Director of the Year 3 Curriculum

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Position Summary:

The Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University seeks a dynamic, collaborative, and innovative physician educator to serve as Director of the Year 3 Curriculum. This faculty leadership position provides strategic oversight, administration, implementation, and continuous quality improvement of the third-year medical student curriculum across all affiliated clinical learning environments.

This position reports to the Department Chair, with a dotted line to the Assistant Dean for Clinical Curriculum and works closely with the Associate Dean for Medical Education, clerkship directors, clinical site leadership, faculty, and administrative staff to ensure a cohesive, high-quality educational experience that aligns with accreditation standards, institutional priorities, and best practices in medical education.

In addition to educational leadership responsibilities, the successful candidate will maintain a clinical practice, contribute to pre-clinical and clinical curriculum teaching, and engage in scholarly and service activities consistent with faculty expectations.

Primary Responsibilities

Year 3 Curriculum Leadership

•           Provide leadership and oversight of the Year 3 Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC) curriculum across all clinical training sites.

•           Collaborate with clinical site teams and key stakeholders to foster communication, engagement, and strong partnerships.

•           Assist in the planning, development, implementation, and continuous quality improvement of clerkship learning objectives, curriculum content, instructional methods, and assessment strategies.

•           Co-direct the Synthesis and Transition Course, ensuring an integrated curriculum that prepares students for the transition to advanced clinical training.

•           Partner with clerkship directors and interdisciplinary faculty leaders to develop and deliver a comprehensive Academic Half-Day curriculum throughout Year 3.

•           Assist with administration of the Year 3 Lottery process for rising third-year medical students.

•           Lead organizing and conducting annual curricular events, including Visioning Night for rising fourth-year students.

•           Ensure comparable, high-quality educational experiences and learning environments across all affiliated clinical sites.

•           Identify and develop new clinical training sites to expand and strengthen educational opportunities for students.

•           Collaborate with the Director of Institutional Competency Assessment and the Director of Professional Education Simulation Center to develop and implement Year 3 competency-based assessment activities.

•           Chair monthly Clerkship Director meetings and other curriculum oversight meetings as needed to address student performance, curricular quality, and operational issues.

•           Monitor curricular outcomes, student performance data, and accreditation-related metrics to support continuous quality improvement.

•           Participate in LCME accreditation activities, annual program evaluation, and curriculum governance processes.

Clinical Practice

•           Maintain an active clinical practice within the candidate's specialty.

•           Serve as a clinical role model and educator for medical students and other learners.

•           Support the development of clinical training opportunities within affiliated healthcare systems.

Teaching

•           Contribute to pre-clinical and clinical curriculum teaching activities.

•           Participate in lectures, small-group facilitation, case-based learning, clinical skills instruction, assessment activities, and curriculum development as assigned.

•           Collaborate with course directors and educational leaders to promote integration across the curriculum.

Research and Scholarship

•           Contribute to educational scholarship, curriculum innovation, faculty development, and dissemination of scholarly work.

•           Participate in research and/or scholarship in clinical specialty or area of expertise.

Service

•           Participate in college, university, and professional service activities.

•           Engage in regional and national medical education organizations and professional societies.

Minimum Qualifications:

• MD, DO, or equivalent medical degree.
• Board certification in an ABMS- or AOA-recognized specialty.
• Eligibility for unrestricted medical licensure in Florida.
• Academic appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor, or qualifications sufficient for appointment at one of these ranks.
• Minimum of three years of experience teaching medical students in undergraduate medical education.
• Experience working collaboratively with faculty, learners, and healthcare system partners.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.


Preferred Qualifications
• Five or more years of leadership experience in undergraduate medical education.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in medical education, such as clerkship director, course director, assistant/associate dean, residency leadership, or similar role.
• Experience overseeing clinical clerkships, particularly Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships (LICs), or multi-site educational programs.
• Demonstrated success in curriculum development, assessment, program evaluation, and continuous quality improvement.
• Experience with LCME accreditation standards and self-study processes.
• Record of educational scholarship, presentations, publications, or grant activity.
• Experience recruiting and developing clinical faculty and educational partnerships.
• Experience leading competency-based assessment initiatives.
• Experience working within a distributed clinical campus model.

Salary:

Commensurate with academic rank, specialty, experience, qualifications, and clinical responsibilities.

College or Department:

Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

Location:

Boca Raton

Work Days and Hours:

N/A

Application Deadline:

2027-01-01

Special Instructions to Applicant:

This position is open until filled and may close without prior notice.

This position is subject to funding.

All applicants must apply electronically to the currently posted position on the Office of Human Resources' job website (https://fau.edu/jobs) by completing the required employment application for this recruitment and submitting the related documents.

Required Documents:
FAU’s Career Page permits the attachment of required/requested documentation.

PLEASE NOTE: A maximum of five (5) documents may be attached to your application. If more than five (5) documents are required for submission, please combine additional documents into a single attachment to not exceed the maximum permitted.

The site permits the attachment of required/requested documentation. Candidates wishing full consideration are to provide the following: a cover letter and curriculum vitae.

Transcripts:
The selected candidate for this position is required to submit an official transcript sent directly from the institution for the Provost’s credential file prior to the first day of employment. Similarly, for degrees from outside the United States, the evaluation by an organization belonging to the National Association of Credential Evaluation (NACES), with an indication of the documents the evaluation was prepared from (official transcripts, diplomas, dissertation abstracts) is required for the Provost’s credential file prior to the first day of employment. Transcripts must be issued to Florida Atlantic University, not to the individual applicant.

Background Screening:
Selected candidates must successfully complete and pass all employment screenings prior to the start of employment. Employment screenings may include a criminal background check (level I and level II), motor vehicle check, credit check, reference checks, alcohol, and drug screening check.

Accommodations:
Individuals requiring accommodation, please call 561-297-3057. 711