Physician Assistant Principal Faculty

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Serve as Instructor for didactic courses and EOR seminars, as assigned.
• Prepare syllabi, book lists, objectives and learning outcomes, as required.
• Prepare assigned lectures using applicable technology.
• Absorb assigned role in test preparation and other methods of evaluating student performance.
• Evaluate student performance in didactic and clinical courses (including written and practical exams, Clinical Problem Solving (CPS) and OSCEs).
• Critique student assignments and provide prompt feedback.
• Conduct class evaluations and complete other evaluations in accordance with college and university policy.
• Aid in student tutorial/remediation sessions.
• Maintain student records and do appropriate follow-up on all correspondence pertaining to students and course assignments and assessments.
• Set annual personal and professional development goals, attending appropriate activities and conferences to meet goals.
• Keep informed of current trends and new approaches to instruction via professional development activities.

Advising

• Meet formally with each advisee a minimum of once during each semester of the program to review student academic and professional performance and provide feedback on any issues.
• Assess student’s readiness for program progression after each semester.
• Meet with any student who has performed unsatisfactorily either academically or professionally, to provide opportunities for the student to discuss their adjustment processes, approaches to meeting the expectations of the program and to assess for potential areas that can be addressed in an attempt to improve performance.
• Refer students to counselors as needed.
• Bring to faculty meetings for discussion information on any student considered at risk, needing additional monitoring, and/or requiring additional coursework or any other form of remediation to meet program-defined learning outcomes.
• Maintain up-to-date records on student advisees and interactions with advisees.
• Discuss with Chair/PD any student issues regarding an advisee’s inability to successfully progress through the program.

Service

• Attend and appropriately contribute to university-wide and ICHS faculty meetings.
• Attend and appropriately contribute to departmental faculty and staff meetings, annual retreats and accreditation-related activities.
• Participate in the development, revision, and annual updating of the program’s mission statement and curricular materials.
• Assist in the design, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of curriculum, as assigned.
• Assist in the evaluation of clinical sites and preceptors, as assigned.
• Assume responsibilities in grant-related projects as assigned.
• Assist in ongoing programmatic evaluation, as assigned.
• Assume other duties within the program when needed and feasible.
• Serve as an elected or appointed representative on departmental, ICHS, and/or university committees, as assigned.

Community Relations

• Serve as a representative of the department within the Brenau community through committee service, as assigned.
• Attend university-sponsored events and assist in the establishment of collegial relationships with other faculty, staff and administrators.
• Represent the university to the community in a professional and positive way through volunteer service, participation in community events, and professional affiliations.
• Maintain a strong and visible presence in local, state, national and international professional activities.