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Job Title: Director for Student and Institutional Academic Success

Department: Center for Institutional, Date: May 1, 2023
Faculty, and Student Success

FLSA: Exempt Work Location: Auburn Campus

Employee Category: Administrative Work Schedule:
Faculty M–F, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Reports to: Vice Provost for Academic Percent Employment: 100%
Affairs and Accreditation

Direct Reports: N/A

I. Job Summary:

Work within the Center for Institutional, Faculty and Student Success to further the
mission to advance the quality of teaching and learning by promoting a College culture
where the VCOM community works collaboratively to champion educational excellence.
This position shares in the responsibility to provide academic information, resources and
guidance to students, faculty and staff.

The Director for Student and Institutional Academic Success is solely responsible for the
job duties listed below. As such, the demands of the position are high, requiring an
extremely self-motivated individual who can provide high quality academic support to
students in a non-stop support environment.

II. Job Duties:
Students:
1. Identify students experiencing academic difficulty and provide students with

academic assistance and/or refer students to additional intervention resources when
needed.

a. Manage the CIFSS student intervention database, track students in academic
difficulty and monitor their progression through academic intervention
supports.

b. Support student learning and success through a data driven, multi-layered
student intervention program designed to address individual student needs.

c. Assists students to develop learning strategies that support individual success,
which may include instruction on compensatory study skills, test taking
strategies, time management, course tutoring, etc.

2. Present study skills presentation to OMS 1 students during orientation.
3. Assist with the development and coordination of student success

workshops/programs.
4. Maintain regular communication with faculty, academic advisors, and other related

personnel to monitor academic progress.
5. Work to establish a collaborative and involved culture between all individuals

involved in the academic support of the student; develop and oversee training for
faculty on student interventions.

6. Advise OMS 2 and OMS 3 students on board preparation resources and planning,
including meeting with all OMS 2 students at the beginning of the OMS 2 year to
help them develop an individualized short and long-term board prep plan.

a. Survey students regarding board preparation resources and planning and
share results with the following class.

b. Maintain knowledge of COMLEX and USMLE preparation resources so as
to provide students with accurate and relevant information.

c. Arrange faculty reviews of COMSAE and COMLEX.
d. Act as a liaison between VCOM and commercial preparation programs.

7. Monitor, document, and report student’s progress on COMSAE Phase 1, COMSAE
Phase 2, COMLEX Level 1, and COMLEX Level 2 CE.

a. Identify, advise, and support students considered at-risk of failing or who
have failed COMSAE or COMLEX.

b. Provide support meetings for all COMSAE and COMLEX failures.
c. Communicate with the Associate Deans, Dean, and Registrar regarding

student’s COMSAE and COMLEX status, including the need for additional
coursework or an ADPOS.

d. Purchase COMSAE exams.
e. Proctor COMSAE exams, including reattempts and all attempts for ADPOS

students.
f. Act as a liaison between VCOM and NBOME to manage student eligibility

for COMLEX and to troubleshoot issues.
g. Confirm graduation requirements for COMSAE and COMLEX are

completed.

8. Coordinate and monitor the VCOM peer-tutoring program.
9. Coordinate and monitor the academic advising program.
10. Provide information to students inquiring about a suspected or diagnosed disability

as to VCOM’s policies and procedures regarding diagnostic evaluations and
determination of academic accommodations.

a. Serve as a member of the campus Section 504 Committee.
b. Stay abreast of applicable laws related to the eligibility process for

accommodations.
11. Collaborate with members of the Center for Institutional, Faculty, and Student

Success to identify instructional issues affecting student learning and recommend
faculty development sessions directly correlated to student feedback.

12. Serve on various committees as needed, including Promotion Board and Dean’s
Council, and others as required.

13. Maintains and updates confidential files and records pertaining to student academic
issues and progress.

14. Preform other duties as assigned.

III. Required Qualifications:

• Education: Doctorate degree in education preferred but will consider a Master’s

• Experience: At least 3 years of work experience in the academic setting with

Other skills important to this position:

• Confidentiality

• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills

• Strong team player

• Commitment to College values

• Basic computer proficiency

• Ability for occasional travel
  

Preferences are given to candidates who have worked in academic environments.

Successful candidate will be subject to a criminal history background check.

Regular, reliable or predictable attendance is an essential function of the job

IV. Working Conditions and Efforts: The physical demands and work environment
characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.

Physical demands: The physical demands and work environment characteristics
described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations
may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work environment: Office environment. Outside travel 0% to 5% of time. The noise
level in the work environment is usually minimal, however the reception area with
frequent visitors, phone calls and discussions may be distracting.

This position is classified as an exempt position because it requires that the
candidate/employee exercise independent judgement and discretion regarding matters
of significance.

Employment with VCOM is “at-will”. This means employment is for an indefinite
period of time and it is subject to termination by the employee or by VCOM, with or
without cause, with or without notice, and at any time. Nothing in this position
description or any other policy of VCOM shall be interpreted to be in conflict with or to
eliminate or modify in any way, the “at-will” employment status of VCOM employees.

V. VCOM Core Values: The employee is expected to adhere to all VCOM policies. As

the environment is a professional college, VCOM faculty / staff are expected to dress
and behave in a professional manner at work. VCOM faculty / staff are expected as
VCOM employees, to be a person who obeys all laws and professional expectations of
an upstanding citizen of the community. VCOM expects all employees to maintain a
positive attitude in all working relationships with all VCOM departments, employees,

medical students, prospective medical students, interns, and residents and to treat all
other engaged in the duties of the employment, with mutual respect.