Clinical Assistant Professor and Program Director - ONMM Residency Program

Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (AZCOM) seeks a board-certified Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (NMM) physician to serve as Program Director of the Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (ONMM) Residency Program. This faculty position combines academic leadership, clinical practice, resident education, and student mentorship.

The successful candidate will dedicate 0.2 FTE to the Department of Osteopathic Family and Community Medicine, providing instruction in osteopathic clinical skills, delivering lectures, assisting with standardized patient assessments, evaluating student performance, and mentoring Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) Scholars.

An additional 0.2 FTE will be devoted to the Program Director role for the ONMM Residency Program, including oversight of resident scheduling, supervision, evaluation, and administration of residency training activities to ensure program excellence and compliance with accreditation standards.

The remaining 0.6 FTE will be allocated to clinical practice, providing direct patient care and supervising medical students and ONMM residents in both outpatient and hospital settings.

Candidates must be board certified in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and hold or be eligible for an active, unrestricted Arizona medical license. Faculty rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and will be determined at the time of appointment.

Clinical responsibilities

• Patient care and student preceptor responsibilities include:
• Provide evidence-based outpatient care to an assigned patient panel within the scope of the physician's specialty (Primary Care, PM&R, or NMM).
• Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, perform preventive health examinations, and perform specialty-aligned procedures, such as osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), joint and soft-tissue injections, and functional musculoskeletal evaluations.
• Maintain accurate, compliant, and timely documentation in the electronic health record (EHR).
• Collaborate with interprofessional clinical teams, including medical assistants, registered nurses, case managers, and other colleagues.
• Share equitably in rotating outpatient telephone call coverage.
• Support delegated supervision procedures of advanced practice providers

Teaching

• Participate in curricular planning and faculty retreats.
  • Develop, implement, and assess the curriculum as faculty in the pre-clinical courses.
  • Teach clinical lectures, including developing the associated learning objectives and examination questions.
  • Actively participate in the 4-year teaching program in AZCOM, including OMM labs, physical examination labs, SOAP note grading, OSCE's, and OMM and ultrasound workshops, commensurate with training
  • Assist in the development of standardized patient cases for examinations, as requested
  • Proctor/Score Osteopathic Standardized Patient Examinations, as requested
  • Precept ONMM residents on hospital consult service.
• Precept in the MWU multispecialty clinic for students, Scholars, and residents.
• Assist in the remediation of students who fail OSCE Examinations and/ or require assistance in preparation for COM LEX-USA examinations.

Scholarly Activity
• Actively engage in scholarly activities according to area(s) of expertise, to include osteopathic research, quality improvement projects, invited presentations at state and/or national conferences, publications, poster presentations, peer reviews, and national board question writing.
• Serve as a Project Investigator (Pl) for students and residents engaging in scholarly work.

Service

• Mentor students requiring academic assistance and provide career counseling.
  • Attend required meetings and serve on committees as assigned, which may include meetings/committees for the University, the Department of AZCOM Clinical Education, the Department of Osteopathic Family & Community Medicine, the ONMM residency, and the MWU Multispecialty Clinic.
  • Maintain patient care in the Midwestern University Multispecialty Clinic.
  • Serve as advisor to student clubs as requested.
  • Participate in AZCOM applicant interviews.
  • Remain current and board certified in your field of specialty.

Administration

• Supervise resident scheduling and assessment.
• Maintain accreditation of the ONMM Plus One program through ACGME.
  • Work with the MWU GME Consortium, including committee work as assigned.
  • Produce required documentation for ACGME and support the program through accreditation activities.
  • Document regular milestone evaluations for the residents.
  • Recruit residents for each class.
  • Assess learning activities and rotations to optimize resident learning.
  • Personally supervise patient care activities for residents in the clinic and in the hospital.

Requirements

• Graduation from a COCA accredited college of osteopathic medicine.
  • Board certification in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine.
  • Ability to attain, or currently has, an unrestricted medical license in the State of Arizona.
  • Ability to be insured for malpractice liability.
  • Must apply for hospital privileges as needed for resident training.

Midwestern University is a private, not-for-profit organization that provides graduate and post-graduate education in the health sciences. The University has two campuses, one in Downers Grove, Illinois and the other in Glendale, Arizona. More than 6,000 full-time students are enrolled in graduate programs in osteopathic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physician assistant studies, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nurse anesthesia, cardiovascular perfusion, podiatry, optometry, clinical psychology, speech language pathology, biomedical sciences and veterinary medicine. Over 500 full-time faculty members and 400 staff members are dedicated to the education and development of our students in an environment that encourages learning, respect for all members of the health care team, service, interdisciplinary scholarly activity, and personal growth.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance plans as well as life insurance, short/long term disability and pet insurance.  We offer flexible spending accounts including healthcare reimbursement and child/dependent care account.  We offer a work life balance with competitive time off package including paid holiday’s, sick/flex days, personal days and vacation days.  We offer a 403(b) retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, child care subsidy reimbursement program, identity theft protection and an employee assistance program.  Wellness is important to us and we offer a wellness facility on-site with a fully equipped fitness facility. 

Midwestern University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not discriminate against an employee or applicant based upon race; color; religion; creed; national origin or ancestry; ethnicity; sex (including pregnancy); gender (including gender expressions, gender identity; and sexual orientation); marital status; age; disability; citizenship; past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services; genetic information; or any other protected class, in accord with all federal, state and local laws and regulation. Midwestern University complies with the Smoke-Free Arizona Act (A.R.S. 36-601.01) and the Smoke Free Illinois Act (410 ILCS 82/).  Midwestern University complies with the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 and Arizona Equal Pay Acts.