Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) is seeking experienced, motivated, and dedicated leaders and educators to participate in the design and delivery of an innovative four-year medical school curriculum that engages medical students in active and novel learning.

Job Description:

Job Title: Clinical Affiliate Faculty Development Liaison

Reports to: Director of Faculty Development and Retention

FLSA Classification: Exempt (salary)

Location: Bentonville, Arkansas (On-site)

Classification: Staff

Who We Are 

Founded in 2021, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) is a nonprofit, four-year MD program that will enhance traditional medical education with the arts, humanities, and whole health principles. The school’s culture embraces self-care to empower students to care for their own well-being as well as their patients’. The school’s state-of-the-art medical education facility is located in Bentonville, Arkansas on the Crystal Bridges campus, home to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Heartland Whole Health Institute. The school has been granted preliminary accreditation status by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.

About The Position

The Clinical Affiliate Faculty Development Liaison is responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating educational programs aimed at enhancing the teaching skills and professional growth of clinical faculty and non-faculty educators at the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine. This role involves collaboration with academic staff and faculty as well as affiliate partners to ensure that faculty development activities align with current best practices and the school's innovative curriculum and student-centered teaching approach.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clinical affiliates and AWSOM team members to comprehensively identify the professional development needs of a community-based clinical faculty.
• Develop a clinical faculty development plan that outlines strategies and programs to train clinical faculty
• Develop and deliver ongoing professional development activities and programming (e.g., workshops, seminars, and on-site training) tailored to meet the needs of clinical faculty and non-faculty educators
• Collect, analyze, and use data outcomes to continuously improve the effectiveness of clinical faculty development programs.
• Assist in the development and dissemination of policies, best practices and procedures designed to support and enhance clinical faculty teaching competencies including learner instruction, supervision, and assessment.
• Collaborate with non-faculty healthcare team members in local facilities to promote understanding of the medical student’s role, provide guidance on integrating students into clinical workflows, and share best practices for effective team-student interactions.
• Collaborate with AWSOM team to design, implement, and deliver comprehensive Clerkship training programs that prepare community-based faculty for effective medical student instruction, integration, and assessment
• Develop and maintain a repository of resources and opportunities for community-based faculty.
• Mentor and support physicians and clinicians in their teaching roles, providing guidance on instructional strategies and curriculum development.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of faculty development programs through feedback and performance metrics.
• Stay current with advancements in medical education and integrate new teaching methodologies
• Maintain accurate records of faculty participation in development activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Advanced professional clinical degree in healthcare (e.g. Advanced Procatice Nurse, Physician Assistant, MD, DO), required.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience as a practicing healthcare provider, required
• Experience supervising and teaching healthcare learners in a clinical environment, required
• Experience teaching healthcare providers how to teach and supervise learners, preferred
• Working knowledge of LCME expectations for faculty qualifications, supervision, and assessment and ability to translate standards into practical guidance for affiliate sites, preferred.
• Experience with program evaluation methods and coordinating CME-eligible activities, preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, required.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and efficiently manage competing priorities, required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Zoom, and ability to learn new software applications, required.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those required by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

Physical Demands: In the work environment described, position requires sitting at a desk and utilizing a computer and a telephone for prolonged periods of time and good eye/hand coordination, bending and stretching, and physical stamina to lift and transport a minimum of 10 pounds. Visual acuity to review written materials is required for this job.

Work Environment: Work is performed full-time (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.) in a professional, climate-controlled office environment with standard office equipment, including computers, printers, and telephones. This role requires working in an open setting near colleagues. The noise level is typically low to moderate. The role also requires interaction with both the public and internal team members in a professional and courteous manner. Some local travel will be required, and a flexible schedule may be necessary to accommodate business needs, including occasional evening and weekend work hours.

Alice L. Walton School of Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

All offers of employment are contingent on your successful completion (where permitted by state law) of a confidentiality agreement and background check. In addition, you will need to provide proper identification verifying your eligibility to work in the United States.