Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Program
Meharry Medical College

This is a 12-month, full-time non-tenure track faculty member, reporting directly to the Physician Assistant Sciences Department Chair / Program Director. The successful candidate will provide support to the MMC PAS Program by fulfilling the following primary responsibilities: teaching during the didactic and clinical phase of the program, student advisement, active involvement in program evaluation, and involvement the PAS program admissions processes.

Teaching
• Coordination and delivery of course content during the didactic phase
• Evaluating student performance and providing remediation as needed
• Academic counseling of students
• Assuring the availability of remedial instruction
• Designing, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating the curriculum

Administrative Academic Service & Research
• Participate in the MMC PAS admissions process, to include recruitment, application review, interviewing and selection of applicants for admission to the Program
• Participates in PA departmental committees, Ad-hoc meetings, commencement, convocation, community service for the PA Program and research development.
• Developing, reviewing, and revising, as necessary, the Program's mission statement, goals, and competencies
• Contributing to ongoing accreditation activities through program self-assessment/self-study as per ARC-PA and MMC standards
• Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of the Program's curriculum
• Continuous faculty/professional development

Clinical
• Clinical release for Physician Assistant clinical practice for the maintenance of NCCAPA certification and state licensure, clinical development as faculty, and compliance with ARC-PA Standards.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills

• Knowledge of ARC-PA Accreditation Standards
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Knowledge of accounting principles and documented procedures
• Experience in grant writing and research preferred
• Interpersonal skills necessary to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external contacts
• Ability to engage with current and potential students about the PA profession, and the MMC PA Program

Required Education and Experience

• Graduate of an ARC-PA accredited PA program
• Relevant Master's Degree from an accredited institution
• Doctoral degree preferred but not required
• Current Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Tennessee Medical License or be eligible to apply for a Tennessee medical license.
• Minimum of five (5) years of clinical PA practice experience
• Minimum of three (3) years of Physician Assistant education experience