• SOMA - Adjunct Faculty, OPP

    AT Still University (Mesa, AZ)


    SOMA - Adjunct Faculty, OPP

     

    Mesa, AZ•Evergreen

     

    Job Type

     

    Part-time

    Description

    Job Duties:

    + Facilitate weekly OPP Skills lab for osteopathic medical students I and II throughout the academic year.

    + Participate in practical examination days.

    + Administrative responsibilities as directed by OPP chair.

    + Attend/or complete mandatory faculty training sessions as outlined by the Dean.

    + Maintain ATSU-SOMA presence and relationships in professional organizations such as: National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME), American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), American Osteopathic Association (AOA), American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO), and the Osteopathic Cranial Academy.

    + Participate in interprofessional activities that may include dental students and other health professional students.

    + Additional academic duties in OPP curriculum, integration of OPP in clinical cases, and in the community as agreed upon with the course director or OPP chair.

    Skills and Experience:

    + Excellent communication skills and ability to demonstrate a variety of lab skills in Osteopathic Principles and Practice in small group interactive hands-on sessions.

    + Willingness to teach OPP that is consistent with the ECOP curriculum and ATSU-SOMA selected procedures.

    + College plus postgraduate studies.

    + Type: NMS/OMM board certified DO or equivalent.

    + Preferred specific training and/or current certification in Osteopathy in the Cranial Field (OCF).

    + Preferred minimum of 2 years:

    + Clinical practice integrating osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM).

    + OMM teaching experience or equivalent.

    + Small group facilitation

    + Hold and maintain current Arizona medical license in good standing.

    + Hold and maintain board certifications in good standing.

    + Demonstration of past and current professionalism as set forth by the State Osteopathic licensing board and ATSU standards of conduct.

    + Willingness to learn and utilize distance learning technologies; curriculum development skills; team participation; student evaluation.

     

    Please note that adjunct positions are only filled on an as-needed basis.

     

    In demonstrating mutual respect for all members of the ATSU community, ATSU is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). Meeting this mission requires serving together in mutual respect of one another’s functions and each person’s importance as an individual.