Director for Assessment & Evaluation

Responsibilities

• Faculty development on how to write exam questions and design evaluations.
• Oversee the assessment and evaluation staff within the Department of Medical Education.
• Manage the Morsani College of Medicine’s (MCOM) program evaluation system to ensure accreditation standards are met and programmatic outcomes are achieved.
• Oversee evaluation design for courses, clerkships, and other institutional programming.
• Determine areas for improvement and suggest solutions based on data outcomes.
• Maintain the suite of evaluation reports that are shared with Senior Leadership, Institutional Committees, and other stakeholder groups.
• Regularly review formative and summative assessment methods and collaborate with faculty on innovative improvements.
• Oversee clinical knowledge assessments across the four years of the curriculum.
• Develop a novel assessment program to ensure all MCOM MD students are competent in the AAMC’s Entrustable Professional Activities at graduation.
• Maintain the suite of assessment reports that are shared with Senior Leadership, Institutional Committees, and other stakeholder groups.
• Manage and maintain institutional data warehouses to ensure data integrity, accessibility, and alignment with assessment and evaluation needs.
• Manage and enhance existing dashboards to support ongoing reporting and decision-making across academic units.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to design and develop new dashboards that reflect evolving priorities, strategic goals, and key performance indicators.
• Partner with IT to optimize data flows and improve the usability of assessment-related data systems.
• Collaborate with the curricular team in the department in the area of educational scholarship in order to produce scholarly presentations and publications that highlight the innovations the department is making in the area of assessment and evaluation.

Qualifications

• The successful candidate will possess a PhD with experience and expertise in evaluation and assessment.
• A candidate with a master’s in education research with extensive experience in medical education assessment and evaluation would also be considered.
• Requires strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• At least 3 years of prior administrative and supervisory experience in medical education in evaluation or assessment and in team/program building, or at least 5 years of other educational assessment experience.
• Experience with survey design and multiple-choice question exam design.
• Proficient in statistical analysis using software such as SAS, SPSS, R, or other related statistical programs.
• Experienced in data analysis and dashboard development using visualization tools such as Power BI and Tableau, with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data manipulation and reporting.