The Electives Clerkship Director is
responsible for overseeing all elective opportunities within the clerkship and
individualization phases of the curriculum. This individual manages the catalog
of elective experiences, reviews and works with the curriculum committee to
approve new elective proposals and ensures alignment with the mission and
learning objectives of the College of Medicine. The director establishes
evaluation standards for both on-campus and away electives, ensures compliance
with LCME accreditation standards, and maintains documentation of student
performance. In addition, the director works closely with course directors,
clerkship directors, department chairs, and the Office of Student Affairs to
advise students in selecting electives that support their career goals, promote
personal growth, and provide balance between breadth and depth of clinical
exposure.

The clerkship director will serve as a member
of the Individualization Phase Subcommittees of the Curriculum Committee. Regular
attendance at the monthly clerkship directors’ meetings, and previous stated
curriculum committees is critical to this position.

Competencies and Expectations

• Maintain board certification (or board eligibility, if appropriate) through the appropriate specialty board.
• Understand school-wide educational goals for students as outlined in student handbooks.
• Communicate specific curricular goals of the respective department and FCoM clearly to students and faculty.
• Manage a program with appropriate administrative skills, including scheduling for students and faculty.
• Achieve and demonstrate consistency in curriculum and learner assessment across multiple clinical sites.
• Manage a credible, consistent, and fair process of student assessment and grading that will meet legal and accreditation standards and be completed in a timely manner in collaboration with the Offices of Medical Education (OME) and the Office of Student Affairs and Belonging (OSAB).
• Provide feedback to individual students and faculty in a skilled manner.
• Analyze multiple sources of program evaluation data (e.g. student evaluations, experience and procedure reports, etc.) to effect continuous educational quality improvement.
• Collaborate with other educational leaders to continually improve the education program.
• Assist in the development and implementation of remediation for students who do not successfully pass the clerkship.
• Provide skilled career counseling that includes knowledge of residency programs in specialty.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and leadership skills with students and faculty.
• Advise the department chair and leaders of medical student education on educational policy and strategic planning, with attention to anticipated changes in resources and community/societal needs.

EXPECTED PRODUCTIVITY: 

Administration

• Regular communication with department/curriculum support regarding schedules and rotation requirements.
• Regular communication with and supervision of key departmental faculty at each clinical site.
• Regular reports to the respective departments on curricular issues, faculty contributions, adequacy of patient load for each clerkship site, and student performance.
• Letters of recommendation as requested for students applying to residency programs.
• Regular attendance (75%) at all required curriculum meetings and department meetings.
• Attendance at annual FCoM education retreats.
• Meeting with each clinical site at least annually.

Curriculum

• Annual revision of the discipline-specific core curriculum.
• Assure appropriate student completion of experience and procedure logs and report of the adequacy of patient load for each clerkship and/or rotation.
• Periodic review of NBME subject examination scores upon release to assure content mastery.

Assessment

• Timely reporting of grades including narrative comments regarding goals achieved, strengths, and areas for continuing work.
• Appropriate communication regarding students with academic difficulty, including referral to the Student Affairs and the student promotions committee if warranted.

EXPECTED TIME COMMITMENT

 The clerkship director’s position is a 50%
FTE or five full half-days per week position, assuming the director is also
serving in the beginning, providing not only the requirements described above
but also building up the curriculum for the Clerkship Phase and Individualization
Phase of the curriculum.