Clinical Education Director

Provides strategic oversight of the clinical education component of the MS in Pathologists’ Assistant program while contributing to didactic instruction and broader program operations. Ensures students achieve required competencies in alignment with NAACLS standards through outcomes-based education, continuous quality improvement, and comprehensive documentation and assessment processes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage clinical education, including rotation scheduling, course oversight, and alignment with program objectives and accreditation standards.
• Develop, evaluate, and maintain relationships with affiliated clinical sites to support high-quality training experiences, including expanding available clinical sites to grow the Pathologists’ Assistant Program, increase cohort size, and enhance opportunities offered.
• Teach graduate-level courses within the Pathologists’ Assistant Program, including two courses per semester in Surgical and Autopsy Pathology for the clinical practicum. Maintain an assigned teaching load of at least 24 semester credits per academic year.
• Provide academic advising to students related to assigned courses, course development, assessment of student learning outcomes, and continuous course improvement.
• Monitor, evaluate, and support student academic and clinical performance through ongoing assessment, advising, and counseling.
• Contribute to program operations, including accreditation compliance, student recruitment and admissions, and career placement support.
• Ensure the quality and effectiveness of the program by evaluating curriculum, faculty, and didactic and clinical training.
• Support other PHGE programs by coordinating the collection, organization, and maintenance of materials required for students to begin their clinical practicum experiences.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Master's Degree in Pathologists' Assistant Studies.
• Minimum of 2 years of applicable experience.
• Graduation from a NAACLS-accredited Pathologists’ Assistant educational program.
• Certification as a Pathologists’ Assistant from the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP-BOC, US), including continued participation in the required maintenance of certification program.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in an anatomic pathology clinical setting (preferred).
• Experience in graduate-level teaching (preferred).
• Knowledge of pedagogical methods, administration, and current NAACLS accreditation and certification procedures.

Physical Demands

• Typically sitting at a desk or table.
• Typically bending, crouching, or stooping.
• Lifting demands of 25 lbs or less.

Benefits

For information about benefits, please review Drexel’s Full-Time Faculty Benefit Fact Sheet.

Pay

Salary is based on the successful candidate’s qualifications and experience, department budget, and an internal equity review.

Schedule

Full-Time Faculty position classified as Exempt.

Location: University City - Philadelphia, PA