Department: Medical Education Reports To : Dean and Chief Academic Officer FLSA Status : Exempt Position Summary The Associate Dean of Medical Education provides strategic, academic, and administrative leadership for the delivery, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the osteopathic medical education program. The Associate Dean leads the Department of Medical Education and oversees student academic success, assessment and learning outcomes, educational data analytics, board preparation, remediation, research, accreditation compliance and related educational functions.
This position is primarily an administrative position, but as a faculty member, the Associate Dean may teach if desired and able. Commitment to and support of the BSOM mission at all levels is a must.
Job Responsibilities
- Lead the Department of Medical Education, including faculty, staff, programs, resources, and budget.
- Oversee student academic success, progression, remediation, advising, and early intervention for students at academic risk.
- Supervise the Assistant Dean of Learning Outcomes and Data Analytics and ensure effective assessment of course, programmatic, and institutional learning outcomes.
- Use educational data and key performance indicators to evaluate student achievement, curriculum effectiveness, remediation, retention, board readiness, and overall program performance.
- Oversee the quality and coordination of didactic courses, laboratories, clinical skills, simulation, academic support, and other assigned educational experiences.
- Lead a longitudinal board preparation program for COMLEX-USA Level 1, COMAT examinations, COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE, and other assigned examinations.
- Collaborate with academic leaders, department chairs, course directors, and faculty to maintain an integrated, student-centered curriculum.
- Ensure that assessment findings and educational outcomes inform continuous quality improvement, accreditation, strategic planning, and resource allocation.
- Promote academic excellence, educational innovation, osteopathic principles and practice, Catholic bioethics, accountability, and student success.
- Provide administrative oversight of BSOM Department of Research with responsibility for research data analytics, tracking scholarly productivity, monitoring research outcomes, and using data to inform research priorities, resource allocation, and strategic planning.
- Ensure and support mission alignment and achievement of SOM goals.
- Participate in teaching activities appropriate to Associate Dean’s professional qualifications, workload permitting.
- Serve on college and institutional committees as assigned.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean.
