The Office of Consultation and Research in Medical Education (OCRME) is recruiting for a full-time academic staff position to support continuous quality improvement (CQI) in undergraduate medical education (UME), educational data collection/analysis, report writing, and support to academic committees. The ideal candidate will play a key role in planning, executing, and evaluating our programs, as well as contributing to research initiatives that support program objectives.
This program coordinator position requires a proactive individual with excellent organizational, communication, and research abilities. The successful candidate will apply 25% of the FTE towards UME accreditation activities and continuous quality improvement. The other 75% of the FTE will be divided between research activities led by OCRME faculty and project coordination within academic committees.
We encourage applicants with developing research skills to apply. A willingness to learn and to develop strong research skills is a must. Our staff and faculty will train the successful candidate in data analysis software use and other software to execute needed tasks.
Specific Job Duties and Tasks
Support academic committees by facilitating and participating in workgroups.
Coordinate with OSAC/faculty and vendors for incentives for participation in program evaluation initiatives or research opportunities.
Assist lead program coordinator with analyzing program data.
Maintain calendar of monitoring and evaluation projects to follow-up for status updates.
Preparing meeting minutes and meeting documents to facilitate programmatic services.
Participate in meetings utilizing data analysis efforts.
Assist with report production and scholarship.
Support compliance by attending webinars by national accreditors and professional organizations.
Maintain compliance monitoring and evaluation materials for compliance standards.
Attend meetings with collegiate leadership to ensure maintenance of compliance standards.
Support continuous quality improvement (CQI) in undergraduate medical education by assist with data analysis, report writing, and presenting of data.
Analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data.
Extract data from a variety of sources and well as assist in the collection of data from surveys, focus groups, and interviews.
Educational Requirements:
In-progress or completed MA/MS in Public Health, Health Sciences Education, Higher Education, Educational Psychology, Social Sciences, or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
Required Qualifications:
Proficiency in using relevant office and educational software (e.g. Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
Excellent written and verbal skills, including an aptitude for listening and the capacity to educate through both written and verbal communications
Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously
Proficiency in teamwork and coordination as part of a dynamic, collegial team
Basic experience with data analysis - both qualitative and quantitative - either from course work or research projects
Desired Qualifications:
Experience with research projects
Experience with data analysis software (SPSS, STATA, R, etc.)
Experience with primary data collection
Experience with health professions education accreditation processes (e.g. LCME, ACGME)
Experience with healthcare education
Experience with data visualization software (e.g. Tableau)
Experience with project management software (e.g. Tasks by Planner)
Experience with online survey or data collection platforms (e.g. Qualtrics, REDCap)
Position and Application details:
In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a "Relevant File" to the submission:
Resume
Cover Letter
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
For additional questions, please contact: donna-lancianese@uiowa.edu
About the University of Iowa:
The University of Iowa is one of America's premier public research universities. Founded in 1847, it is the state's oldest institution of higher education and is located alongside the picturesque Iowa River in Iowa City.
A member of the Association of American Universities since 1909 and the Big Ten Conference since 1899, the University of Iowa is home to one of the most acclaimed academic medical centers in the country, as well as globally recognized leadership in the study and craft of writing. Iowa is known for excellence in both the arts and sciences, offering world-class undergraduate, graduate, and professional academic programs in a wide variety of fields. To learn more about the University of Iowa's long history of distinction, go to: https://uiowa.edu/about-iowa