DESCRIPTION

The Division of Medical Education within the UC San Diego School of Medicine (UCSD SOM) consists of four major units: Admissions & Student Affairs; Undergraduate Medical Education; Graduate Medical Education; and Continuing Medical Education & Faculty Development. These units are supported by core services units: Business Affairs, Educational Technology, and Evaluation & Assessment. The division supports the education, training and co-curricular activities of 536 medical students, 800 residents and fellows, as well as the faculty, physician and healthcare providers at UCSD's School of Medicine, its' Medical Centers, and affiliates.

Under the direction of the Director of UGME, serve as the Preclinical Curriculum Coordinator within the Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) Office in the School of Medicine (SOM). Responsible for the planning, development and management of all activities related to the core first and second year core curricula within the School of Medicine. Supervise the pre-clinical administrative support staff. Collaborate with Associate Dean, UGME and Director, UGME, to ensure appropriate administrative support for pre-clinical core courses. Assist faculty with development of course plans by collaboratively reviewing course goals and objectives, determining the most effective means to organize and implement course activities. Provide logistical and administrative oversight to the faculty recruitment process to include application processing and on-boarding in the ARC system. Complete special curricular projects as needed.

In consultation with department management, uses professional concepts in drafting department schedule for courses, seminars, and special events, taking into consideration faculty leaves, preferences, and facultycourse load, classroom availability, and enrollment figures. Schedule may be reviewed to ensure it meets the needs of students for degree progression. Independently obtains classrooms for courses taking into account therequirements and restrictions of the Campus Scheduling Office. In consultation with department management but working with a high degree of independence, applies in-depth knowledge of school requirements to determine the courses to be taught by the school toward the graduate degrees. Takes into consideration the proper sequencing of courses for progression toward degree, courses taught in other departments, and other complicating factors. Makes recommendations for replacement courses. Work is reviewed by results achieved.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Seven years of related experience, education/training, OR an Bachelor's degree in related area plus three years of related experience/training.

• Thorough knowledge of common University-specific computer application programs.

• Thorough knowledge of department, organization, and University policies, procedures, and directives.

• Thorough knowledge of department and school / college general and major course and degree requirements.

• Strong interpersonal skills to work with and gain trust from department senior management, faculty, and students.

• Proven ability in problem identification, reasoning, analysis to identify trends.

• Proven ability to find solutions to conflicting situations.

• Knowledge of department, organization and University policies, procedures and directives.

• Interpersonal skills to work with department senior management, faculty and students. Excellent communication skills to communicate clearly, effectively and tactfully to all levels of clients, academic, administrative and staff personnel within the university

• An in-depth knowledge of an organ-based pre-clinical curriculum within a School of Medicine, preferably at UCSD.

• Excellent record keeping skills, including the ability to design and maintain extensive database information. Skills in developing, implementing and maintaining efficient record keeping and filing systems for retrieval by self and others.

• Demonstrated ability to delegate work, determine appropriate levels of monitoring and define e