Department Chair Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

About the role

The Chair of Osteopathic Principles and Practice/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OPP/OMM) provides academic, administrative, clinical, and scholarly leadership for the Department of OPP/OMM at the Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine. The Chair serves as the principal faculty leader responsible for the development, delivery, integration, assessment, and continuous quality improvement of osteopathic principles and practice throughout all four years of the curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the principal faculty leader responsible for the development, implementation, oversight, integration, assessment, and continuous quality improvement of the OPP/OMM curriculum across all four years.
• Ensure the curriculum includes instruction in osteopathic principles and practice, including both observational and supervised hands-on application of osteopathic manipulative medicine.
• Ensure osteopathic principles and practice are integrated throughout preclinical and clinical education and support development of the osteopathic core competencies.
• Collaborate with course directors, clerkship directors, simulation faculty, and institutional leadership to integrate osteopathic content throughout the curriculum.
• Participate in curriculum mapping, curricular review, assessment, and program evaluation activities.
• Maintain oversight of osteopathic laboratory instruction, simulation activities, clinical skills education, and osteopathic clinical application experiences.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from a COCA-accredited college of osteopathic medicine.
• Active, unrestricted medical license or eligibility for licensure in the State of Maryland.
• Active board certification from the American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (AOBNMM) or Certificate of Special Proficiency in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (C-SPOMM).
• Minimum of five years of experience in osteopathic medical education with progressive academic leadership responsibilities.
• Demonstrated experience in the development and delivery of osteopathic principles and practice curriculum at a college of osteopathic medicine.
• Demonstrated commitment to osteopathic medical education, faculty development, student mentorship, and academic leadership.