Program, as well as for more than 1,000 nursing and allied health students annually.

Meritus Health also includes Meritus Medical Group, a network of 20 medical practices with more than 100 providers; Meritus Home Health; and Meritus Equipped for Life, a medical equipment company. Meritus Health is a 25% owner of Maryland Physicians Care, a 215,000 Medicaid member health plan. With a long-standing history of caring for the community, Meritus Health relentlessly pursues excellence to improve the health status of the region.

Meritus Health is officially seeking accreditation and licensure to open a proposed four-year osteopathic medical school in Hagerstown.

Faculty Microbiology Education Job description:

Summary: A faculty position for the proposed Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine requires a commitment to excellence in training the physician of the future.

General Duties and Responsibility:

• Faculty will be expected to engage in team teaching, curriculum development & delivery, mentorship & advising, test question review /test question banks, research & scholarly activities, and other duties as assigned by the Associate Dean of Preclinical Education.
• Faculty will review and adhere to the highest ethical and professional standards and to serve on college committees as assigned.
• Faculty will be required to work with the students in research, interprofessional education, and the classroom as assigned.
• Faculty will be required to submit a current yearly CV that lists the works published, research, teaching, mentoring and committee work and expected to publish a minimum of one manuscript per year.
• Faculty may be asked to serve as a student club advisor.
• Participate in the faculty council and faculty development activities.
• Faculty will be required to attend ceremonies such as White Coat Ceremony, in-service meetings, graduation, student outreach, and other meetings and events unless excused by the Associate Dean of Preclinical Education.
• Skillful at organizing complex scientific subject matter expertise and experience in designing comprehensible biomedical science material.
• Faculty will be creating prework materials, recordings, iRAT/tRAT assessment items, and application and case exercises.
• Develops goals, course learning outcomes, and session learning objectives for each lecture, laboratory or team-based learning presentation.
• Experience in interviewing prospective students and learner assessment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, faculty, staff, administrators and other health professionals.
• 60% of the time allotted to teaching, course design, course directing & assessment, 20% to service & medical student advising, and 20% to research & scholarly activities.

Experience and Education:

• A Ph.D. from an accredited university or MD/DO is required.
• Experience in teaching osteopathic or allopathic medical students is highly preferred.
• Experience teaching in a medical school for 2 years or more is required.
• Experience teaching team-based learning (TBL) teaching method and other active learning modalities, course directorship and grade submission using various platforms is required.
• Ability to contribute to the teaching load of the department.
• Knowledge of the validity of test question metrics and writing NBOME/NBME style exam items is highly preferred.
• Experience in curriculum mapping and assessment is preferred.
• Experience working with accreditation standards is preferred.
• Experience in advising students for the board-preparation is preferred.
• Experience in using educational software, LMS, Microsoft, and other professional resources.

Strength Through Diversity
Meritus Health believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Meritus Health, and we expect a record of achievement and advancement as we meet our mission.
Our commitment to equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to create joy at work and reach their potential.

Happy to Help
At Meritus, we believe in a collaborative and caring work environment. Interactions are an opportunity to learn, listen and to be there for one another. Therefore, we provide warm welcomes, hospitality-driven closures, and are always Happy to Help.