Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) is seeking experienced, motivated, and dedicated leaders and educators to participate in the design and delivery of an innovative four-year medical school curriculum that engages medical students in active and novel learning.

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Job Description:

Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) is seeking experienced, motivated, dedicated and highly innovative individual to join us as Assistant Dean of Faculty Affairs and Development, and to help build our Office of Faculty Affairs.

About The Position

The Assistant Dean of Faculty Affairs and Development will work with school leaders to build and guide a team of professionals charged with fostering the success of faculty and other non-faculty instructional staff. Areas of responsibility include but are not limited to faculty recruitment, appointment, promotion, development, credentialing, evaluation, and retention. This person will work to create and sustain a professional and inclusive culture/climate and develop opportunities to support our faculty in providing the best medical education. This position will report to the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

We are building a workplace and learning climate in which inclusive excellence and whole health principles are inextricable parts of our culture and practices. All voices are heard and valued, and professional and personal growth are actively supported. We are building a school that will facilitate exceptional professional development opportunities for our faculty and staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with AWSOM administrators and faculty to develop and improve faculty related documents, policies and procedures
• Manage faculty appointment and promotion processes
• Oversee effective faculty recruitment processes that promote fairness, and advance and support the strategic plan of AWSOM
• Develop programs to ensure faculty retention including comprehensive onboarding programs in collaboration with department leadership
• Together with school and department leaders develop, promote, and implement initiatives focused on faculty development, mentoring and succession planning
• Collaborate with AWSOM leaders and faculty to develop, implement and evaluate performance evaluation strategies, tools and indicators for faculty and other teaching staff
• Develop, implement, and evaluate rewards and recognition programs to recognize faculty for their contributions to the AWSOM mission
• Hire, supervise and evaluate staff within the Department of Faculty Affairs
• Manage and coordinate faculty governance processes and activities (e.g., elections, committees)
• Provide support to advance accreditation
• Participate in standing committees of the faculty
• Facilitate communication between the faculty and administrative leadership
• All other duties as assigned

Minimum Education

• MD, DO or PhD with higher education administration or related field, or in medical/health-related field.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience specific to faculty affairs and/or faculty development in an LCME-accredited medical school
• 3 years of increasing responsibilities overseeing faculty affairs and/or faculty development in a higher education/academic setting
• Prior experience as a faculty member
• Knowledge of faculty career cycle, policies and procedures
• Experience handling sensitive and/or confidential information in a professional manner
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work well both independently and collaboratively in a diverse and rapid-paced academic medical environment
• Ability to work well both independently and collaboratively in a diverse and rapid-paced academic medical environment

Preferred Work Experiences and Qualifications

• Experience working with professional enhancement programs for populations under-represented in medicine (women, racial/ethnic minorities, first-generation students, etc.)
• Experience creating and building new programs, initiatives, etc. designed to facilitate professional success among faculty

Skills Expected of All AWSOM Team Members

• Exemplary written, verbal and other communication skills
• Adaptable and flexible to the needs of the position and the school
• Collaborative Skills: Build and maintain relationships internal and external to the organization
• Creative and Open-Minded: Enjoy exploring and supporting innovation in teaching strategies, topic areas, professional growth opportunities, and more
• Discerning: Ability to recognize and support innovation
• Highly self-directed, and reliable and accountable
• Strong commitment to self-care
• Committed to Diversity and Inclusion
• Ability to work effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders (e.g., co-workers, students, community members)
• Ability to effectively mentor a diversity of individuals
• Commitment to meet and maintain professional development requirements related to this role

About Us!

Founded in 2021 by philanthropist Alice Walton, the School of Medicine, (formerly named Whole Health School of Medicine and Health Sciences), will offer a four-year, medical degree-granting program that integrates conventional medicine with holistic principles and self-care practices. Taught by leading medical practitioners and scientific minds, the first-of-its-kind medical school will help students rise to the health challenges of the 21st century with a focus on mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health and will include an attached clinic for clinical training in these concepts. The AWSOM seeks to be a national medical school with the goal of welcoming its inaugural class in 2025, pending programmatic and institutional accreditation. The School of Medicine received Candidate status with the Liaison Committee Medical Education in July 2023.

Construction of the 154,000 square-foot building is underway, with the goal of completing and welcoming the first class in Fall 2025, pending accreditation. The School of Medicine will be located east of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, and connected through the trails to its sister organization, Whole Health Institute.

Faculty and staff members will contribute to the development and rollout of the ARCHES curriculum, which is built on evidence-based approaches to teaching and learning. It includes the following six core elements:

• Art of Healing
• Research, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation
• Clinical Care
• Health Systems Sciences
• Embracing Whole Health
• Science of Medicine

All six areas of the curriculum will be interwoven throughout the four-year curriculum.

What We Seek

We are building a cadre of medical professionals trained in conventional medicine and in Whole Health, by reimagining medical education. We seek leaders and faculty who are excited by this endeavor. We are building a health care learning and delivery environment in which diversity is a strength and highly valued. Thus, we seek candidates who contribute to diversity in all its forms. Ideal candidates are committed to our goals of inclusive excellence, and to facilitating optimal health for all using a whole health approach.

How To Apply

Applicants should submit the following materials:

• Letter of interest highlighting essential qualifications and interests
• A detailed curriculum vitae
• Diversity statement

Review of Applications Begin Immediately

Positions Open Until Filled

All offers of employment are contingent on your successful completion (where permitted by state law) of a confidentiality agreement and background check. AWSOM requires all employees to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment, subject to accommodations. In addition, you will need to provide proper identification verifying your eligibility to work in the United States on your first day of work.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. We encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

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