Job description

Bentonville, AR

JR1716

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.

Job Description:

Job Title: Foundational Sciences Educator, Anatomy

Reports to: Associate Dean Curricular Affairs

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Location: Bentonville, Arkansas (On-site)

Who We Are

Founded in 2021, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) is a nonprofit, four-year MD program that will enhance 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.

About The Position

This foundational sciences educator will work in the discipline of Anatomy. This individual will work as part of an interdisciplinary team to ensure students receive broad-based training experience. Foundational sciences are interwoven throughout all four years of the curriculum. The ideal candidate will have a history of teaching excellence in medical education and work well with colleagues across the respective and relevant phases. This position will collaborate with other clinical and basic science faculty for the development of clinical cases to emphasize basic science foundational concepts and will participate in the development and review of formative and summative assessment items. The ideal candidate should have experience in multiple disciplines with clinical relevance including:

• Gross Anatomy
• Embryology
• Neuroanatomy

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop Curriculum. Oversee the development and integration of all content tied to Gross Anatomy, including the development of clinically relevant narratives and various assessment tools including, but not limited to, NBME-style multiple-choice questions and assessment of student performance in active learning sessions.
• Teach / Instruct / Facilitate. Actively engage in student instruction, developing and delivering content using active learning methodologies. Collaborate with faculty colleagues to create and deliver flipped classroom content. Facilitate small and large group active learning; serve as facilitator for small group discussion such as in case-based learning (CBL), and other small group sessions.
• Assessments / Evaluations. Evaluate and revise learning objectives related to respective foundational sciences and map them to the curriculum. Use appropriate metrics and assessment methods to ensure that students meet those objectives. Work collaboratively with faculty and staff for continuous quality improvement of courses, sessions, activities, and assessments.
• Serve. Participate actively in leadership and group membership(s) within the medical school (e.g., Curriculum Committee, Admissions Committee, etc.).
• Grow Professionally. Participate in professional development programs to enhance teaching, educational and other skills needed to execute their responsibilities.
• Other. Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Doctoral degree (MD, DO, PhD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) with specific training/experience in Gross Anatomy or a closely related field.
• Experience designing, developing and delivering content related to anatomical sciences in higher education
• Evidence of teaching excellence in higher education
• Experience in curricular development, review, or implementation in higher education
• Participation in inter-disciplinary team endeavors
• Greater than five (5) years of experience in an accredited undergraduate medical education or nationally accredited post graduate level education programs with concentration in Gross Anatomy or closely related field preferred
• Demonstrated experience and expertise in medical education, including curriculum development, formulating and editing assessment tools, and delivery in the field of Gross Anatomy
• Experience designing, delivering, and evaluating an integrated foundational science course
• Comfort with an array of educational technologies and active learning methodologies
• Understanding of different assessment methods
• Experience with different adult learning methods (e.g. CBL, PBL, TBL, small-groups, simulation, etc.)

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Physical Demands: In the work environment described, position requires utilizing a computer and a telephone for prolonged periods of time and good eye/hand coordination, verbal and written communication with others, bending and stretching for filing, and physical stamina to lift and transport a minimum of 10 pounds. Visual acuity to review written materials is required for this job. Additionally, this position requires meeting the public and the organization in a professional and courteous manner.

Work Environment: Work will be performed in an office environment full-time (Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM.) The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. Flexibility in working hours, including weekends and evenings, may be necessary to support operational needs.

Alice L. Walton School of Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

All offers of employment are contingent on your successful completion (where permitted by state law) of a confidentiality agreement, background check and verification of being fully vaccinated for COVID-19. In addition, you will need to provide proper identification verifying your eligibility to work in the United States.

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