Basic Sciences Discipline Director

WFUSM Basic Science Discipline Director

The Wake Forest University School of Medicine Office of Undergraduate Medical Education is seeking a Discipline Director and Medical Educator to join the medical school campus in Winston Salem North Carolina. TheDiscipline Director and Medical Educator will be part of a Winston Salembased team responsible for the design and delivery of curriculum for the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston Salem NC with a focus on physiology biochemistry cell biology and evidencebased medicine. The foundational science faculty will be appointed on a nontenure track with academic rank commensurate based on experience.

Committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all the Wake Forest University School of Medicine MD program is seeking innovative creative educators for the MD program curriculum who demonstrate evidence of a commitment to promoting a culture that respects and advances diversity and inclusion of all people. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong interpersonal and communications skills effective critical thinking and the ability to set priorities and manage multiple tasks.

The WFUSM curriculum is a stateoftheart integrated curriculum that incorporates didactic teambased casebased and simulation learning to create a robust environment for learning. Students begin with a 18 month Foundations phase of preclerkship learning that begins with dedicated cadaveric training in clinical anatomy and physiology followed by instruction in biochemistry cell biology medical genetics immunology and infectious disease that develop the basis for subsequent learning of organ system pathophysiology. We are seeking a highly motivatedDiscipline Director and Medical Educator to serve as content expert and core teaching faculty member. While duties will include instruction in Clinical Anatomy and Physiology Metabolism and Defense Microbiology and Infectious Disease the faculty will also be expected to take on teaching responsibilities broadly within the Foundations phase of training to support growth and expansion of student training.

Ideal candidates will have experience in curricular design and interactive instructional methods along with exceptional content expertise. Additionally ideal candidates will have the ability to collaborate within multidisciplinary teamsona foundational science curriculum that is grounded in integrating biomedical science and clinical concepts and is delivered through interactive and inquirybased methodologies with multimodal techniques and small group learning.

Faculty responsibilities will primarily be within the domain of medical education. These responsibilities will includedidactic instruction in courses within the Foundations phase of the curriculum. Responsibilities will also include development and oversight of disciplinerelated content and assessments. While medical education will be the priority for each faculty member allocation of time and effort for research and scholarship student scholarly mentoring and institutional service will be required. Opportunities exist for scholarly collaborations with teammates in Charlotte and WinstonSalem campuses providing faculty the opportunity to participate in the broader academic community.

Qualifications:

• M.D. D.O. or Ph.D. in foundational/biomedical sciences or equivalent.
• Minimum of two years of experience with medical education or related fields including but not limited to small group learning facilitation and curriculum oversight. Five or more years preferred.
• Experience in applying the principles of adult learning theory development of competencybased education and assessment of student learning (skills knowledge and attitudes) through course module or new content development.

To be considered for this opportunity please submit a CV and teaching philosophy.

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