Apply now to join FAU, where tomorrow begins. For more information on everything FAU has to offer, please visit www.fau.edu/jobs . Note: Current FAU employees must apply as an internal applicant by logging into their existing Workday employee account. Position Summary: The Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University seeks an accomplished surgeon-educator to serve as Surgery Clerkship
Director, reporting to the Chair of the Department of Surgery with a secondary academic reporting relationship to the Associate Dean for Medical Education. This leadership role provides strategic direction and oversight for the required Surgery Clerkship within the College’s longitudinal integrated clinical curriculum, ensuring excellence in surgical education, student assessment, faculty engagement, and clinical
learning experiences across affiliated training sites. The Surgery Clerkship Director will work closely with Undergraduate Medical Education leadership, faculty, residents, and affiliated clinical partners to advance curriculum innovation, continuous quality improvement, and compliance with LCME accreditation standards. This position includes a 0.5 FTE educational and administrative appointment and a 0.5 FTE clinical
faculty appointment, with the expectation of maintaining an active surgical practice that supports outstanding patient care, bedside teaching, learner mentorship, and surgical resident education. The successful candidate will have a track record demonstrating a commitment to fostering academic excellence, professionalism, and student success while helping prepare the next generation of physicians. Primary
Responsibilities The Surgery Clerkship Director’s primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: Provide overall leadership, administration, and oversight of the required surgery clerkship across all affiliated clinical training sites. Direct the supervision of medical students during their assigned surgical clerkship experiences throughout the Medical and Surgical Sciences Longitudinal
Integrated Clerkship by: Providing direct clinical supervision and bedside teaching at the Director's primary clinical practice site(s). Maintaining regular communication with site directors, clerkship coordinators, preceptors, and core teaching faculty to ensure consistency in educational experiences and student assessment. Attend monthly Clerkship Director meetings and any additional meetings necessary to review
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