Assistant Professor of Medicine or Associate Professor of Medicine and Course Director Health System Sciences

The Opportunity

The University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine (COM) is seeking applications for a non-tenure earning, assistant professor of medicine or associate professor of medicine and course director of Health Systems Sciences. The course director ofHealth Systems Sciences (HSS) is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining a competency-basedlongitudinal curriculum in health systems sciences (HSS), fully integrated with both the basic science and clinical science domains across the UCF College of Medicine (COM) M.D. curriculum. The HSS curriculum provides medical students with foundational knowledge in patient safety, healthcare quality, value-based care, social determinants of health, community and population health, health policy and financing.

The selected candidate will collaborate with educational leadership and faculty across the continuum of medical education, as well as other stakeholders, to integrate and reinforce HSS content throughout the M.D. curriculum.They are expected to engage in scholarly and research activities, preferably in areas such as medical education, community health services improvement, and/or health-related program development and evaluation.Expectations and resources will be based on faculty interests and departmental priorities.

The HSS course director will also contribute to interprofessional education efforts in collaboration with the other colleges of the UCF Academic Health Sciences Center (AHSC). This includes fostering collaborative learning environments, developing interprofessional curricula, and coordinating joint educational activities to enhance the integration of health systems sciences across the various disciplines.

Additionally, the HSS course director will have a clinical role and teach medical students within the context of patient care for vulnerable populations through the UCF service clinics. They will also have the opportunities to practice with in the UCF Health faculty practice and the mobile health clinic.

Primary Duties:

• Design, develop, and lead the implementation of the longitudinal HSS curriculum.

• Collaborate across basic science, clinical science, and health systems science domains to integrate and reinforce concepts across the four-year curriculum.

• Provide HSS content expertise for educational and assessment materials delivered through a variety of active learning pedagogies.

• Engage in clinical teaching of medical students in the context of student service clinics.

• Engage in scholarly activities in both clinical and community settings related to health services and health-related social sciences research.

Minimum Qualifications:

• M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited institution with a license to practice in the State of Florida.

• Content expertise in health systems science.

• Demonstrated experience in teaching in UME and/or GME.

• Demonstrated experience and commitment to service for vulnerable communities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Internal medicine, family medicine, pediatric residency training.

• Experience in educational leadership.

• Experience with active learning pedagogies (e.g. flipped classroom, team-based learning, case-based learning, etc.).

• Experience with the American Medical Association's curricular topics on HSS.

Additional Application Materials Required:

UCF requires all applications and supporting documents be submitted electronically through the Human Resources employment opportunities website, https://www.ucf.edu/jobs/. In addition to the online application, interested candidates should upload: a cover letter; a current curriculum vitae; and a list with contact information for three (3) professional references.

NOTE: Please have all three documents ready when applying so they can be attached at that time. Once the online submission process is finalized, the system does not allow applicants to submit additional documents later. Incomplete applications with missing documents cannot be considered.

The selected candidate will be required to submit official transcripts (and, as applicable, U.S. degree equivalency evaluations) documenting the conferral of their qualifying academic credentials.

Questions regarding this search may be directed to: Maria.Meier-Molina@ucf.edu

Special Instructions to the Applicants:

This appointment may be a part-time or full-time (between 20 - 40 hours per week) non-tenure earning faculty appointment, depending on the needs of the candidate and the college.

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring immigration sponsorship, including but not limited to non-immigrant visas, such as H1B, STEM, or F1, now and in the future.

Job Close Date:

Open until Filled

Note to applicants: Please keep in mind that a job posted as 'Open until filled' may close at any time without notice. As such, we encourage you to submit your application and all required documentation as quickly as possible to ensure consideration for the posted position.

Are you ready to unleash YOUR potential?

As a next-generation public research university and Forbes-ranked top employer in Florida, we are a community of thinkers, doers, creators, innovators, healers, and leaders striving to create broader prosperity and help shape a better future. No matter what your role is, when you join Knight Nation, you'll play an integral role at one of the most impactful universities in the country. You'll be met with opportunities to connect and collaborate with talented faculty, staff, and students across 13 colleges and multiple campuses, engaging in impactful work that makes a positive difference. Your time at UCF will provide you with many meaningful opportunities to grow, you'll work alongside talented colleagues on complex projects that will challenge you and help you gain new skills and you'll have countless rewarding experiences that go well beyond a paycheck.

Working at UCF has its perks!UCF offers:

• Benefit packages, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Employee Assistance Program.

• Paid time off, including annual (12-month faculty) and sick time off and paid holidays.

• Retirement savings options.

• Employee discounts, including tickets to many Orlando attractions.

• Education assistance.

• Flexible work environment.

• And more...For more benefits information, view the UCF Employee Benefits Guide click here.

Unless explicitly stated on the job posting, it is UCF's expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the employment begins.

Additional Requirements related to Research Positions:

Pursuant to Florida State Statute 1010.35, prior to offering employment to certain individuals in research-related positions, UCF is required to conduct additional screening. Applicants subject to additional screening include any citizen of a foreign country who is not a permanent resident of the U.S., or who is a citizen or permanent resident but is affiliated with or has had at least 1 year of education, employment, or training in China, Cuba, Iran, Russia, North Korea, Syria, or Venezuela.

The additional screening requirements only apply to research-related positions, including, but not limited to faculty, graduate positions, individuals compensated by research grants or contract funds, post-doctoral positions, undergraduate positions, visiting assistant professors, and visiting research associates.

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