Pathology Core Faculty | UT Tyler School of Medicine

The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine (SOM) is searching for a full-time, academic non-tenure core faculty educator position in pathology.

The ideal candidate will have a history of teaching excellence in medical education and the leadership skills to serve as core faculty in integrated courses in our medical school curriculum. The selected candidate will provide instruction in basic science/foundational courses across multiple disciplines including Pathology, Histology, Pathophysiology, Physiology and Cell Biology, and serve as facilitator for small group discussion in case-based learning, problem-based learning, and other small group sessions.

The incoming faculty member will also collaborate with other basic science faculty to assist in developing clinical cases to accompany foundational learning.

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About Your Work:

· 100% academic- no clinical duties

· Develop the goals, learning objectives, pre-work assignments, pre- and post-test assessment questions, and any supplemental materials

· Assist in developing cases for the case-based curriculum.

· Run large group interactive sessions and facilitate case-based learning sessions 3 mornings per week (M/ W/ F) during year 1 and 3 half-days per week during year 2 (2 afternoons, 1 morning), as assigned.

· Participate in the clinical correlations and illustrate where there is horizontal and vertical integration of the basic science materials.

· Provide support, guidance, and mentoring to each student during their clerkship year, as needed.

· Mentor students, Review and edit students’ personal statements, as requested; write letter of support for residency application, as requested.

· Prepare for, attend, and participate in monthly faculty meetings.

· Work on projects within at least one working group, such as OSCE case development; case-based learning; communication skills; write-up, oral case presentation and clinical reasoning; professionalism and ethics; mentoring; feedback and evaluation.

· Participate in and facilitate faculty development sessions and retreats (which occur periodically throughout the year), as needed.

Minimum Requirements · A terminal doctoral degree (MD/DO or PhD) in basic science disciplines, such as Biomedical Sciences, Physiology, Pathology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, or related field is required, as is the flexibility to teach across multiple disciplines, and expertise in the use of technology and active learning instruction.

· Three (3) years of relevant teaching experience in medical education, and prior experience teaching in a medical school curriculum is highly desirable.

About UT Health Science Center:

University of Texas Health Center at Tyler, joining the world-renowned University of Texas System, has an expanded mission that includes patient care and community health, medical and health education, and biomedical and clinical research. The academic center offers family practice, rural family medicine, psychiatry, occupational medicine, and internal medicine residency programs. And the tremendous growth continues - with the addition of the UT Tyler School of Medicine, which welcomed its first class in 2023.

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