Medical Education Affiliate Relationship Coordinator

About the role

The University of California, Riverside School of Medicine Undergrad Medical Education (UME) Department is seeking a collaborative and relationship-focused professional to serve as the Medical Education Affiliate Relationship Coordinator.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, track and communicate with faculty and learners.
• Carefully coordinate recruitment of faculty, contracts and track faculty appointments and integration of learners into program sites.
• Develop and maintain on-going relationships to expand contacts with clinical and hospital professionals to enhance medical learning opportunities for the community based UCR SOM.
• Prospecting for, securing and maintaining medical education opportunities for UCR SOM by selling the value of program participation.
• Develop and maintain relationships with clinical facilities within the Inland Empire to secure strategic partnerships.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for faculty appointment request for the Division of Medical Education.
• Serve as the liaison to Academic Affairs on all faculty appointment requests and renewals.
• Initiate and track all faculty appointment requests for the Division of Medical Education in coordination and collaboration with Academic Affairs.
• Aid in securing the required internal approvals for faculty appointment requests.
• Maintain appointment status to requestors.
• Aid faculty with preparing their CV's for submission, when applicable.

Requirements

• Monitor and communicate appointment status to requestors.
• Aid in securing the required internal approvals for faculty appointment requests.
• Generate and utilize a data program to maintain a database of medical prospects/faculty members and follow up on all viable leads.
• Keep database up to date.
• Standardize and automate the Faculty Appointment interest request process.
• Maintain faculty appointment interest list.
• Update and maintain faculty appointment spreadsheet list for the Division of Medical Education.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in related area.
• 4-7 years of related experience, with at least 3 years in business development, workforce development, human resources, staffing or related experience.

Skills

• Proficient in ability to prioritize effectively to meet deadlines in a complex, challenging environment.
• Ability to organize assigned staff and unit operations in an efficient and effective manner.
• Verbal and written communication skills to operational and learning concepts, actively listen, persuade, advise, and counsel.
• Working knowledge of assigned program requirements and curriculum.
• Ability to recruit faculty and integrate learners which requires high-level planning and coordination skills.
• Working knowledge of educational software and technologies to promote a wide-range of teaching and learning goals.
• Ability to solve problems and suggest solutions through critical thinking process.
• Effective communication skills with peers, learners, faculty, and other education program coordinators/managers.