Director Medical Student Education

St. Joseph's Medical Center is a member of Dignity Health. The word dignity perfectly defines what our organization stands for showing respect for all people by providing excellent care. St. Joseph's Medical Center was founded in 1899 under the direction of the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael and is a not-for-profit fully-accredited regional hospital with 395 beds a physician staff of over 400 and more than 2400 employees. Specializing in cardiovascular care comprehensive cancer services and women and children's services including neonatal intensive care St. Joseph's is the largest hospital as well as the largest private employer in Stockton California. Nationally recognized as a quality leader St. Joseph's is consistently chosen as the most preferred hospital by local consumers.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Job Responsibilities: 

The Director of Medical Student Education (DMSE) provides oversight for the development,direction and coordination of all continuing medical education activities for medical students as a part of the graduate medical education office. Must have responsibility, authority, and accountability for: administration and operations; teaching and scholarly activity; disciplinary action; supervision; and education in the context of patient care as it relates to medical student experiences and education within SJMC.
The DMSE is a program director within SJMC GME department and reports directly to the DIO/Director of Academic Affairs.

Job Duties: 

• Model professionalism, compassion, integrity, and commitment to patient care with compassion, sensitivity and dignity. Should demonstrate ongoing inquisitiveness and intellectual curiosity.
• Commitment to scholarly inquiry, educational excellence and evidence –based practice.
• Should construct and implement a mission for the program consistent with the needs of the community and congruent with the mission of the sponsoring institution.
• Develop, administer and maintain and educational curriculum (including didactic, SIM and clinical experiences, outlines with goals & objectives and evaluation methods) that address all core competency domains.
• They may solicit input from other staff, healthcare professionals (i.e. Designated Institutional Officer, Health Sciences Librarian, etc.) or committees to identify educational needs and didactic or other activity development commensurate with furthering the education of the medical students.
• This role is meant to serve as liaison between the different preceptor groups, the medical center, the medical schools with which it is affiliated, and the medical students rotating at that site.
• Rotation oversight: the DMSE along with the clerkship administrator(s) will work with the preceptor groups to establish and maintain rotations. This includes working with preceptors to establish application and onboarding requirements, rotation goals and objectives, orientation material, and block/daily schedules.

Minimum Requirements: 

Education and Experience: 

• Must have at least 2 years documented educational and/or administrative experience (eg prior protected time as core faculty, associate program director, or program director).

Licensure: 

• Must have current board certification by ABMS/AOBMS; current full, unrestricted California medical licensure.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Training:

• Must have ongoing and current clinical activity in some aspect of (specialty) Medicine Practice.