Assistant/Associate/Professor, Pharmacology Medical Educator

Job Summary/Basic Function

The Wright Curriculum is fully-integrated across the basic and clinical sciences, in disciplines that include anatomy, biochemistry, biostatistics, clinical and evidenced-based medicine, genetics, histology, immunology, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, and physiology. This integrated curriculum requires a broad and complementary set of teaching faculty that collectively cover expertise across all of these disciplines. This faculty position will fulfill a critical need within the Department of Medical Education (DME) at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine (WSUBSOM).

Minimum Qualifications

• PharmD or PhD in Pharmacology with at least 1 year of teaching experience with medical, nursing, graduate, or pharmacy school students.
• 2 years of clinical practice or postdoctoral experience.
• Interest in learning or experience with innovative teaching/learning strategies.
• Comfort in teaching the science and application of therapeutics, collaborating closely with physiology faculty and clinicians.
• Must exhibit an evidence-based approach to the use of therapeutics.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with instructional design and the use of multi-media to enhance learning.
• Experience with scholarship of teaching/learning.
• Experience teaching undergraduate medical students.
• Experience with engaged/active learning modalities (e.g., Team-Based Learning, Peer Instruction, problem-based learning).

Scholarship/Research and Service

Contribute to the literature on medical education
Engage in service activities as appropriate.

Essential Functions And Percent Of Time

• Familial Medicine Teaching: Coordinate and implement pharmacotherapeutic education and provide supervision to Family Medicine residents and students. The position involves participating in morning reports and hospital rounds with the Family Medicine Inpatient Service, addressing medication issues and providing support for patient safety issues. Collaborate with interdisciplinary groups (clinicians and biomedical scientists) to create and deliver engaged learning activities for medical students in lecture-free curriculum.
• Department of Medical Education Teaching: Collaborate with interdisciplinary groups (clinicians and biomedical scientists) to create and deliver engaged learning activities for medical students in our lecture-free curriculum, with an emphasis on the Doctoring Curriculum. May be a module co-director in Doctoring and may support some content in Foundations.
• Pharmacotherapy Elective: Consistently offer a 2-week pharmacotherapy elective for third year medical students.