Health Systems Science Faculty-School Of Medicine

Description:
The Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine invites applications for a faculty position in the Department of Health Systems Science (academic rank to be determined based on eligibility).  We are seeking faculty members interested in developing a highly innovative world-class medical school, supporting creation of its educational curriculum, research enterprise, infrastructure, and processes.

The Department of Health Systems Science has two missions: 1) To give medical students a foundation in patient safety, quality, value, social determinants of health, community and population health, and health policy that will help them become change agents in their professions; and 2) To pursue a broad health scholarship agenda that will increase health and health equity through systems innovation and redesign.

• Engage in a mix of pedagogical and scholarly activities.


• Collaborate across the foundational, clinical, and health systems science departments to integrate and reinforce concepts throughout the four-year curriculum.


• Provide content expertise for specific educational and assessment materials delivered through a variety of student- centered pedagogies.


• Serve as facilitators in small-group and team-based learning.


• Engage in scholarly activities in both clinical and community settings, including health services and health-related social sciences research; improvement and implementation research; health-related program and policy development and evaluation; and educational scholarship.


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  • Pedagogical and scholarly duties, expectations, and resources will be individually developed based on evolving faculty interests and skills as well as departmental priorities and needs.
  Basic Qualifications:

  Experience

  
  

  
  
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  Education

  
  

  • MD, PhD, other doctoral degree, or comparable degree.

  License, Certification, Registration

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  Additional Requirements:

  
  

  • Demonstrated scholarly experience in anthropology, design, economics, health services, law, management, medical education, psychology, public affairs, public health, sociology, statistics, or systems engineering.
  • Demonstrated outstanding teaching abilities and commitment to teaching.
  • Demonstrated strong collaboration and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated strong critical thinking, leadership, and organizational skills.
  • Demonstrated strong service in disadvantaged communities.
  • Demonstrated strong commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity.
  • May not concurrently hold a postdoctoral appointment or participate in a training program.

  Preferred Qualifications:

  
  

  • Specific experiences in leading curriculum design and development, student and course evaluation, student assessment, and curriculum mapping with respect to competencies and milestones.
  • Knowledge and experience with various teaching methodologies such as problem-based learning, team-based learning, case-based learning, technology-assisted learning, and flipped classrooms.
  • Experience with accreditation of medical education programs.