Company Description
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC School of Medicine) is a member of Adtalem Global Education (NYSE: ATGE), a healthcare educator headquartered in the United States. The organization’s purpose is to empower students to achieve their goals, find success and make inspiring contributions to our global community. Founded in 1978, American University School of Medicine has more than 6,500 graduates and is one of the oldest medical schools in the Caribbean.
Dedicated to developing physicians with a lifelong commitment to patient-centered care, AUC embraces collaboration, inclusion, and community service. With a campus in St. Maarten, affiliated teaching hospitals in the United States and the United Kingdom, and internationally recognized faculty, AUC has a diverse medical education program for today’s globally minded physician. American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine’s Medical Doctorate program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM). For more information visit aucmed.edu or follow AUC School of Medicine on Twitter @aucmed.
Job Description
The successful candidate will provide strong, innovative teaching in applied human anatomy and embryology with the ability to integrate it with other clinical disciplines in our new system based curriculum. The successful candidate will also have excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to working closely with medical students to help them acquire the required medical knowledge and to develop clinical competency.
Essential duties and responsibilities include:
Works with the Module Course Co-Directors of various semester to
- Develop the syllabus/course integrated content in human anatomy and embryology.
- Ensure that the course presents current concepts relevant to clinical scenarios.
- Develop appropriate integrated clinically relevant questions for examinations
- Develop new integrative exercises across all disciplines
- Run human anatomy lab using the hands-on human cadavers as well as the animated software for human anatomy
- Assist in maintaining accurate and current student records
- Complete other duties related to the curriculum as assigned.
Additional responsibilities:
- Attends a minimum of one conference each year for the purpose of curriculum enhancement and/or presentation of research.
- Maintains office -hours and is readily available to students for assistance.
- Maintains robust advisor/advisee interactions and advising.
- Serves on academic committees.
- Contributes to community outreach and/or student-centered research projects.
Qualifications
- PhD, MBBS, MD, MS or equivalent with specialization in human anatomy
- 3-4 years-experience teaching in a medical school environment.
- Familiarity with USMLE type of testing
- Documented record of teaching effectiveness
- Ability to relate concepts to clinical scenarios
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in English, with strong interest in working with medical students required
- Flexibility and ability to work well on a team
- Knowledge of principles, methods, techniques, materials and equipment used in postsecondary teaching/medical education preferred
- Educational technology skills, including use of e-learning management systems, audience response systems, online examinations, videoconferencing, desirable
Faculty rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Additional Information
We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. At Adtalem, we welcome everyone and have a strong commitment towards diversity and inclusion. We encourage our Colleagues to be their true authentic selves and support laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business. We also maintain a drug-free workplace.
