Director of Clinical Skills Learning Center - College of Veterinary Medicine - 1022249-6689

at University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois, United States

Job Description

• As Director of the CSLC, assure that its operations are sufficiently resourced and staffed to carry out its missions.
• Provide a positive and inclusive work environment by supervising, managing, and supporting the training, work, engagement, development, performance, and success of the CSLC staff.
• Review CSLC operating policies, practices, and procedures to determine whether improvements are needed in workflow, reporting procedures, or expenditures.
• Generate and supervise the administration of annual budgets for instruction and assessment of CSLC- associated clinical training across the DVM curriculum.

• Provide broad direction for and oversight of the CSLC teaching program.
• Ensure that skills and procedures taught at the CSLC are consistent with those used at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the expectations of future employers of College graduates.
• Oversee and participate in the CSLC training program for students from affiliate schools and Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG) students who spend their final clinical year at Illinois.
• Serve as course director of the Clinical Practice I (VM 601) and Clinical Practice II (VM 606) courses and ensure that the content, delivery, and assessment modalities of these, and other clinical skills courses align with the programmatic clinical educational goals of the overall curriculum.
• Collaborate with clinical specialty program leaders in employing CSLC resources to complement and augment patient-side clinical training of house officers.

• Chair the College's OSCE Planning Team.

• In conjunction with CSLC staff:

• At the conclusion of the OSCEs:

• Regularly evaluate and enhance the validity and reliability of the OSCEs and generate an annual OSCE report

• Provide effective training for CSLC personnel.
• Conduct annual performance reviews for CSLC personnel and address personnel concerns.

• Lead, develop and participate in a rigorous program of scholarly activity at the CSLC that positions the College as a leader in veterinary education and competency assessment.
• Partner with collaborators on campus and at other veterinary colleges to develop state-of-the- art learning and assessment tools.

• Engage with college faculty to ensure that CSLC activities are consistent with curricular goals
• Collect and analyze outcomes data on clinical skills training in the CSLC and DVM curriculum and adjust teaching and assessment activities to ensure continued programmatic excellence
• Disseminate data on student engagement, performance, and outcomes in clinical skills training to relevant curricular stakeholders in support of accreditation and program improvement.

• Function as:
  • a member of the Dean's Senior Leadership Team and College Planning Committee
  • the chair of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Committee
  • an ex officio member of the departmental curriculum committee and the College's Education Policy Committee
  • an ex officio member of the VCM Advisory Committee
  • a member of other appropriate committees as needed.

• In conjunction with stakeholders, develop and implement a strategic plan for the CSLC that is within the scope of the College Strategic Plan and revised every five years
• Explore and create novel uses of the CSLC (e.g., for continuing education, training of students from other Colleges, and public engagement)
• Generate methods and materials to promote the CSLC within and outside of the College.
• Work with the Office of Advancement to identify potential donors and sponsors of CSLC resources and activities.