Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education
University of California Davis
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Posted: 19-Feb-25
Location: Davis, California
Type: Full-time
Internal Number: 6014822
Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education
Position Overview: The salary range for this position is $275,000-$425,000. This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan.
The University of California, Davis School of Medicine is recruiting for a Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education (SAD) at the Full Professor level in the Regular, Regular/In Residence, In Residence, or Clinical X series, with faculty responsibilities in clinical, research, and/or teaching duties in an appropriate academic department.
The SAD provides leadership for the management of the MD program. This includes admissions, student affairs, curriculum, and medical school pathway programs as well as overseeing key leadership positions within Undergraduate Medical Education (UME). They will be a key member of the senior leadership team for the SOM and will be charged with articulating a vision and working collaboratively to design and implement initiatives that further the success of the undergraduate medical student community across the enterprise.
The SOM has seen tremendous growth, innovation and change in recent years, and the institution now enters an important period of assessing what is working well and what requires more attention and/or resources to ensure continued success. The current highly integrated and innovative curriculum was implemented in 2020, and the SAD will be instrumental in evaluating its progress. The SAD will lead the continued development of innovative physician workforce pathways that address underserved communities and diversify the academic faculty of the future through research pathways for students. The SOM had an LCME accreditation site visit in 2022 and received another full 8-year accreditation. The next scheduled LCME site visit is in 2030.
The next SAD will work to ensure that the SOM demonstrates excellence in preparing its medical students for the challenges ahead as technology and health system reform brings evolving change over the course of an individual physician's career. The next SAD will represent these values and communicate the vision of the school's mission-based work, as they encourage creative thinking and innovative solutions from its faculty to ensure the SOM supports student success now and in the future. Key to their success is the ability to build relationships with a variety of stakeholders across the campus, region, and state. The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background in medical education, a collaborative leadership style, an unwavering commitment to student and faculty mentorship and development, possess excellent communication skills, and be passionate about providing an exceptional student experience. They will be a consensus-oriented individual who displays 'respectful courage' and is highly influential in their ability to encourage people forward. In recognition of the SOM's outstanding diversity, the next SAD will be committed to understanding the distance traveled and the impactful, unique, and diverse backgrounds of the student body.
Key responsibilities of the new Senior Associate Dean:
Strategic visioning for undergraduate medical education, organizational management and accountability, accreditation and compliance, and educational innovation.
Oversight of Undergraduate Medical Education (UME), the UME programs and the creation, coordination, implementation, and alignment of all UME activities, including the Associate Dean for Admissions, Associate Dean for Curriculum, and Associate Dean for Students.
Leadership of the educational mission for UME to train the physicians that California needs and delivers an innovative curriculum of distinction.
Effectively and appropriately communicate and collaborate with UME counterparts within the UC system, key partners at UC Davis Health System and other external constituencies to further develop and advance UME programs and activities, including clinical training sites at UC Davis Health and its affiliate partners.
Utilize a continuous educational quality improvement strategy for all aspects of UME.
Developing interprofessional lifelong learning programs which integrate medical educational opportunities between the Schools of Health and other allied health professions as part of the Health System's Strategic Plan for Interprofessional Education.
Establish creative and trusting partnerships for strategic planning with the various committees, chairs, faculty, staff, students and others to develop a program designed to enable students to achieve their educational goals through core competencies.
Work with the Committee on Educational Policy (CEP) to implement changes in the curriculum, appoint and dismiss course directors, and provide resources needed for curriculum implementation in conjunction with departments, ensuring the adequacy of the faculty at all instructional sites.
Meet all requirements for LCME accreditation and utilize a continuous educational quality improvement strategy.
Develop and advance scholarship in medical education and lead and assist efforts to acquire extramural funding for grants and projects.
Interact with constituencies to assist with implementation of information technology across our education mission - including online admissions, a robust curriculum database, longitudinal student tracking, and advancing the role of AI in medical education.
Work closely with the Chief Administrative Officer for the Office of Medical Education to ensure appropriate alignment of resources and staffing.
Work with Faculty Development, Academic Personnel, and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to provide educational development opportunities in teaching, promoting equity and inclusion, utilizing trauma-informed educational principles, and other medical education offerings for faculty.
Partner with the education deans and directors to assess and address the needs and scope of the student run clinics.
Work with key leaders to integrate health and wellness activities for all medical students.
UC Davis is the home of the Aggies — go-getters, change makers and problem solvers who make their mark at one of the top public universities in the United States. Since we first opened in 1908, we’ve been known for standout academics, sustainability and Aggie Pride as well as valuing the Northern California lifestyle. These themes are woven into our 100-plus-year history and our reputation for solving problems related to food, health, the environment and society.Our 5,300-acre campus is in the city of Davis, a vibrant college town of about 68,000 located in Yolo County. The state capital is 20 minutes away, and world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Lake Tahoe and the Napa Valley are within a two-hour drive.