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Job Details for Assistant Director of Experiential Education

Where Milwaukee, WI

Description This position provides a unique and exciting opportunity to shape the practice-based education and clinical service initiatives at a new and innovative pharmacy program within a vibrant health science campus. The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) School of Pharmacy will prepare the next generation of pharmacists to meet the growing healthcare needs of society. MCW’s PharmD graduates will have the knowledge and expertise to practice at the “top of their license” and contribute to patient-centered care within a team-based model ensuring optimal medication therapy outcomes in concert with other healthcare professionals. In serving the four missions of MCW, the School of Pharmacy intends to become a destination program for health sciences education and practice, by engaging students, practitioners and researchers across the continuum of discovery to care, ensuring that graduates are practice-ready and team-ready.

Opportunity

Reporting to the Director of Experiential Education, the Assistant Director of Experiential Education is instrumental in developing and implementing the experiential curriculum, identifying preceptors and practice sites, determining the training needs of the preceptors, and maintaining the academic standards of the experiential education program and sites consistent with both ACPE and Wisconsin State Board of Pharmacy Internship requirements. The Assistant Director of Experiential Education is responsible for the development and coordination of introductory, interprofessional, and advanced pharmacy practice experiences, service learning experiences, and professional community outreach for the Office of Experiential Education.

Responsibilities Core responsibilities of these positions include:

  • Identify, procure, develop, and maintain sufficient experiential sites for IPPE, IPE, and APPE rotations for the students of the School of Pharmacy.
  • Help manage a standardized system for student assignments to IPPE, IPE, and APPE sites.
  • Visit with preceptors and perform annual site evaluations.
  • Maintain an effective program for recognizing sites and preceptors for the educational support rendered to the School of Pharmacy and its students.
  • Provide mentorship to preceptors and students assigned to experiential sites.
  • Maintain harmonious relationships with students, preceptors, colleagues and experiential education constituents.
  • Teach in School of Pharmacy experiential education seminar as appropriate for expertise.
  • Provide student mentoring (academic and career).
  • Engage in professional development and scholarly activities, as prioritized.
  • Provide service to the School as assigned by the Dean.

Requirements Qualifications

Applicants must hold a Doctor of Pharmacy or B.S in Pharmacy degree from an accredited pharmacy program, have completed a residency or fellowship (or possess equivalent experience), and be eligible for Wisconsin licensure. A minimum of 3 years’ experience in direct patient care, serving as a preceptor for pharmacy students or other healthcare related experience is preferred. Candidates will have a working knowledge of emerging healthcare delivery models that involve the pharmacy profession; possess the ability to collaborate with faculty and academic leadership to sustain a culture of interprofessional education; have experience in experiential education of pharmacy students and residents; demonstrate organizational, interpersonal and group communication skills; and be active in professional organizations. Applicants should possess enthusiasm for the profession and the interpersonal skills necessary for interacting with learners, faculty, patients, healthcare providers, and the public.

Applications

Screening will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled, though applications received by April 16, 2018, will be given first consideration. Applicants should submit a letter of application describing their qualifications, curriculum vitae, and contact information for four references. Please contact Bud Beatty at 414-955-2851 for additional information or questions. Applicants are to apply on-line at:

https://careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/client_medcollegewi/int1068597416/jobDetails.do?functionName=getJobDetail&jobPostId=7797&localeCode=en-us

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Posted On 04/03/2018

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Employer Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
Milwaukee, WI

Contact Website: https://www.mcw.edu/Human-Resources/Career-Opportunities.htm