The Education Program Specialist serves as an educational specialist and consultant to faculty in foundational sciences in implementing and evaluating required academic components and educational objectives of the medical school curriculum. Assists and ensures successful implementation of the development of new educational initiatives that are relevant to medical education. Actively participates in the curriculum by serving on multiple committees and attending conferences. Provides centralized coordination of curriculum to ensure consistency throughout the program.
Education/Experience
Bachelor's degree in Education, Health or other related field required.
Two years' experience in academic medicine preferred.
Master's degree in related field preferred.
Skills/Qualifications
Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Ability to communicate with individuals of diverse educational and cultural backgrounds
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team
Excellent computer skills
Good problem-solving skills
Strong organizational skills, ability to multi-task
Ability to act as a department liaison
Essential Functions
Actively participates and contributes to the decision making as a member of the curriculum committees.
Responsible for the development and implementation of curricular initiatives as set forth by the Faculty.
Provides staff development to small group and teaching faculty on educational initiatives and LCME accreditation issues.
Monitors curricular and evaluation activities and makes recommendations for standardization across the curriculum.
Provides direction and oversight of the Medical Education staff Coordinators to ensure teaching faculty and staff have resources required to meet curricular requirements.
Reviews curricular components on a continual basis (Quality Assurance) to ensure consistency is met regarding goals, objectives, instruction, orientations and faculty and student evaluations.
Trains, coaches, and monitors individual staff coordinators in implementing systems to optimize the curriculum experiences.
Coordinates with various educational departments to implement and optimize curricular events.
Oversees and manages scheduling systems.
Recruits and coordinates faculty facilitators for courses and evaluation activities.
Manages the updating, and maintaining of the curricular components of the technology delivery programs for the curriculum.
Maintains statistics and data on faculty participation in activities of the curriculum.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Clean, well-lit and comfortable climate
Some travel required
About Us
Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) is a U.S. News and World Report top 50 ranked medical school, integrated with a world-class health system, Atrium Health. WFUSM, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise, is a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery. WFUSM, has over $300M in annual, extramural funding that drives a cutting-edge Academic Learning Health System by integrating innovative research with excellent patient care across our enterprise.
Atrium Health is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. AHWFB is an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians.
Our highly integrated academic and clinical environment is deeply committed to improving health, elevating hope, and advancing healing – for all.
It should be noted that while you are applying on the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Career Site, you will receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process. Thanks in advance for your flexibility.
About The Team
Mission, Vision and Culture Commitments
Mission
To improve health, elevate hope and advance healing – for all.
Vision
To be the first and best choice for care.
Culture Commitments
We create a space where all Belong
We Work as One to make great things happen
We earn Trust in all we do
We Innovate to better the now and create the future
We drive for Excellence – always
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Education and Training
Industries
Research Services and Hospitals and Health Care
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