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The Office for Health Equity by Design for Inclusive Excellence (HEDI) and the UC Davis School of Medicine Dean’s Office are recruiting an internal candidate as the next Associate Dean for the Office of Medical Pathways. The Associate Dean of Medical Pathways is an essential member of the HEDI and School of Medicine’s leadership teams, reporting to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Equity by Design for Inclusive Excellence with dotted line reporting to the Vice Dean for Medical Education in the School of Medicine.

The incumbent will have 60% effort in administrative responsibilities as Associate Dean of Medical Pathways, while maintaining 40% effort and responsibilities in research, clinical, and/or teaching duties as a full-time faculty member in an Academic series (Regular, In Residence, Clinical X, Health Sciences Clinical, or Adjunct Professor) at the high Assistant (step 4 and above), Associate or Full Professor level in the appropriate academic department in the UC Davis School of Medicine.

The Associate Dean of Medical Pathways provides leadership to build an equitable and welcoming learning environment, by infusing belonging and inclusion efforts in all aspects of learner (student, resident, and fellows) experiences and attend to issues of intersectionality within and among learners. Success in this area includes identifying opportunities for interprofessional collaborations between learner groups in both the School of Medicine and School of Nursing that prepares them to provide high quality, culturally and linguistically relevant services for patients and communities.

The Associate Dean of Medical Pathways functions as a collaborative colleague with the administrative leadership team of the Office of Medical Education and the School of Nursing Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence.

The Associate Dean of Medical Pathways provides leadership to a range of administrative, academic, and technical professionals in the Office of Medical Pathways who provide comprehensive student support services.

The Associate Dean will serve:

• as a member of the Office for Health Equity by Design for Inclusive Excellence Executive Leadership Group and the School of Medicine Education Dean’s Council.
• as a representative on the Student Affairs Committee, in partnership with the Associate Dean of Students, as an advocate and support person for students, especially those with academic or professionalism actions.
• as a leadership advisor to student/resident-led councils or committees and a liaison between student/resident-led councils or committees and the Schools of Health administrative leadership team.
• as a liaison to the Committee on Student Promotions (CSP) for actions that involve medical students.
• as a representative of the UC Davis Health leadership team at medical student and trainee events, particularly those that highlight the institution’s commitment to training a workforce that is ready to address the needs of multicultural communities everywhere.
  
• as a lead and collaborator on student-driven and departmental events related to medical pathways and belonging initiatives.
• in partnership with Medical Education Deans, participate in workgroups and committees related to educational policy and curriculum providing a lens focused on inclusive excellence and various medical pathways.
• as a member of the School of Medicine Admissions Committee, supporting the review and selection process for UC Davis School of Medicine medical students.
• to support and mentor pre-health students as they pursue professional school admittance, especially nursing and medicine.
• to provide oversight for the Office of Medical Pathways programs including: K12 Outreach; Medical School Preparatory Enhancement Program; UC Davis Pre-Health Conference; Post-baccalaureate Program.
• as a leader, partner, and School of Medicine representative in the LCME accreditation process, specifically to ensure compliance with LCME standards relevant to medical pathways.
• as a representative of the Office of Medical Pathways on local, regional and national committees for medical students, residents and fellows; and
• as a member of the School of Medicine Learning Climate Committee.
• as a partner with the Associate Dean for Students in tracking and providing an annual report on cultural mistreatment, such as microaggressions, blatant racist acts, and racist sentiments that negatively impact the learning environment.

The Associate Dean collaborates with faculty, students, trainees, and administration to promote a safe and inclusive learning environment for trainees, to instruct workshops and lectures that promote equity and inclusion in medical education, support timely response to emerging issues on behalf of trainees from disadvantaged backgrounds, and contribute to the recruitment efforts of applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Associate Dean collaborates to advance medical pathways efforts by reinforcing our aspirational goals of equity in all aspects of education, science and healthcare.

As an academic faculty member, responsibilities include clinical service, in applicable area of specialty; teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows; conducting and producing scholarly work, clinical/translational research; a record of peer-reviewed publications; success in obtaining extramural funding, as applicable; and University service. All responsibilities will be further determined based on faculty series.

To see the full position description and to apply visit https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07347.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

• “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties
• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment

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The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state for federal law.

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