Director of Medical Education (DMSE)

Responsibilities

• Serves as a spokesperson and communicator of the value of education at Centra and how education strategies support Centra’s mission, vision, values, and strategic plans.
• Serves as a liaison to Centra service line leaders to recruit preceptors and to build an education infrastructure for students.
• Encourages preceptors to model interprofessional teamwork.
• Collaborates with the Director of Advanced Practice Professional (APP) education to train, recruit, and retain excellent APP students and fellows for Centra.
• Collaborates with the Director of Student Affairs and the OMESA team to schedule and coordinate student rotations at Centra and in the Central Virginia region, in addition to recruiting preceptors to teach our students.
• Collaborates with LUCOM to provide professional development for clinical preceptors.
• Serves as a liaison between Centra senior leadership and LUCOM.
• Collaborates with the Director of Student Affairs in the management of LUCOM contracts.
• Oversees compliance with Centra policies, accreditation requirements, procedures and applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
• Works closely with LUCOM officials to handle professionalism issues that arise among students and preceptors.

Qualifications

• M.D./D.O.
• 5 years’ experience in medical education
• Strong experience in education administration
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills