Primary Care Medicine Advanced Clinical Rotation Director - John T. Milliken Department of Medicine

The Director of the Primary Care Medicine Advanced Clinical Rotation (PC-ACR) at Washington University School of Medicine (WashU Medicine) is an acknowledged expert in their field of study who oversees and implements professional, administrative, and educational leadership for the PC-ACR.

In close collaboration with the Department of Medicine’s Vice Chair of Education, Office of Medical Student Education (OMSE) leadership, the Assistant Dean of Community Based Medical Education, the Program Evaluation and Continuous Quality Improvement (PE/CQI) Unit, and with the approval of the Committee on Oversight of Medical Student Education (COMSE, where appropriate), the PC-ACR Director designs, manages, and evaluates the PC -ACR in accordance with the WashU Medicine’s policies and Educational Program Objectives (EPOs).

Specific duties include:

Design

In collaboration with the Phase 3 Operations Committee (P3Ops) and with approval of COMSE, determine the appropriate content, learning objectives (knowledge, skills, behaviors), learning methods, and assessment tools for the PC-ACR.
Consult with OMSE and the Office of Education (OE) to ensure adoption of best practices in all areas of ACR design, delivery, and assessment.
Ensure robust vertical and horizontal curricular integration throughout all phases of the curriculum via collaboration with other curricular leaders, under the oversight of OMSE leadership and P3Ops Subcommittee, and with the approval of COMSE where necessary.

Implementation

Teaching Faculty/Instructors

Recruit and maintain WashU Medicine appointment status of appropriate teaching faculty for the delivery of outpatient clinical experiences in collaboration with the Assistant Dean of Community-Based Medical Education
Recruit teaching faculty for the delivery and facilitation of educational experiences.
In collaboration with the Assistant Dean of Community-Based Medical Education and OMSE administrative staff, ensure all teaching faculty are included in the system of record, allowing for evaluation of teaching and accurate accounting in annual teaching effort reports provided to home departments.
Assign teaching responsibilities to teaching faculty and act as a liaison between the teaching faculty and OMSE administrative staff, ensuring all necessary teaching materials (including objectives, resources, and assessments) are submitted in a timely manner and meet agreed-upon requirements.
Use OMSE resources to ensure goals, objectives, outcome measures, guidelines, and policies are communicated to all teaching faculty.
Ensure all individuals participating in a teaching activity are familiar with the plans for PC-ACR activities and understand where the activity fits within the broader curriculum.
In close collaboration with the Assistant Dean of Community-Based Medical Education and OMSE, evaluate teaching faculty and systematically review, provide timely feedback, and share student evaluation data with individual teaching faculty and the department chair.
Identify teaching faculty requiring faculty development and work closely with that individual to encourage ongoing quality improvement (including improvements in content, refinement of learning objectives, and development of improved assessment instruments). When necessary, arrange for additional development opportunities offered through OMSE and the Academy of Educators.
Ensure that any faculty with supervising and assessment responsibility have an appropriate faculty appointment at WashU Medicine.

Students

Ensure students are aware of and understand competencies and learning goals, outcome measures, and all guidelines and policies for the ACR.
Within the context of WashU Medicine/OMSE policies and guidelines, set clear expectations for student performance, including consequences for not meeting ACR course requirements, and the specific approach to remediation.
Ensure early identification of students with academic or personal difficulty and refer identified students to the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) and Student Success Team (SST) for development and implementation of appropriate support plans.

Assessments

Implement and oversee the PC-ACR assessment program.
Ensure alignment between program-level and PC-ACR-level objectives and assessment items.
Ensure all students receive formative feedback, which provides opportunities for students to measure their understanding and progress towards meeting the PC-ACR objectives.
Per WashU Medicine/OMSE policies and guidelines, ensure all workplace-based assessments are submitted in a timely manner, to support student learning and ongoing development.
Contribute to writing the Structured Evaluative Letter (SEL) for students who apply to internal medicine residency.

General Administration

Ensure adherence to all guidelines, procedures, and policies as developed by curriculum committees and WashU Medicine leadership.
Ensure a professional learning climate for teaching faculty, staff, and students.
Oversee teaching activities for the ACR and monitor quality and consistency.
In close collaboration with OMSE administrative staff, ensure PC-ACR materials, schedules, small group rosters (if applicable), and other content are current, of high-quality, posted in a timely manner, and reflect the educational objectives and desired content being delivered.
Actively participate in the development and maintenance of a curriculum map that includes learning objectives, content, educational strategies, and assessments.
Meet annually, or more frequently as needed, with the Assistant Dean for Curriculum to report progress of improvements in the PC-ACR and discuss performance based on the responsibilities listed in this document.

Continuous Improvement and Innovation

Assume primary responsibility for developing and maintaining a vision for the short- and long-term development and implementation of the PC-ACR.
Track, monitor, assess, and identify areas for improvement in the curriculum with the goal of continuous quality improvement, or as dictated by P3Ops and COMSE, and develop an improvement plan when necessary.
Communicate improvement plans to OMSE, teaching faculty, and students in a timely manner.
In collaboration with the OMSE and the PE/CQI Unit, evaluate the current curriculum in achieving learning outcomes.
With the approval of COMSE, modify existing or develop new curricula and methods of delivery based on needs, changing LCME requirements, and as charged by P3Ops Subcommittee and COMSE.
In collaboration with the PE/CQI Unit, provide narrative data for the compilation of ACR reports or other program evaluation reports and present data to the appropriate curriculum committees.
Verify annual data collated by OMSE, including descriptive information and reports of ACR content, instructional methods, assessments, and outcomes.

Leadership and Service

Demonstrate and cultivate educational leadership in the PC-ACR and broader educational community.
Attend scheduled meetings and retreats.
As requested by OE/OMSE leadership, assume leadership roles in WashU Medicine educational endeavors or serve as a leader in additional education committees or workgroups.
Remain informed of trends and practices in medical education, pedagogy, technology, and administration.

Interested applicants should send a letter of interest and applicable experience/expertise, CV, and letter of recommendation to Dr. Abby Spencer via Katie Sidler (k.sidler@wustl.edu) by April 7^th.