Program Director, Master of Health Sciences-Physician Assistant Studies Program

Company: UNC School of Medicine
Location: Chapel Hill
Posted on: September 25, 2022

Job Description:

Department Description:
The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.

OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation's leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.

OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.

Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We will prepare tomorrow's health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.

Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research. Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran. Position Description:
The Department of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, seeks a visionary health care leader to serve as the Division Director of the Master of Health Sciences-Physician Assistant Studies Program. This is a newly accredited program with the ARC-PA, well-resourced in terms of faculty and staff, and poised to become one of the leading PA Programs in the country. This is an open rank, Fixed-Term or Tenure Track, faculty appointment. The Division Director must be a Physician Assistant (PA) and devote at least 80% of their effort to program leadership. The other 20% can comprise, funded-research, clinical service in the hospital system or community, or some combination. Key program responsibilities include:

• Visionary leadership to lead this program to the national level
• Supervision of the medical director and all principal and instructional faculty
• Program organization, administration, and fiscal management
• Continuous programmatic review, analysis, assessment, and adherence to ARC-PA accreditation standards and policies
• Program planning and strategic program development/expansion
• Faculty recruitment, development, and retention
• Facilitating faculty mentoring and their professional development
• Facilitating staff roles, responsibilities, and professional development
• Pursuing mission specific goals of recruiting non-traditional students; recruiting veterans, especially those with health care experience; preparing a diverse student body for careers in primary care and generalist health specialties; leading efforts to advance inter-professional health care education and rural health; and assisting in the development of PA post-graduate residency and fellowship programs
• Engaging in teaching, clinical care, and scholarly activities in their area(s) of expertise and interest
• Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in both PA education and the PA profession This position is open until filled Essential Skills, Knowledge and Abilities: Education Requirements:
  Excellent and effective communication skills, flexibility, the ability to forge inter-professional relationships within a complex, integrated academic health center, promoting a collaborative work environment, and a strong commitment to personal and professional growth are essential. All candidates must be certified through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (PA-C); possess or be eligible for medical licensure in the state of North Carolina; and satisfy all requirements for the Program Director position per the ARC-PA Fifth Edition Standards. Qualifications and Experience:
  The ideal candidate will have at least three years of higher education experience at the time of appointment and leadership experience in a PA Program. A doctoral degree is preferred. Special Physical and Mental Requirements: Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting: Department Contact Name and Title: Chris Edwards Department Contact Telephone or Email:

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