Physician Assistant Faculty - Clinical Focus

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Department of Physician Assistant Studies

Position Description

 

PRINCIPAL PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT FACULTY – CLINICAL FOCUS

 

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program within the College of Health Sciences is seeking a full-time Assistant Professor. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to educate PA students and cultivate clinical learning opportunities within the community.

 

REPORTS TO: Chairperson or her/his designee.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF CLINICAL FACULTY

·      Coordinate the clinical education phase of the curriculum

·      Identify, recruit, and maintain clinical rotation sites

·      Maintain collaborative external relationships to facilitate valuable clinical experiences and community relationships

·      Ensure documentation is completed to obtain affiliation agreements with clinical sites and satisfy student credentialing requirements

·      Conduct site visits of clinical learning sites

·      Conduct student site assessments to evaluate student performance

 

FACULTY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

·      Contribute in designing, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating the curriculum

·      Deliver instruction in traditional lecture based format and facilitate small group learning activities

·      Develop learning objectives to guide student learning in the didactic and clinical phase of the program

·      Serve as a course director or course liaison for courses in the PA curriculum

·      Participate in the creation and refinement of exam questions

·      Evaluate student academic performance

·      Assist in student remediation

·      Evaluate research projects of clinical year students

·      Provide academic advisement to didactic and clinical year PA students

·      Participate in the admissions process and selection of applicants to the program

·      Serve on select departmental and college-wide committees

·      Provide letters of recommendation for students and graduates upon request

·      Participate in student events such as student society activities, orientation, the white coat ceremony, and commencement

·      Attend professional conferences to enhance delivery of student instruction and patient care

·      Engage in scholarly activity

 

ACCREDITATION RESPONSIBILITIES:

·      Participate in ongoing program analysis

·      Ensure compliance with educational objectives during the clinical phase of the program

·      Participate in the annual curriculum review and annual faculty retreat

·      Assist in obtaining and completing documentation required to satisfy ARC-PA clinical site requirements

 

REQUIREMENTS

·      Nationally certified (NCCPA) physician assistant

·      Must hold a current, valid, and unrestricted state license

·      Minimum of a Master's degree

·      Minimum of 3 years of clinical experience