Clinical Assistant Professor - AZCOM

Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (AZCOM) is seeking an academic/clinical faculty member. This person will spend 0.4 FTE for the Department of Osteopathic Family and Community Medicine teaching clinical skills, lecturing, assisting with standardized patient testing of students, grading, and participating in clinical clerkship rotations. The remaining 0.6 FTE will involve clinical practice in the Family Medicine and/or Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Clinic of the Midwestern University (MWU) Multispecialty Clinic, depending on which specialty or specialties the faculty member has board certification.

Teaching

• Participate in curricular planning and faculty retreats.
• Develop, implement, and assess the curriculum as faculty in the pre-clinical courses.
• Teach clinical lectures, including developing the associated learning objectives and examination questions.
• Actively participate in the 4-year teaching program in AZCOM, including OMM labs, physical examination labs, SOAP note grading, OSCE’s, and OMM and ultrasound workshops, commensurate with training.
• Precept in the MWU multispecialty clinic for students, Scholars, and residents.
• Assist with training for affiliated and sponsored GME programs.
• Assist in the development of standardized patient cases for examinations, as requested.
• Proctor/Score Osteopathic Standardized Patient Examinations, as requested.
• Assist in the remediation of students who fail OSCE Examinations and / or require assistance in preparation for COMLEX-USA examinations.
• Assist with rotation preceptor recruitment and site visits as requested/assigned.
• Develop/deliver faculty development and training to preceptors as requested.
• If NMM-certified, teach and mentor OMM Scholars and ONMM Residents, as part of the ONMM didactic series and Applied Master of Osteopathic Education (AMOE).

Scholarly Activity

• Actively engage in scholarly activities according to area(s) of expertise, to include osteopathic research, quality improvement projects, invited presentations at state and/or national conferences, publications, poster presentations, peer reviews, and national board question writing.
• Serve as a Project Investigator (PI) for students and residents engaging in scholarly work.

Service

• Mentor students requiring academic assistance and provide career counseling.
• Attend required meetings and serve on committees as assigned, which may include meetings/committees for the University, the Department of AZCOM Clinical Education, the Department of Osteopathic Family & Community Medicine, the ONMM residency, and the MWU Multispecialty Clinic.
• Participate in community relations efforts to extend and enhance the visibility and reputation of the Department, the College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Midwestern University.
• Serve on state, regional, and/or national societies, agencies, bureaus, and committees of the profession and specialty or discipline.
• Provide osteopathic clinical supervision for the community care outreach activities of Health Outreach through Medical Education (HOME), as requested.
• Serve as advisor to student clubs as requested.
• Provide patient care in the Midwestern University Multispecialty Clinic.
• Participate in AZCOM applicant interviews.
• Remain current and board certified in your field of specialty.
• Maintain medical licensure in the state of Arizona.

Requirements:

• Arizona state osteopathic medical license with no restrictions.
• DEA license.
• Board certification or eligibility for AOA or ABMS certification.
• Able to obtain malpractice insurance.

Midwestern University is a private, not-for-profit organization that provides graduate and post-graduate education in the health sciences. The University has two campuses, one in Downers Grove, Illinois and the other in Glendale, Arizona. More than 6,000 full-time students are enrolled in graduate programs in osteopathic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physician assistant studies, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nurse anesthesia, cardiovascular perfusion, podiatry, optometry, clinical psychology, speech language pathology, biomedical sciences and veterinary medicine. Over 500 full-time faculty members and 400 staff members are dedicated to the education and development of our students in an environment that encourages learning, respect for all members of the health care team, service, interdisciplinary scholarly activity, and personal growth.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance plans as well as life insurance, short/long term disability and pet insurance. We offer flexible spending accounts including healthcare reimbursement and child/dependent care account. We offer a work life balance with competitive time off package including paid holiday’s, sick/flex days, personal days and vacation days. We offer a 403(b) retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, child care subsidy reimbursement program, identity theft protection and an employee assistance program. Wellness is important to us and we offer a wellness facility on-site with a fully equipped fitness facility.