Surgery Clerkship Director (Med Clinical Prof-Med Series)

Duties

• Develop, implement, and evaluate a standardized didactic curriculum in Surgery for third-year medical students across all clinical sites.
• Lead interactive, student-centered educational sessions, typically held one afternoon per week.
• Direct the simulation-based end-of-clerkship OSCE at the NYSIM Center at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue.
• Ensure alignment of teaching with national curricular guidelines, as well as CUNY School of Medicine Educational Program Objectives (EPOs), Foundational Competencies (FCs), and clerkship-level learning objectives.
• Chair Clerkship Grading Committee meetings, oversee the grading process, and provide feedback to clinical site directors on evaluation practices.
• Supervise and oversee educational objectives for advanced clinical rotations, including the fourth-year Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) rotation and surgical sub-internships.
• Serve on institutional committees, such as the Curriculum Committee and Admissions Committee.
• Mentor students and serve as a faculty advisor to student organizations, including the Surgical Special Interest Group (SIG).
• Contribute to broader medical education by participating in courses such as Practice of Medicine (POM), Organ Systems (Gross Anatomy), Advanced Clinical Skills Assessment, and Introduction to Internship (ITI).

Qualifications

• Hold an MD, DO, or MD/PhD degree.
• Be board certified.
• Hold a current New York State physician’s license.
• Commitment to building equitable, diverse, and inclusive academic environments.
• At least five (5) years of experience as a medical school course director, clerkship site director, residency director, or undergraduate medical educator.
• Experience collaborating with professionals in a complex organization.
• Demonstrated record of excellence in teaching and experience with curriculum development.
• Ability to combine administrative, education and teaching responsibilities.
• Outstanding communication and leadership skills to work collaboratively with faculty from a wide range of disciplines, cultures, and academic backgrounds.
• Demonstrated record of academic and scholarly activity.
• Experience in supporting student academic success, particularly for members of underrepresented groups.
• Demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity, inclusion, and multicultural and structural competence in an educational and work environment.