Team Lead, Curriculum - Grande Prairie

Department Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Office of Education

Salary range $64,606.98 to $89,418.01

Hours per week 37.5

Grade 10

Posted date January 10, 2025

Closing date January 30, 2025

Position Type Full Time - Trust Funded

Description

This position is a part of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).

This position has a term length of 3 years and offers a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed on our Benefits Overview page .

Location - This role is in-person at the Health Education Centre in Grande Prairie.

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Working for the Northern Alberta Medical Program

This full-time administrative position, based in northern Alberta, is part of a growing team tasked with delivering all four years of medical school in the new Northern Alberta Medical Program (NAMP). In order to increase the number of physicians trained in Alberta, particularly in the rural areas, the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (FoMD), University of Alberta is partnering with Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP), based in Grande Prairie to develop the Northern Alberta Medical Program, which is a regional distributed campus for the U of A Medical School.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Medical Education (ME) Expansion Manager, the NAMP Curriculum Team Lead, Clerkship is a member of the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry’s, Northern Alberta Medical Program’s administrative team. This position works closely with the Curriculum Team Lead, Pre-Clerkship, NAMP, Curriculum Team Lead and Assistant Director, Curriculum at the Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) program office at the U of A, the NAMP Faculty Curriculum Directors and Leads, Regional Academic Lead, other NAMP staff and NWP Faculty and Staff.

This position oversees the day-to-day management of the NAMP Clerkship curriculum staff by monitoring workflow, maintaining quality standards, accreditation standards, and developing and implementing action plans to meet program goals. The incumbent supervises staff that provide day-to-day oversight of the four year MD program curriculum and ancillary activities in Grande Prairie. The incumbent provides direct support to the Regional Academic Lead, NAMP and NWP Curriculum faculty, ME Expansion Manager, and course coordinators and other leadership as needed.

This position is based at the Northwestern Polytechnic Health Education Centre in Grande Prairie.

Duties

• In partnership with all members of the Undergrad Medical Education (UME) Curriculum team and NWP faculty and staff, implement the MD clerkship curriculum management plan to ensure the appropriate delivery of the curriculum at the NAMP Campus.
• Manages, coaches, motivates, develops and supervises the NAMP MD clerkship curriculum staff who have a primary responsibility for the administration of the NAMP MD program curriculum and ancillary details.
• Works with other NAMP and UME staff to oversee academic scheduling of courses/rotations for students, and maintain this information within Campus Solutions.
• Responsible for the administrative support, guidance and oversight of all aspects of NAMP as it pertains to curriculum scheduling and delivery.
• Works collaboratively to ensure learning objectives, schedules, course materials, and vodcasts are posted in the curriculum delivery and management system and that that the learning objectives are clearly documented and communicated to instructors and learners.
• Support course coordinators to maintain updated course outlines and syllabi, and to recruit instructors, preceptors and facilitators.
• Conducts, actively participates in and/or provides administrative oversight and support to regular meetings and committees with relevant U of A UME, NAMP, and NWP staff and faculty to discuss upcoming deadlines, procedural changes and to maintain connections to ensure consistency.
• Other duties as it connects to curriculum and as needed within the Northern Alberta Medical Program.

Minimum Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree, in Business, Education or related areas, equivalent experience may be considered.
• Some travel to designated communities in rural Alberta may be required thus a valid Drivers License and access to a reliable vehicle is required.
• Computer proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PeopleSoft, Google Apps.
• Ability to work in an ambiguous environment.
• Must be able to work flexible hours (days, evenings and weekends).
• Knowledge of university/faculty policies is required to carry out responsibilities effectively.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to multitask.
• Superior oral and written communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills; strong commitment to client service with a positive, professional approach.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in medical education is preferred.
• Experience in operation and management of a post-secondary educational program.
• Demonstrated supervisory experience; completion of a supervisory development program is an asset.
• Expertise in curricular implementation, curriculum mapping, supervision, and data management, are an asset.
• Experience and/or courses dealing with difficult scenarios and handling sensitive information would be beneficial.
• Experience in a post-secondary institution would be an asset to this role.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of communities and healthcare sites in the northern rural areas would be an asset.

At the University of Alberta, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible hiring process for all candidates. If you require accommodations to participate in the interview process, please let us know at the time of booking your interview and we will make every effort to accommodate your needs.

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

The University of Alberta is committed to an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all qualified persons. We encourage women; First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons; members of visible minority groups; persons with disabilities; persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression; and all those who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas and the University to apply.

Note: This opportunity will be available until midnight January 30, 2025, Edmonton, Alberta local time.