Overview
AUACOM presents an opportunity to join a collaborative community of basic scientists and physicians working to shape the physicians of tomorrow. The successful candidate will join the Department of Pharmacology, which focusses on teaching basic and clinical pharmacology including mechanism of action, adverse effects, indications, contraindications, and interactions of the different classes of drugs in an organ system-based curriculum. The successful applicant will have demonstrated expertise in teaching medical pharmacology in the basic sciences (pre-clinical) curriculum, and instruct students with regards to the application of medical Pharmacology in health maintenance, disease pathogenesis and patient care.
About AUA
Founded in 2004, AUA is an innovative medical school dedicated to providing a learner-centric education of the highest quality, granting opportunities to underrepresented minorities, fostering a diverse academic community, and ensuring that its graduates develop the skills and attitudes of life-long learning, compassion, and professionalism. The mission of AUA College of Medicine is to provide the student with an excellent education equal to instruction provided at the best US medical schools. The integrated curriculum is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare them to successfully practice medicine in the US. AUA’s students are highly diverse, representing many international backgrounds. As the only hospital-integrated medical program in the Caribbean, AUA has graduated over 1,600 physicians. Located on the island of Antigua in the Eastern Caribbean, our 17-acre campus with over 75,000 square feet of Wi-Fi enabled classrooms is a testament to our vision and long term pledge to provide the most comprehensive learning facility in the Caribbean. www.auamed.org
Responsibilities:
Teaching:
- Facilitate learning of Pharmacology content for Year 2 (Pre-Clinical Basic science students)
- The faculty must be able to develop and deliver teaching content incorporating evidence based pedagogical methods in Pharmacology using active learning techniques in the classroom and small group.
- Formulate learning outcomes aligned with assessments, small group activities and other learning sessions
- Design small group activities integrating Pharmacology with clinically relevant context within a system-based curriculum that incorporates all the relevant basic science disciplines of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, molecular science, pathology, and pharmacology
- Collaborate with basic and clinical science educators to co-ordinate the inter-disciplinary collaboration for integration of Pharmacology with other discipline content within system-based courses
- Contribute actively to developing formative assessments and summative assessments
- Facilitating small group discussion based on integrated content other than Pharmacology
- Lead as systems-based course director when required.
- Implement effective remediation learning for students
- Participate in curriculum development
- Advising and mentoring students in academic, curricular, and living on the island.
- Other faculty duties as assigned by the Chair of Pharmacology
- Additional academic duties may be assigned as determined by needs (extra teaching or facilitation of small groups when a colleague is indisposed)
- Maintain office hours
Service to the university:
- Participate in faculty meetings
- Actively participate in faculty development programs
- Assume administrative duties including service on standing committees of the school either in an elected or an appointed capacity
- Contribute to the local community through community outreach activities sponsored by the institution
Research:
- Attend scientific meetings at least once a year
Qualifications and essential requirements:
- MD, PharmD or PhD in Pharmacology
- A minimum of five years teaching experience in the pre-clinical curriculum at accredited universities
- Experience with evidence based pedagogical principles of teaching and use of technology in teaching and learning
- Demonstrate commitment to support the mission and vision of the university and diversity of students and faculty of the institution
- Outstanding communication skills in writing, speaking, presenting and collaboration with students, faculty members and others.
- Demonstrate ability to interact professionally, and cultural sensitivity.
- Ability to supervise, advise and train students and faculty members
- Ability to advise and train remediating students
- Organize and schedule appointments and assignments
- Ability to foster a co-operative work environment
- Demonstrate skill to work independently, complete assignments under pressure of deadlines and competing priorities.
- Engage in scholarly activities as part of continuing education.
Skills:
- Experience with Microsoft 365, particularly PowerPoint and Word is required.
- Experience with audience response systems is an advantage
- Benefits package, vacation days, conference allowance, annual travel benefit, potential tax free income.
To Apply: Send Cover Letter, CV and list of three references.