Clinical Assistant Professor And Director Of Didactic Education

Nazareth University invites applications and nominations for the role of Director of Didactic Education for the new Physician Assistant program in the College of Interprofessional Health & Human Services (CIHHS). The Director of Didactic Education will oversee the ongoing design, development, implementation and evaluation of an innovative hybrid program.

Essential functions

• Oversee the ongoing design, development, implementation and evaluation of an innovative hybrid curricular model.

• Works with the program director to recruit and support principal, instructional and adjunct faculty for the didactic phase of the program.

• Responsible for the development and oversight of a comprehensive assessment strategy, to include remediation, for the didactic phase of the program.

• Maintains accurate student records and enforcing academic policies consistent with the University, College and Program.

• Ensure students are adequately prepared to achieve programmatic benchmarks for the PACKRAT, End of Curriculum and PANCE exams.

• Collaborates with the Director of Clinical Education on ongoing assessment of student performance toward attaining the program's Student Learning Outcomes.

• Oversee student academic progression, retention and completion strategies.

• Ensure ongoing compliance with ARC-PA accreditation standards related to physician assistant didactic education.

• Actively engage with programmatic evaluation

• Develop and deliver hybrid academic courses as assigned.

• Participate in the student admissions process.

• Participate in the academic counseling of students as assigned.

• Serve on departmental, college and university committees as assigned.

• Participate in developing, reviewing and revising the mission statement, program goals and program competencies, as necessary.

• Conduct and disseminate scholarship.

• Other duties as assigned.

Nazareth University, an independent, comprehensive institution with 2300 undergraduate and 700 graduate students, prepares its graduates to serve local and global communities through a wide range of liberal arts and professional programs. Nazareth seeks to hire teacher-scholars with a demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence, student success, and civic engagement, and an understanding of the educational benefits and importance of diversity, equity and inclusion as articulated in our Diversity Statement. The university is located minutes from downtown Rochester, New York, a city noted for its rich arts and cultural community and its international businesses and industry. Applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged. EOE.