Assistant Professor

The Department of Biomedical & Translational Sciences at Brock VHS Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University seeks qualified applicants for a full-time salaried faculty position as a HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATOR and Pathologists’ Assistant program EDUCATIONAL COORDINATOR at the ASSISTANT PROFESSOR level. Based in Norfolk’s historic Ghent neighborhood on an impressive and growing campus with access to a state-of-the-art simulation center, world class hospitals and newly renovated educational facilities, this community based medical school provides ample opportunities for growth for a professional interested in developing their career as a health professions educator. The successful candidate will join a collegial department that teaches foundational sciences to our medical, professional and graduate students.

Candidates must have a MS-PA (ASCP) and experience teaching medical/graduate level classes in anatomical sciences and/or pathophysiology. The successful candidate will be a motivated and enthusiastic educator with a desire to join an interdisciplinary team of foundational science and clinician colleagues working to deliver an integrated curriculum utilizing learner-centered modalities. Duties will include classroom, large group and small group instruction, course administration, service on programmatic and institutional committees, and active scholarship in education or community-oriented research.

• →Develop, teach, and coordinate the sequencing and assessment of anatomical sciences, pathology and pathophysiology content with appropriate clinical context at the designated level of learner (PathA and/or medical students) within various educational programs while adhering to all programmatic and institutional policies and procedures.
• →Provide administrative and/or leadership support to courses/programs as assigned for the educational mission of VHS.
• →Provide coordination of the instructional faculty in the clinical phase of the Path A program as Educational Coordinator.
• →Gross pathology specimens for the institutional biorepository and their clients as assigned.
• →Participate in institutional and programmatic committees and subcommittees as assigned/needed for the educational mission.
• →Provide mentorship for students in the academic, scholarship/research, and/or career setting.

Minimum Qualifications and Skills:

• MS-PA (ASCP)

• Maintain active ASCP certification including CME

• Expertise in anatomical sciences (gross, histology) and pathology/pathophysiology

Preferred Qualifications:

• Skill in evaluation and feedback for professional graduate, medical students and/or residents

• Knowledge of institution’s Pathologists’ Assistant curriculum

• Good communication skills and interpersonal relationships

• Clinical experience in a hospital grossing room or the medical examiner’s office