Associate/Full Professor

Description

Title: Associate/Professor; H4-H5M11 (Lead Physician for Rural Faculty Professional Development and Al-Enabled Medical Education)
Position Number: 88875T
Hiring Unit: John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), Office of Medical Education
Location: JABSOM Kaka’ako Campus
Date Posted: 5/21/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
Salary Information: Commensurate with education and experience
Monthly Type: 11 months
Tenure Track: Non-tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Part-time, 25% FTE
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary
Funding: F funds (RHTP MA 6116899)
Other conditions: To begin approximately July 2026, subject to position clearance. Non-tenure track; 11-month appointment period; annually renewable depending on performance and/or funding availabilityDuties and Responsibilities:

• Engage in the education and training of faculty, residents, fellows, and/or medical students in the JABSOM MD program, residency programs, clinical departments, and rural/community-based training settings.
• Lead faculty development initiatives focused on the responsible and effective use of artificial intelligence (Al) in medical education, including Al-enabled learning support, individualized learning plans, coaching, assessment, feedback, curriculum mapping, educational quality improvement, and ethical use of data-informed tools.
• Work with the Graduate Medical Education (GME), Office of Medical Education (OME), neighbor island medical education lead physicians, and relevant health system leadership at rural clinical training sites, the Faculty Development working group, and relevant clinical departments to plan and implement multi-mode faculty development opportunities that support expansion of under graduate medical education (UME) and GME to rural areas in Hawai’i and strengthen clinician educators across the medical education continuum, in the areas of teaching, assessment, feedback, coaching, supervision, and/or learner support for medical students, residents, and fellows. This includes in-person training in neighbor island settings.
• Conduct scholarly work in medical education that may include research, program evaluation, faculty development scholarship, competency-based medical education (CBME) implementation, Al-enabled educational innovation, rural health workforce development, or curricular innovations. The scholarly work should be presented or published at peer-reviewed forums.
• Provide as-needed support for faculty needing or wanting to transform their teaching methods to better meet the needs of today’s learners, align with current educational best practices, and reflect how health care is practiced in interprofessional, team-based, technology-enabled, rural, and community-based settings.
• Periodically participate in meetings of the JABSOM Educational Technology Committee, Curriculum 2029 working groups, subcommittees of the Curriculum committee, Faculty Development working group, GME committee or subcommittees, rural health transformation program (RHTP) medical education expansion workgroups, or other relevant educational committees.
• Contribute to the mission of the Office of Medical Education and the expansion of rural health education in the areas of faculty development, community service, community outreach, educational innovation, and rural/neighbor island engagement
• Attend and participate in functions required of all OME faculty, such as Medical Education Grand Rounds, Faculty Meetings, and retreats.
• Other duties as assigned, including but not limited to assisting with grant-related reporting or evaluation activities.

Associate Professor Minimum Qualifications

• M.D./D.O. degree from an accredited medical school
• Relevant board certification or qualification in the clinical discipline of the specific
  position
• A minimum of four (4) years in the rank of Assistant Professor or four years of other medical experience, or a total of four (4) years of teaching in the rank of Assistant Professor and other medical experience or one (1) year at the rank of Associate Professor at another accredited medical school
• Proven ability in teaching, research, and program administration.
• Recognition for having made a significant scholarly contribution to the clinical specialty.
• Professionalism in meeting and conferring with others.
• Excellent organizational skills
• Experience using educational technology, learning management systems, assessment platforms, data-informed advising tools, or other digital tools to
  support teaching, assessment, feedback, or learner development.
• Commitment to the responsible, ethical, and learner-centered use of technology and/or artificial intelligence in medical education, faculty development,
  assessment, or clinical teaching.
• Evidence of skill in small group teaching, delivering lectures, and participating in conferences and colloquia, as well as expertise as a resource person.
• Experience with teaching methods that emphasize active, self-directed learning by learners
• Ability to serve as a role model for learners and junior colleagues
• Evidence of research/scholarship in medical education or related areas
• Able to travel to the neighbor islands in Hawai’i

Professor:

• In addition to those of an Associate Professor, minimum qualifications include:
• A minimum of four (4) years in the rank of Associate Professor or ten years of other medical experience, or a total of ten years of teaching
  in the rank of Associate Professor and other health care experience, or one (1) year at the rank of Professor at another health care school of recognized standing.
• Demonstrated capacity for leadership in the clinical department and health care profession.

Desirable Qualifications

• Advanced degree in medical education, academic medicine or a similar field
• Demonstrated leadership in competency-based medical education, faculty development, Al-enabled education, learning analytics, medical education assessment, coaching, rural medical education, or educational innovation.
• Demonstrated experience, including scholarship, in developing and delivering faculty development programs for clinician educators, including teaching, assessment, feedback, coaching, supervision, curriculum design, or educational quality improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to work and teach collaboratively with other faculty within and across disciplines
• Comfortable working in a multi-cultural setting

To Apply:

listed below:

• cover letter indicating how you satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications;
• current Curriculum Vitae;
• names and contact information of five (5) professional references, and
• official transcripts or original documentation from the institution confirming degree or copy of U.S. board certification or U.S. medical license (copies of transcripts are accepted when used in lieu of current U.S. board certification or current U.S. medical license, however, if used for verification, original transcripts sent directly from the degree granting institution is required upon hire).

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Inquiries: Brayden Wacker, bwacker@hawaii.edu

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