Student Physician Coach at Texas Christian University

Job description

Position Details: The Student Physician Coach will be assigned a group of students to oversee throughout their medical school curriculum and will be responsible for monitoring academic and professionalism progression, coaching students through professional identity formation, helping them navigate academic challenges, and developing them as empathetic scholars. The Student Physician Coach plays a critical role in overseeing students’ progression through the Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC), ensuring that, across the clerkships, students meet the expected milestones and learning objectives for each clerkship. The Student Physician Coach educates and tracks student professionalism, fosters professional identity formation, supports academic progress, and supports the wellness of each assigned student. Student Physician Coaches ensure comprehensive achievement of all clerkship objectives, recognize strengths, and identify areas for improvement to optimally foster professional identity development. Duties and Essential Job Functions: Works with the Director of Student Physician Coaching to ensure long-term success with their student cohort. Tracks progression and professionalism development for their cohort of students. Collaborates with the Director of Student Physician Coaching, Clerkship Directors, and faculty preceptors to ensure optimal communication about student performance across all curricular activities. Provides guidance for their cohort of medical students, supporting their professional and personal development throughout the four-year curriculum; Regularly monitors their students’ progress and self-reflection on competency milestones, guides students in individual learning planning, and meets with their students individually and in small groups. Individual meetings occur at least quarterly with each student. Attends weekly group coaching meetings. Conferences with students in incidents of not meeting curricular and/ or professionalism expectations, provides constructive feedback, and assists students in identifying appropriate resources for self-improvement and support. Refers students to Learning Specialists, Career Advisors, Mental Health counseling, or other individuals as needed. Reviews faculty narratives of student assessment for areas of possible improved performance and provides suggestions for improvement; Encourages and supports each student as an individual by creating an environment of professionalism, respect, tolerance, and acceptance. Serves on School of Medicine committees as assigned; Performs additional duties as assigned. Required Education and Experience: MD or DO Must qualify for Assistant Professor rank or above at the Burnett School of Medicine Required Licensure/Certification/Specialized Training: Physicians with active clinical practice must have and maintain an unrestricted license to practice medicine Physicians with active clinical practice must have current ABMS (American Board of Medical Specialties) Certification in their area of chosen specialty Preferred Education and Experience: Understanding of educational pedagogy as it relates to the clinical sciences Experience managing professionals in a complex organization Proven experience in management of multiple initiatives and multiple sites Experience with LCME and/or other accrediting bodies Experience working with diverse students or diverse populations Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Excellent clinical skills Track record of teaching excellence, educational leadership, and organizational talent Commitment to cultural diversity and equal opportunity Experience in working with and developing faculty Experience in giving and receiving feedback Commitment to delivery of patient-centered medicine Physical Requirements (With or Without Accommodations): Visual acuity to read information from computer screens, forms, and other printed materials and information. Able to speak (enunciate) cle