Oklahoma Baptist University is seeking a Medical Director for our developing Physician Associate program. The Medical Director provides leadership and support for the PA program and serves to support and advocate for the goals and mission of the Program and University. The Medical Director will assist in program development, evaluation, and improvement, as well as provide support for ensuring competencies in alignment with accreditation standards are met. The Medical Director will also play an integral role in shepherding relationships with clinical sites, preceptors, students, and faculty.

The Medical Director must be a licensed and board certified physician with at least three years of clinical experience. The position is 0.5 FTE and can be a remote position with occasional (1-2 times per year) travel to campus in Shawnee, Oklahoma. A full job description can be found on our website. 

Responsibilities

• Assist the Program Director in ongoing development, evaluation, and improvement of the curriculum for physician associate education and practice for an innovative hybrid program.
• Participate in development of the program mission, goals, policies, and competencies.
• Support the ongoing evaluation of the program competencies to meet PA current practice standards and ARC-PA requirements.
• Collaborate to recruit clinical preceptors.
• Participate in the recruitment of physician, physician associate, and other healthcare providers to provide specialty lecturers, clinical skills training, and supervised clinical practice experiences as needed.
• Participate in scholarship and service activities as required to maintain licensure and board certification.
• Participate in accreditation-related activities, including evaluation of curriculum and administrative aspects of the program, as required.
• Participate in student recruitment, admission, and retention.