Adjunct - Clinical Medicine
Touro University · Henderson, NV · 3 mo ago
HealthcarePart-time
Responsibilities
- Serves as an educator ensuring the quality, integrity, and defined standards within faculty’s discipline.
- Develop and deliver content in collaboration with Program Directors and Department Chairs ensuring essential elements adhere to and exceed, as defined by the relevant governing body accreditation, requirements and the University’s mission.
- Maintains content expertise within discipline and contributes to the curricular model and delivery modalities of that coursework for which the unit is responsible and recommends changes when appropriate.
- Ensures teaching is current, appropriate and inter-related, and where applicable, support and build upon previous learning experience content.
- Works effectively as a team member to enhance and improve curricula, including potential opportunities for collaborative efforts within the department or with outside individuals, programs, or departments, maintaining a climate hospitable to creativity and innovation.
- Builds collaborative partnership opportunities across and among various entities participating in networking opportunities, promoting relationships with the University.
- Promotes and represents the University at local, state, and national events (attending and participating in conferences, serving as a speaker/presenter, networking with colleagues to foster program development, participating in various community opportunities, etc.).
Qualifications
- DO or MD degree required.
- All contracted faculty must have current board certification in a primary care specialty (Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Pediatrics).
- US citizenship or permanent residency is required.
- Experience in teaching osteopathic, medical, allied health and/or graduate students. Candidates should have teaching experience.
- Solid knowledge of the biological sciences, mathematics, chemistry, and many other aspects of medicine.