Vice Dean, College of Dental Medicine

Joplin, MO - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Type:

Staff

Job Description:

Kansas City University (KCU) is seeking a visionary mission-driven and collaborative leader to serve as the Vice Dean of the College of Dental Medicine at its Joplin Missouri campus. The Vice Dean is a key member of the Colleges leadership team and is responsible for overseeing the academic and clinical operations of the dental program while advancing KCUs mission to improve the well-being of communitiesespecially in underserved and rural areas across southwest Missouri and the broader four-state region.
The Vice Dean will support the Dean in implementing the strategic vision of the College managing day-to-day academic and clinical operations and ensuring compliance with accreditation standards. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to rural oral health academic excellence interprofessional education and community-based clinical education.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Academic Leadership

Provide oversight for the academic programs within the College ensuring alignment with KCUs mission values and strategic priorities.
Supervise faculty leaders to ensure delivery of an innovative student-centered competency-based curriculum and patient-centered clinical dental care.
Promote and support a culture of clinical and teaching excellence scholarly activity and continuous curricular improvement.
Ensure compliance with Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) standards and all applicable accreditation and licensure requirements.

Clinical Operations & Community Engagement

Provide strategic and operational oversight for the College of Dental Medicine Oral Health Center.
Ensure high-quality patient-centered care while fostering a strong educational experience for dental students in the CDM Oral Health Center and community based clinical settings.
Cultivate and maintain partnerships with community health centers rural clinics and public health organizations to expand access to care in dental health professional shortage areas (HPSAs).
Oversee the integration of rural and community-based clinical rotations into the curriculum.

Administrative Leadership

Collaborate with the Dean and senior leadership on faculty recruitment development and evaluation.
Assist in the development and management of the Colleges budget staffing and resource allocation.
Participate in strategic planning enrollment growth efforts and long-range institutional initiatives.
Contribute to fundraising and advancement activities that support the Colleges mission including scholarships and community outreach initiatives.

Interprofessional and Institutional Collaboration

Promote interprofessional education parnterships and collaboration with other KCU colleges including Osteopathic Medicine Biomedical Sciences and Health Professions and external regional universities.
Represent the College on institutional committees and external boards or associations as appropriate.

Qualifications:

DDS/DMD from a CODA-accredited institution.
Academic achievement at the level of Professor or Associate Professor
Active dental license (or eligibility for licensure) in the state of Missouri.
At least 10 years of progressive leadership experience in dental education and/or clinical administration.
Demonstrated experience in academic leadership faculty development curriculum management and accreditation compliance.
Strong understanding of clinical operations especially in community or academic settings.
Commitment to student success community engagement outreach and service.

Preferred

Advanced degree (e.g. MPH EdD MBA PhD).
Experience working in or developing programs for rural or underserved populations.
Familiarity with CODA accreditation and academic program assessment.
Record of scholarly activity or leadership in professional organizations.

Core Competencies

Strategic and operational leadership
Student- and patient-centered mindset
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Commitment to rural health and community engagement
Ability to build and lead high-performing academic and clinical teams

Equal Opportunity Employer

KCU is committed to promoting an equal employment opportunity workplace. Equal opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without discrimination on the basis of race color religion sex age national origin genetic information (GINA) physical or mental disability pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity marital status familial status ancestry military and/or veteran status and/or any other status protected by applicable Federal state or local law.

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Thank you for your interest in a career at KCU!

Job Type:StaffJob Description:Kansas City University (KCU) is seeking a visionary mission-driven and collaborative leader to serve as the Vice Dean of the College of Dental Medicine at its Joplin Missouri campus. The Vice Dean is a key member of the Colleges leadership team and is responsible for ov...