MBM - FARM Physician Coordinator (Brookings)

Institution: The University of South Dakota. Working Title: MBM - FARM Physician Coordinator (Brookings). Department: SSOM - Medical Education. Location: Brookings.

About the role

The FARM Physician Coordinator directs and monitors student participation in the longitudinal integrated clerkship at the rural site, provides periodic feedback, oversees assessment, ensures semester requirements are met, serves as an LIC instructor, attends monthly advising committee meetings, and collaborates with faculty and leadership to improve the educational program.

Responsibilities

• Direct and monitor student participation in the longitudinal integrated clerkship at the rural site.
• Provide periodic feedback to students on their performance.
• Oversee student assessment, including gathering performance feedback from other faculty preceptors.
• Ensure completion of semester requirements.
• Serve as an LIC instructor in the clinic setting.
• Attend monthly advising committee meetings (regular attendance, 75% minimum).
• Maintain board certification (or board eligibility) through the appropriate specialty board.
• Understand school-wide educational goals for students as outlined in the Pillar 2 handbook.
• Clearly communicate specific curricular goals of the respective discipline and the SSOM to students and faculty.
• Provide skilled feedback to individual students and faculty.
• Manage a credible, consistent, and fair process of student assessment and grading that meets legal and accreditation standards and is completed timely in collaboration with the Offices of Medical Education and Medical Student Affairs.
• Analyze multiple sources of program evaluation data (e.g., student evaluations, SPEL reports) to effect quality improvement.
• Collaborate with other LIC faculty at the site and school educational leaders to continually improve the educational program.
• Assist 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 the coordinator