Requisition Number: 2024 - 450

Business Unit: College of Medicine

Department: Dean College of Medicine 50000511

Reg-Temp: Part-Time Regular

Position Summary:

• Facilitate the delivery of the TPT curriculum at the HSEC under the oversight of the COM Curriculum Committee and Associate Dean for Medical Education in close collaboration with the Office of Medical Education.
• Work with greater Nebraska hospitals, health systems, physicians, and leadership, as well as the COM academic departments and senior leadership, to identify and recruit foundational science and physician faculty to teach students at the HSEC and clinical rotations within and outside of the Kearney area.
• Assist the Regional Associate Dean in nourishing relationships between the COM and its stakeholders.
• Assist the Associate Dean for Medical Education to meet all relevant portions of LCME accreditation requirements.
• Participate in COM leadership committees and standing committees as assigned.
• Represent the COM in pertinent regional and national professional associations.
• Work with current and potential medical students to ensure their active involvement in COM programs and activities in alignment with those taking place at the Omaha campus.
• Collaborate with the Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs, Assistant Deans, and staff of the Office of Admissions and Student Affairs on student recruitment efforts and management of student affairs issues.
• Work to establish and promote an inclusive culture compatible with the mission of UNMC and the COM.
• Work with communities, preceptors, and affiliated health systems to monitor and encourage a healthy and productive clinical learning environment for students in cooperation with the Regional Associate Dean.
• Encourage student involvement in research and productivity.
• Create and support an inclusive working and learning environment that ensures all faculty, staff, and students are treated with dignity and respect.
• Aid in ensuring that COM faculty, students, and staff adhere to COM, UNMC, and NU policies and requirements related to compliance.
• Be visible and actively involved in the community of Kearney and others in central Nebraska.

Required Qualifications:

• MD, MBBS, or DO degree (or equivalent) and board certified in their specialty or subspecialty.
• Eligible for medical licensure in the State of Nebraska.
• A passion for medical education, especially at a rural medical school campus.
• Proficiency in English language skills.
• At least 5 years of clinical practice experience.
• Accomplishments that would qualify for appointment to the UNMC COM faculty as an assistant professor or above.
• Experience teaching medical students and familiarity with, and ideally previous participation in, the organizational structure and procedures of a COM.
• Knowledge and preferably experience with addressing the challenges and opportunities of meeting healthcare needs and training physicians to practice in rural communities.
• Continued involvement in clinical activities through part-time clinical practice.

Supplemental Qualifications:

• Teaching and management experience with an academic university, preferably directly involved with an undergraduate medical student education program.
• Experience in medical education program development and assessment.
• Clinical practice experience in a rural community, ideally one like those of central Nebraska.

Salary Range: Salary Commensurate with Experience

About University of Nebraska Medical Center

A vital enterprise in the nation’s heartland, the University of Nebraska Medical Center has its eye on improving the future of health care in Nebraska and beyond. As Nebraska’s only public academic health sciences center, UNMC is committed to the education of a 21st century health care work force, to finding cures and treatments for devastating diseases, to providing the best care for patients, and to serving our state and its communities through award-winning outreach. UNMC also is committed to embracing the richness of diversity, and is a major economic engine for the state of Nebraska. Led by Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., UNMC has six colleges, two institutes and a graduate studies program, serving nearly 4,000 students in more than two dozen programs. Our physician assistant program was recently ranked ninth in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, and our primary care program was ranked 17. The university’s physical therapy, pharmacy and public health programs also are ranked among the top in the country. Read more about how this public academic health sciences center helps Nebraska.

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