Baylor College of Medicine Summary

Baylor ( www.bcm.edu ) is recognized as one of the nation’s premier academic health science centers and is known for excellence in education, research, and healthcare and community service. Located in the heart of the world's largest medical center ( Texas Medical Center ),Baylor is affiliated with multiple educational, healthcare and research affiliates ( Baylor Affiliates ).

Summary

The Instructor/Assistant Professor in Orthotics and Prosthetics is a board certified clinician in Orthotics/Prosthetics licensed and eligible to practice in the State of Texas. This individual participates in the organization, administration, planning, and evaluation of the 30-month program leading to a Master of Science degree.

Primary Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

• Serve as a student advisor providing guidance and mentorship to students in all phases of training regarding their academic performance and professional development.
• Serve as a secondary or primary mentor for student's working to fulfill the Master's Paper requirement as appropriate.
• Develop and deliver lectures, laboratory, and small group interactive sessions based on program needs and individual faculty experience and expertise.
• Participate in routine testing of OP student competencies including the roles of proctor, didactic test item writer, test reviewer, skills grader, and skills test writer.
• Recruit, screen and evaluate candidates for admission to the OP Program.
• Participate in periodic self-study activities required to maintain Program accreditation.
• Participate in appropriate professional development activities to maintain clinical competence, licensure, and to improve personal skills as an educator and a clinician.
• Engage in grant writing and implementation, original research, professional presentations, and publications.
• Serve on school and college committees as requested.

Administration

• Serve as an advocate for the OP Program.
• Maintain administrative files regarding curriculum, students, and other program activities.
• Provide guidance and referral services to OP students regarding academic matters.
• Counsel potential employers and program graduates regarding employment opportunities.
• Promote the OP program to career advisors and students at undergraduate institutions, as well as members of the general public.

Primary Responsibilities (continued)

Instructional Management

• Work with Administrative Coordinators, the Program Director and the Assistant Director in the development and scheduling of coursework.
• Collaborate with administrative coordinators in the preparation of memos, letters, schedules, testing periods, course evaluations, and reports as pertaining to assigned didactic portions of the program.
• Work with program director and other faculty to assess curriculum and clinical rotations with frequency.
• Assist in collection, analysis, and maintenance of appropriate data to evaluate program quality on an on-going basis.
• Serve as course director for a minimum of 2-3 courses as assigned by program director during the didactic year, with responsibilities to review and update objectives, develop new content, prepare skill assessments, assign student grades, and review course evaluation data.

Evaluation

• Participate in administration of exams.
• Work with education team to assess the effectiveness of the curriculum in preparing students for clinical rotations and for practice.
• Participate in the review of ABC certification exam data and clinical readiness exam data in preparation for annual faculty retreat.

Primary Responsibilities (continued)

Research

• Participate in research activities in collaboration with other Baylor faculty members and outside professionals.
• Participate in grant proposal development seeking funds to support development projects.
• Make scholarly contributions to peer-reviewed education and health-related literature.
• Serve as a research mentor for 3 to 5 students per academic year.

Service

• Provide service to the College as requested, i.e. committee and task force assignments.
• Provide clinical service as appropriate to expertise, experience, and time availability.
• Participate in the activities of local, state, and national professional organizations.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree in Orthotics and Prosthetics or a related field.

ABC certification, Texas licensure.