Posting Details
Title: Assistant/Associate Professor of Medical Education - Health System Science
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Faculty Title: Assist Professor of Medicine Job Class Code: 10005 FLSA Exempt Position Information -------------------
Posting Number: FRGV1927 Working Title: Assistant/Associate Professor of Medical Education - Health System Science Number of Vacancies: 1 Location: Edinburg, Texas Division/Organization: Division of Health Affairs
Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position: 1 year Tenure Status: Non Tenure Track FTE: 1.0
Scope of Job -------------
The Department of Medical Education at the UTRGV School Of Medicine UTRGV SOM in Edinburg, TX seeks a highly qualified faculty member to lead and teach Health System Science primarily within the pre-clerkship curricular years of the MD program. The candidate will develop and manage the module during the pre-clerkship curriculum. This is a wonderful opportunity for an outstanding academic Health System Scientist who is enthusiastic about teaching and education to contribute to a young medical school with an extremely dynamic environment.
Candidates should have a desire and flexibility to integrate instruction across other disciplines within a fully integrated curriculum. All candidates with an enthusiasm for teaching and those with prior teaching experience in a health profession-related environment are encouraged to apply, however prior teaching experience in an LCME-accredited medical school would be considered preferred.
Responsibilities ----------------
This position will be responsible for teaching, developing, and implementing Health System Science in medical school curriculum, which encompasses key areas related to healthcare systems thinking, epidemiology, quality improvement in healthcare, patient safety, social determinants of health, population health, global health, statistics, and health policy. This position has a full-time instructional mandate, and the recruited candidate must be committed to excellence in the teaching and mentoring of first- and second-year medical students, in addition to teaching within other graduate programs offered by the School of Medicine.
The present MD curriculum at the school is of a hybrid nature, designed around the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) modality, while also employing traditional lecture-based instruction.
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EEO Statement ----------------
It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, genetic information, or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities, and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.
Open Date: 02/14/2025 Close Date: Additional Information ---------------------
UTRGV is a distributed institution. As such, and as assigned, the position may require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is performed primarily in a general office environment. This position is security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215.
The retirement plan for this position is the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
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Texas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English to demonstrate proficiency in English as determined by a satisfactory paper-based test score of 500, computer-based of 173, or internet-based of 61 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a satisfactory test score of 6.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
Incomplete applications will not be considered. All positions are subject to budget approval.
Quick Link: https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/49375
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