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Sr. Associate Dean

Requisition ID: 2022-8211
Position Type: Full-Time
Schedule Shift: Day
Hours Per Week: 38
Travel: 10%
Category: Faculty/Academic

Overview
Touro University California (TUC), located on historic Mare Island in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area, is accepting applications for a Senior Associate Dean in the College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM). This is an exciting opportunity to join a strong, innovative, mission-centric, and student-focused College of Osteopathic Medicine.

We are seeking a leader in osteopathic medical education who can also manage and enhance current clinical services and biomedical foundational education. This position will focus on sustaining and developing core clinical rotation sites as well as graduate medical education opportunities in the San Francisco Bay Area, Northern California, and Central Valley. The individual in this role nurtures relationships with health care systems with the goal of establishing Academic Medical Center(s) in geographic proximity to Vallejo, CA. This position may also be responsible for the development of distant sites for both core clinical rotations and post graduate opportunities. This position takes a leadership role, participation, oversight, and implementation of the TUCOM Strategic Plan in concert with the Dean.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. The successful candidate will be hired as soon as possible.

The Senior Associate Dean for Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in California (TUCOM) serves at the discretion of the Dean. General duties include supervision of the educational functions of the clinical and foundational biomedical science divisions of the institution as identified by the Dean. This position will focus on sustaining and developing core clinical rotation sites as well as graduate medical education opportunities in the San Francisco Bay Area, Northern California, and Central Valley. The individual in this role nurtures relationships with health care systems with the goal of establishing Academic Medical Center(s) in geographic proximity to Vallejo, CA. This position may also be responsible for the development of distant sites for both core clinical rotations and post graduate opportunities. This position takes a leadership role, participation, oversight, and implementation of the TUCOM Strategic Plan in concert with the Dean. The Senior Associate Dean shall oversee the COM's affiliation agreements for the clinical work of TUCOM clinical faculty at local FQHCs. The Senior Associate Dean will also participate in community events and community partnership meetings for the purpose of building positive community relations.


Responsibilities

• Attend the weekly Academic Council Meetings
• Attend other regular meetings as defined by the Dean
• Participate in Faculty Meetings
• Direct oversight of faculty clinical opportunities, including the faculty incentive program
• Participate in the Health Clinic Steering Committees
• Support and directly supervise the Graduate Medical Training programs within the OPTI
• Chair the COM Professionalism Committee
• Participate in credentialing and accreditation as directed by the Dean
• Periodic revision of the Professionalism Bylaws
• Provide oversight and implementation of the TUCOM Strategic Plan in concert with the Dean
• Identify and develop new undergraduate and graduate training opportunities
• Improve networking on behalf of TUCOM by becoming active in appropriate local, regional and national Medical Societies, as well as AACOM, AOA, and other relevant organizations.
• Maintain oversight of TUC operational OPTI/GME budget
• Direct oversight of TUC CME Program & Faculty Development
• Assist with oversight of the Clinical Education Department and the GME & Program Development teams
• Function as the Dean, when the Dean is unavailable
• Any other duties that shall be assigned by the Dean as needs arise

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES (if applicable): should reflect who the employee is supervising and what the expectations are.

• Associate Dean of Clinical Education
• Associate Dean of GME & Program Development
• Assistant Dean of Faculty Development
• Director of CME
• Administrative Coordinator for Senior Associate Deans Office

In addition he/she/they shall perform supervisory functions in specific assignments as required when designated by the Dean.



Qualifications
The Senior Associate Dean shall be a graduate of a medical school accredited by the American Osteopathic Association and hold the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. In addition, he/she must have

• Demonstrated effective administrative leadership as Associate or Assistant Dean, Department Chair, or Division Chief at a medical school and/or functioned as a DME or residency director at a teaching hospital/system or developed academic/clinical programs within the osteopathic medical system
• Demonstrated skills in curriculum development, implementation and evaluation
• Demonstrated effective patient care skills
• Participated in quality assurance initiatives
• Demonstrated effective organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal relationship and communication skills
• Active participation in professional societies in the local, state and national levels, including the American Osteopathic Association and its relevant State Association.
• Personal integrity
• An unrestricted license to practice Osteopathic Medicine in the State of California

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND/OR RELATED EXPERIENCE:

The Senior Associate Dean must:

• Hold the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
• Have completed a residency or its equivalent, and be certified in their area of expertise by the AOA or the ABMS
• Have at least 5 (five) years of experience in leadership in education at a medical school or teaching hospital/system
• Maintain CME requirements as mandated by the AOA on an annual basis
• Demonstrate the qualifications as cited above.

CORE COMPETENCIES: identify the behavior an employee is expected to demonstrate.

• Effective communication skills
• Ability to form and maintain healthy relationships
• Effective strategic planning ability
• Management skills to include supervision, organization, division of labor, quality assessment, and evaluation
• National and State perspectives on health care education direction and service
• Understanding of all aspects of undergraduate education to include curriculum, student services, and evaluation.
• Understanding of, and demonstrated ability to create graduate medical training programs
• Ability to function as a liaison to establish collaborative efforts with other organizations (osteopathic, allopathic and other medically related groups/organizations)

To apply, visit https://tuccareers-touro.icims.com/jobs/8211/sr.-associate-dean/job?in_iframe=1

Touro University is an equal opportunity employer. Touro University treats all employees, job applicants, and students without unlawful consideration of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition), age, disability, medical condition, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military service or veteran status, citizenship status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. We are committed to ensuring the fulfillment of this policy in all decisions, including but not limited to, recruitment, the administration of educational programs and activities, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, placement, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff, suspension, expulsion and termination, and all other terms and conditions of admission, matriculation, and employment.

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