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October 10, 2024

EDUCATION SPECIALIST - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION (BAND LEVEL 9)

Office of Professional and Educational Development
Faculty of Medicine

(Contractual Position to March 31, 2027)

The University will consider applications from qualified permanent staff who may be interested in a secondment, subject to departmental approval

This position is funded through an external grant

DUTIES
Reporting to the Manager of Operations and supporting the Academic Director (Physician Assessment Training and Oversight) of the Office of Professional and Educational Development (OPED), the successful applicant will lead the ongoing implementation and evaluation of the Physician Assessment Training and Oversight Program (PATO). This program supports physician service delivery in the province via Practice Ready Assessment - Newfoundland and Labrador (PRA-NL) and other workplace-based assessment initiatives. Duties include: providing leadership in development and implementation of the program; providing leadership in policy development and oversight of academic planning; liaising with educational support units, academic disciplines as well as national academic medicine organizations in the adoption and use of standardized assessment methods, processes and tools; developing and implementing a framework for ongoing evaluation; monitoring program outcomes; interpreting and reporting evaluation data for improvement; identifying trends and best practices in physician assessment, workplace-based assessment, and re-entry at national and international levels, supporting OPED within the ongoing accreditation system of the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME) of the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) and other duties as required. Key stakeholder relationships include the medical regulator, provincial government, the provincial health authority, and provincial health zones.

QUALIFICATIONS
Experience (5-7 years) in developing and evaluating assessment and/or educational programming for health professionals; a Master's Degree in a relevant field (e.g., Education, Health Administration, Business) or an equivalent combination of education and training. The successful candidate will be a leader who embraces challenges, solves problems and thinks progressively; will have expertise in program development, program evaluation, report writing, accreditation of educational programming, certification of health professionals, and project management; and have superior organizational, presentation skills, interpersonal and communication skills. Experience working and/or familiarity with accredited health professional continuing education programming, workplace-based assessment programming, and/or the provincial health professional regulatory environment are assets.

SALARY $66,092 - $90,126 per annum (Management & Professional)

CLOSING DATE October 25, 2024

COMPETITION NUMBER MUN03010

Please note that we will ONLY accept applications for this position through our website www.mun.ca/careers. Applications must be received by the end of business day on the competition closing date. You may drop off a paper application to the Faculty of Medicine - Memorial University, Medical Education Centre, St. John's, Room M2M229; or fax your resume to (709) 864-6344. Call us at (709) 864-6404 for assistance.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, preference will be given to applicants who are legally entitled to work in Canada. Memorial University is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including women, people of any sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression; Indigenous peoples; visible minorities and racialized people; and people with disabilities.

The personal information requested in your application is collected under the authority of the Memorial University Act (RSNL 1990 c M-7) for the purpose of identifying and recruiting candidates; assessing applicant qualifications; and maintaining records pertaining to the administration of employment with Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Inquiries about this opportunity should be directed to the Faculty of Medicine - Memorial University, Medical Education Centre, St. John's, Room M2M229 or by telephone at (709) 864-6404.

Please be advised that we are unable to provide updates on current competitions.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted