Clinical Skills Educator

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:

Applicants should submit the following materials:
• 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.

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.

Job Description:

Clinical Skills Educators (Part-time)

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:

• Directly observes and provides constructive narrative verbal and written feedback to students on patient-centered interviewing and physical examination skills, professionalism, clinical reasoning, shared decision making, patient management, oral case presentation, and medical documentation.
• Utilizes educational and simulation technology platforms to collect data and monitor student's progress in achieving annual competency and proficiency milestones.
• Assists the Director of Clinical Skills, the clinical skills and simulation personnel to meet curriculum course-related objectives in any standardized patient, simulation, and modeling-related activities.
• Facilitates, documents, and grades performance-based clinical skills assessments, OSCEs, and other type of assessments within the curriculum to assess the student’s clinical competence when SPs and/or other simulation modalities are integrated into the assessment.
• Participates in clinical skills meetings and faculty development workshops.

Minimum Education

• M.D., D.O., from a Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)/American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic Colleges Accreditation (COCA) accredited institution.
• Completion of an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited residency program in respective specialty.

Minimum Work Experiences

• Two years teaching a clinical skills course within an LCME or COCA accredited undergraduate medical education program.
• Five years of professional experience as a physician.

Preferred Work Experiences and Qualifications

• MD/DO licensed or eligible to practice medicine in Arkansas, Missouri, or Oklahoma.

Skills Expected of All AWSOM Team Members

• Exemplary written, verbal and other communication skills.
• Adaptability: Flexible around the needs of the position and the school.
• Collaborative Skills: Build and maintain internal and external relationships to the organization. 
• Creative and Open-Minded: Enjoy exploring and supporting innovation in teaching strategies, topic areas, professional growth opportunities, and more.
• Discerning: Ability to recognize and support innovation.
• Highly self-directed, and reliable and accountable.
• Strong commitment to self-care.
• Committed to Diversity and Inclusion: Ability to work effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders (e.g., co-workers, students, community members). 
• Ability to effectively mentor a diversity of individuals.
• Commitment to meet and maintain professional development requirements related to this role.