Academic Services Officer II - Undergraduate Medical Education

Wayne State University School of Medicine (WSUSOM) invites applications for the position of Professional Development Specialist. The ideal candidate will need a background in curating content for professional development programs and organizing such sessions for faculty. The candidate will also curate learning skills modules for our students.

The ideal candidate should possess flexibility and strive for synergy with different team members including our curriculum support team, faculty, students, and various offices within the school of medicine. Dynamic, engaging experts who are interested in making a lasting and direct impact with the way faculty and students acquire advanced teaching and learning skills are encouraged to apply. Reporting to the Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, the Professional Development Specialist will perform the following functions:

Curate content for professional development programs and training modules both by using content that is already available online and working with experts within the University to produce new content Create and maintain a repository of training modules within our learning management system Assist with scheduling virtual and in person professional development sessions for faculty and students. These sessions could be large group, small group, one-on-one, virtual, synchronous or asynchronous.

Keep track of the faculty and student participation and be able to readily generate a report for administrative and accreditation purposes Develop and assist with administration of evaluation of professional development sessions (both at an individual and programmatic levels) Maintain the budget for professional development activities Regularly explore innovations in this space and bring creative ideas for enhancing the professional development program experience for our faculty