Disability Services Coordinator

About the role

The School of Medicine Greenville is seeking to hire a Disability Services Coordinator to join our team. Reporting to the Manager of Student Affairs, the Disability & Accommodations Coordinator serves as the primary institutional authority for disability-related accommodations within the School of Medicine Greenville (SOMG). This position ensures equitable access to academic, examination, and clinical learning environments in compliance with ADA, Section 504, LCME accreditation standards, and national testing entity requirements, including NBME and USMLE. This role requires coordination across multiple academic departments, clinical education leadership, hospital system partners, compliance offices, and external agencies to ensure appropriate implementation of accommodations in both classroom and patient-care environments. The Disability Services Coordinator plays a critical role in protecting institutional compliance, minimizing risk, and supporting student progression within a complex medical education and healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary institutional authority for disability-related accommodations within SOMG.
• Ensure equitable access to academic, examination, and clinical learning environments in compliance with ADA, Section 504, LCME accreditation standards, and national testing entity requirements (NBME, USMLE).
• Coordinate across academic departments, clinical education leadership, hospital system partners, compliance offices, and external agencies to implement accommodations in classroom and patient-care environments.
• Protect institutional compliance and minimize risk.
• Support student progression within the complex medical education and healthcare setting.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of ADA, Section 504, and disability compliance requirements in higher education.
• Working knowledge of NBME and USMLE accommodation policies and national licensing examination procedures.
• Understanding of medical education technical standards and clinical competency expectations.
• Ability to balance accessibility considerations with patient safety and accreditation requirements.
• Strong organizational and documentation management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
• Capacity to manage multiple concurrent processes in a high‑stakes educational and healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Master's degree and prior work experience in medical education (preferred).

Benefits

• Health and Life Insurance
• Retirement Programs
• Paid Tuition
• Dependent Scholarships
• Annual Leave
• Sick Leave
• 13 Paid Holidays (including an extended December holiday)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Professional Development Opportunities