Electives Clerkship Director

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee all elective opportunities within the clerkship and individualization phases of the curriculum.
• Manage the catalog of elective experiences, review and work with the curriculum committee to approve new elective proposals, and ensure alignment with the mission and learning objectives of the College of Medicine.
• Evaluate and establish standards for both on-campus and away electives, ensuring compliance with LCME accreditation standards, and maintain documentation of student performance.
• Work closely with course directors, clerkship directors, department chairs, and the Office of Student Affairs to advise students in selecting electives that support their career goals, promote personal growth, and provide balance between breadth and depth of clinical exposure.
• Serve as a member of the Individualization Phase Subcommittees of the Curriculum Committee.
• Attend monthly clerkship directors' meetings and previous stated curriculum committees.

Competencies and Expectations

• Maintain board certification (or board eligibility, if appropriate) through the appropriate specialty board.
• Understand school-wide educational goals for students as outlined in student handbooks.
• Communicate specific curricular goals of the respective department and FCoM clearly to students and faculty.
• Manage a program with appropriate administrative skills, including scheduling for students and faculty.
• Achieve and demonstrate consistency in curriculum and learner assessment across multiple clinical sites.
• Achieve and demonstrate consistency in curriculum and learner assessment across multiple clinical sites.
• Manage a credible, consistent, and fair process of student assessment and grading that will meet legal and accreditation standards and be completed in a timely manner in collaboration with the Offices of Medical Education (OME) and the Office of Student Affairs and Belonging (OSAB).
• Provide feedback to individual students and faculty in a skilled manner.
• Analyze multiple sources of program evaluation data (e.g., student evaluations, experience and procedure reports, etc.) to effect continuous educational quality improvement.
• Collaborate with other educational leaders to continually improve the education program.
• Aid in the development and implementation of remediation for students who do not successfully pass the clerkship.
• Provide skilled career counseling that includes knowledge of residency programs in specialty.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and leadership skills with students and faculty.
• Advise the department chair and leaders of medical student education on educational policy and strategic planning, with attention to anticipated changes in resources and community/societal needs.

Expected Productivity

• Regular communication with department/curriculum support regarding schedules and rotation requirements.
• Regular communication with and supervision of key departmental faculty at each clinical site.
• Regular reports to the respective departments on curricular issues, faculty contributions, adequacy of patient load for each clerkship site, and student performance.
• Letters of recommendation as requested for students applying to residency programs.
• Regular attendance (75%) at all required curriculum meetings and department meetings.
• Attendance at annual FCoM education retreats.
• Meeting with each clinical site at least annually.

Required Qualifications

• A Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree; board certification in a relevant specialty.
• A minimum of 5-7 years of clinical practice experience is required.
• This ensures that the candidate has sufficient practical experience to guide students effectively, and academic experience.
• Preferred: Experience in academic medicine is ideal but not a requirement; including teaching medical students and/or residents.
• This typically ranges from 3-5 years.

Required Education

• A Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree.
• Board certification in a relevant specialty.

Required Experience

• A minimum of 5-7 years of clinical practice experience is required.
• This ensures that the candidate has sufficient practical experience to guide students effectively, and academic experience.
• Preferred: Experience in academic medicine is ideal but not a requirement; including teaching medical students and/or residents.
• This typically ranges from 3-5 years.