Military Medicine Program Associate Director

About the role

The Military Medicine Program Associate Director position at Rocky Vista University in Ivins, UT, is responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, delivery, and assessment of military medicine-related curriculum throughout all four years of medical student education and training. This role also involves mentoring and advocating for student participants in the Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP), providing administrative support to the Military Medicine program director, and coordinating and directing original research.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight, direction, and guidance for faculty members involved in teaching military medicine.
• Aid the Director military medicine in leading and mentoring military medicine faculty and staff through feedback, assessments, performance evaluations, and performance improvement actions.
• Aid the Director military medicine in preparing financial and budgetary plans and overseeing expenditures related to military medicine instruction.
• Recruit adjunct faculty members to effectively administer all military medicine-related activities.
• Collaborate with other administrators and faculty to incorporate military medicine content in other RVU activities.
• Mentor and advocate for military students, fostering collaborative relationships with current and former military officers.
• Engage in scholarly activity, including original research, authorship, presentations at conferences, and mentorship of students in their scholarly activities.
• Provide expertise and mentorship in study design and statistical analysis.
• Maintain a personal and professional development plan and portfolio, including documentation of teaching, professional development, university and community service, scholarly activity, and research activities.
• Provide professional leadership consistent with training and degrees (as assigned).

Requirements

• Doctoral Degree (DO/MD) from an accredited institution.
• Board Certification appropriate for training.
• Honorable discharge from military service (O5 or above).
• Formal surgical training.
• Strong understanding of the military community.
• Residency program director or senior faculty.
• Record of academic achievement (publications and presentations).
• Demonstrated research capability (hypothesis generation, study design, analysis).
• Knowledge of the military medicine residency selection process.
• Demonstrated commitment to valuing inclusive excellence and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.

Qualifications

• Outstanding organizational, interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a military officer.
• Possess working knowledge of military structure and organization.
• Ability to work with sensitive and confidential material.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Must be a creative, strategic, and analytical thinker with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated research capability (hypothesis generation, study design, analysis).
• Knowledge of the military medicine residency selection process.
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural, team-based environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to valuing inclusive excellence and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.

Skills

• Outstanding organizational, interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a military officer.
• Possess working knowledge of military structure and organization.
• Ability to work with sensitive and confidential material.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Must be a creative, strategic, and analytical thinker with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated research capability (hypothesis generation, study design, analysis).
• Knowledge of the military medicine residency selection process.
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural, team-based environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to valuing inclusive excellence and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Health, Dental and Vision insurance
• 2 weeks (minimum) accrued paid vacation days per year
• 12 accrued sick days per year
• personal days
• 13 ½ paid holidays
• 401(K) match up to 7% based on employee’s contribution

Pay

$140,182 to $185,000 per year depending on experience and Faculty rank.

Schedule

The military medicine program associate director will preferably be located on the Utah campus and co-coordinate the development, implementation, delivery, and assessment of military medicine-related curriculum throughout all four years of medical student education and training.