UNIV- Program Director –Division of Physician Assistant Studies (PAS)

Job Description Summary

The Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Clinical Sciences invites applications for a full-time, 12-month, non-tenured open-rank faculty to serve as Program Director of the residential Physician Assistant Studies (PAS-R) program. Candidates for Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor, must have a proven track record of teaching, advising, research/scholarship and service, consistent with MUSC-ranked faculty.

Entity

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Faculty

Cost Center

CC000228 CHP - PA

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

University-00

Pay Range

0.00 - 0.00 - 0.000

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

The PAS Residential Program Director provides academic leadership in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the PAS program.  The Residential Program Director works with and oversees PAS-R faculty and staff to include the PAS Medical Director, Assistant Program Director, Director of Didactic Education, Clinical Coordinator for Operations, Coordinator of Clinical Education and Simulation, Clinical Coordinator of Recruitment, the Director of Admissions, the Student and Alumni Data Coordinator, to ensure the academic excellence of the educational experience of the students.  The Residential Program Director provides leadership to guide faculty and student development as health care providers and professionals.  The Residential Program Director works in close collaboration with the Department Chair, Dean, and other members of college leadership team to promote the vision, mission, values, learning goals, and strategic goals of the PAS Program, department, college, university, and the PA profession.

Reporting Structure:

The Residential Program Director reports to the Chair of the Department of Clinical Sciences, who is responsible for conducting an annual performance evaluation of the Residential Program Director.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as the Residential Program Director reporting to the Department Chair.

• Provide academic leadership for achievement of academic excellence in the residential PAS Program.

• Ensure the smooth implementation and operation of the residential PAS educational program in conjunction with the program faculty and staff.

• Oversee the continual evaluation and improvement of the residential PAS curriculum.

• In conjunction with the Department Chair, Dean and their representatives, plan and implement budgeting to support all program needs.

• Meet with the residential PAS faculty on a regular basis and serve as a resource for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of curricula.

• Work with the residential PAS faculty and staff, Department Chair, Dean, and their representatives to ensure ongoing student, faculty, and staff recruitment.

• Collaborate with the Department Chair, Dean, and their representatives to provide faculty and staff development resources and opportunities.

• In conjunction with the Department chair, evaluate program faculty and staff on an annual basis.

• Participate in the establishment and implementation of strategic goals and implementation plans for the program, department, and college.

• Represent the residential PAS Program within the university, the community, and within the PA professional community, including through the South Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants (SCAPA), the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA), the National Commission on the Certification of the Physician Assistant (NCCPA), and the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA).

• Monitor national, regional, and local trends in medical and physician assistant education to maintain program quality.

• Assure compliance with ARC-PA accreditation requirements and maintain appropriate accreditation and credentialing for the academic program and its faculty.  

Additional Duties:

In alignment with ARC-PA Standard, A2.05 Principal Faculty and the Program Director are tasked with and will actively engage in the following processes:

• Developing, reviewing, and, as necessary, revising the program’s mission statement, goals, and competencies.

• Selecting applicants for admission to the PAS program.

• Providing instruction to students.

• Assessing student performance.

• Advising students academically.

• Ensuring access to remedial instruction.

• Designing, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating the curriculum.

• Evaluating the overall effectiveness of the program.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

• A minimum of 3 years of previous teaching experience, preferably in PA education

• A minimum of three years of clinical practice experience as a Physician Assistant.

• Current certification from the National Commission on Certification of PAs (NCCPA)

• Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies, with the requirement to pursue a doctoral degree upon hiring.

• Doctoral degree is preferred.

Applications:

Qualified applicants may apply online at http://www.Jobs.musc.edu. Applications must include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and three professional references (names). Applications will be reviewed immediately and continue until all faculty positions are filled. All inquiries will be confidential. Please contact Emily Douglas, at douglaem@musc.edu for further questions.

Medical University of South Carolina

Founded in 1824 in Charleston, MUSC is the state's only comprehensive academic health system, with a unique mission to preserve and optimize human life in South Carolina through education, research and patient care. Each year, MUSC educates more than 3,200 students in six colleges – Dental Medicine, Graduate Studies, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy – and trains more than 900 residents and fellows in its health system. MUSC brought in more than $300 million in research funds in fiscal year 2023, leading the state overall in research funding. MUSC also leads the state in federal and National Institutes of Health funding. Learn more about our academic programs.

As the health care system of the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Health is dedicated to delivering the highest-quality and safest patient care while educating and training generations of outstanding health care providers and leaders to serve the people of South Carolina and beyond. Patient care is provided at 16 hospitals (includes owned or governing interest), with approximately 2,700 beds and four additional hospital locations in development, more than 350 telehealth sites and nearly 750 care locations situated in all regions of South Carolina. In 2024, for the tenth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named MUSC Health University Medical Center in Charleston the Number 1 hospital in South Carolina. Learn more about our patient services MUSC has a total enterprise annual operating budget of $7.1 billion. The nearly 31,000 MUSC family members include world-class faculty, physicians, specialty providers, scientists, students, affiliates, and care team members who deliver groundbreaking education, research, and patient care.

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Additional Job Description

Physical Requirements: (Note: The following descriptions are applicable to this section: Continuous - 6-8 hours per shift; Frequent - 2-6 hours per shift; Infrequent - 0-2 hours per shift) Ability to perform job functions in an upright position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions in a seated position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile. (Frequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Infrequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Infrequent) Ability to perform 'pinching' operations. (Infrequent) Ability to fully use both hands/arms. (Frequent) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Frequent) Possess good finger dexterity. (Continuous) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 15 lbs., unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift objects, up to 15 lbs., from floor level to height of 36 inches, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lower objects, up to 15 lbs., from height of 36 inches to floor level, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to push/pull objects, up to 15 lbs., unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand. (Frequent) Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance. (Frequent) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Frequent)

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