Principal Faculty Member – Physician Assistant (Assistant Professor)

Summary

The Principal Faculty Member for the Physician Assistant Program, a Physician Assistant licensed to practice in the State of Texas, is responsible for the organization, implementation, coordination, and assessment of assigned course(s) and clinical rotation(s), and other duties as assigned.

Core Duties

• Serve as a student advisor providing guidance and mentorship to students in all phases of training regarding their academic performance and professional development.
• Serve as a secondary mentor and, where appropriate, as a primary mentor for students working to fulfill the Master’s Paper requirement.
• Develop and deliver lecture, laboratory, and small group interactive sessions based on program needs and individual faculty experience and expertise.
• Participate in routine testing of PA student competencies including the roles of proctor, didactic test item writer, test reviewer, skills grader, and skills test writer.
• Recruit, screen and evaluate candidates for admission to the PA Program.
• Participate in continuous and periodic self-study activities to maintain Program accreditation.
• Participate in appropriate professional development activities to maintain clinical competence, licensure, and to improve personal skills as an educator and a clinician.
• Participate in grant proposals, monitoring, and reports.
• Engage in original scholarship and research, including presentations, and publications.
• Serve as Course Director for assigned didactic courses.
• Serve as Rotation Coordinator for assigned rotation(s).
• Coordinate with the Associate Director of Education the scheduling, collection and analysis of all student and course assessment activities.
• Coordinate with the Associate Director of Experiential Learning the scheduling, collection and analysis of all student and rotation assessment activities.
• Assist Associate Director of Experiential Learning to schedule clinical rotations and maintain accurate information on student placement in the clinical year database.
• Assist Associate Director of Experiential Learning develop new clinical sites as needed for the training of students that ensure adequate contact with patients to fulfill stated rotation objectives.
• Assist Program Director and Associate Directors to analyze and maintain appropriate evaluation data to evaluate program quality on an on-going basis.
• Evaluate small group sessions for the purpose of quality control and evaluation as needed.
• Attend lectures and small group sessions for purposes of quality control as needed.
• Visit clinical rotation sites for the purpose of quality control and evaluation as needed.
• Monitor capacity of clinical rotations to meet rotation-specific learning objectives.
• Facilitate focus groups to obtain program evaluation data.
• Administer End-of-Rotation exam during the clinical phase of the curriculum.
• Assist Program Director, Associate Director of Education, and Associate Director for Experiential Learning with summative assessment process for determining student readiness to enter clinical rotations and future clinical practice.
• Compile program assessment data for presentation during periodic review sessions.
• Serve on Program and School committees, as requested.
• Provide service to the College, as requested, i.e., committee and task force assignments.
• Provide clinical service as appropriate to expertise, experience, and time availability.
• Participate in the activities of local, state, and national professional organizations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Required: Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies or equivalent Master’s degree from accredited PA program.
• Experience: Required: Prior clinical experience (minimum three years). Prior teaching experience in a PA program preferred.
• Certification/Licenses/Registration: Required: NCCPA certification, Texas licensure.