Curriculum Specialist jobs in Illinois

Description

Provide support for planning, development, delivery, and evaluation of the Year One Lincoln

Scholars Curriculum including orientation, exams, and remediation; staff support for the

Curriculum Coordinator and Lincoln Scholars Program (LSP) Director; serve as liaison between

the LSP and the PA and Carbondale Family Medicine Residency Programs.

Examples of Duties

I. Administration 70%

A. Coordinate development and delivery of curriculum documents, resources, and materials

including, but not limited to, calendars, tutor group lists, student schedules, tutor guides,

exam question banks, mini-cases, exam schedules and logistics, list serves, and

doctoring materials and schedules; recruit clinicians for clinical sessions; meet requests

for information and resource material related to curriculum activities, including research;

responsible for the LSP Year One Curriculum online courses and website; oversee

preparation of exam review materials; support HTT Exam scheduling and logistics.

B. Serve as liaison between the LSP and the FCM, including Y1 unit coordinators, staff,

faculty, students, department chairs, and Information Resources; manage the flow of

information between the LSP and PA Programs, manage and share combined

scheduling.

C. Coordinate development of evaluative documents and disperse to the students, maintain

adequate records and communicate with the registrar when needed. Coordinate and

keep records of student advising in Y1 and end-of-unit program evaluation. Assist with

D. Coordinate and manage the logistics for a variety of daily curricular activities, meetings,

workshops, retreats, and other events, including Year 1 Orientation. Support student

onboarding to the school and clinical sites.

E. Coordinate Y1 longitudinal trainings and additional resource sessions. Work with IT to

ensure student access to needed resources, serve as first line troubleshooter for

presenters and students. Navigate resource issues across sites and campuses.

F. Schedule, prepare document review, take minutes, and maintain records for LSP CAC.

G. Assist the Curriculum Coordinator with curriculum review, reassessment and

development. Assist with preparations for regulatory body review and site visits.

H. Assist with data collection and record keeping for NBME and USMLE Steps.

I. Assist with coordination and delivery of clinical exams when needed

II. Academic Activities 15%

A. Assist faculty in preparation and delivery of case presentations and other curriculum

material for first-year medical students (eProblem-Based Learning Modules, mini cases,

assessment cases).

B. Assist in monitoring and maintaining the existing system of data collection and

management for curriculum and program evaluation to be used for research purposes.

Assist in developing new systems for new processes and data analysis as needed.

III. Service 15%

A. Attend LSP Staff, Year Director / Coordinator meetings, tutor meetings, unit meetings, PA

Program CNC

B. Carbondale Support Team.

C. Representation of the School of Medicine to its varied publics, as assigned.

D. Sensitive to the needs of underrepresented minority populations.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Masters Degree in Science, English, Education, or related field; professional experience in

• education, medical education, or related areas at an institution of higher learning; knowledge of instructional design; knowledge of educational theory and methodology;
• excellent organizational skills and problem-solving ability; ability to work with a wide variety of basic science and clinical faculty;

excellent oral and written communication skills; editing skills. Sensitive to the needs of underrepresented minority populations.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in medical education; experience with clinical medicine and / or clinical simulations;
• research and publication experience; knowledge of problem-based learning concepts;

knowledge of existing resources available at SIU School of Medicine. Experience with relevant

technologies / systems, including D2L, Echo360, DropBox, Word, Excel, Adobe, Power Point,

Webex.

Supplemental Information

If you require assistance, please contact the Office of Human Resources at or call 217-545-0223 Monday through Friday, 8 : 00am-4 : 30pm.

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Last updated : 2024-03-04