A.T. Still University's Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) is seeking a part-time, adjunct faculty member to teach a Spanish for the Health Professions elective course in Kirksville, Missouri. The course meets in person one night per week from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm during the Fall and Spring academic semesters. The incumbent will manage classroom and on-line teaching/learning resources as appropriate, develop an annual practicum examination, coach students through standardized patient engagement learning, assist in planning for ongoing course development and sustainability, and participate in program expansion including recruitment of students for the course. This position reports organizationally to the ATSU-KCOM AHEC Co-Director.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Manage online Medical Spanish learning modules.
- Assist with recruitment of students for Medical Spanish course.
- Assist in planning for ongoing course development and sustainability
- Conduct approximately (10) one hour live/face-to-face conversations sessions per quarter.
- Complete student performance assessments, assign and report grades, and provide quarterly report to AHEC office.
- Provide Medical Spanish pilot course and guide development of program expansion.
Requirements
Education & Experience
- Bachelor Degree plus post-graduate studies in Spanish-related major required.
- Three to five years related experience required.
- Experience conducting college-level courses, including interactive classroom and simulation activities.
- Intimate knowledge of Spanish as it relates to the medical/dental and healthcare environment.
- Knowledge of anatomical/environmental terms used in the patient-provider encounter.
- Relate to medical/dental students as well as standardized patients in Spanish.
- Provide an overview of Spanish grammar, an introduction to the medical/dental vocabulary in Spanish, together with a development of cultural awareness in the students.
- Assist students to practice everyday situations that might be encountered in the typical medical/dental encounter where an accurate understanding of the patient's complaint is required.
- Manage classroom and text/online Spanish for the Health Professions teaching/learning resources as appropriate.
- Excellent organizational, written and verbal skills. Attention to detail.
- Computer skills including Learning Management Systems, such as Canvas and Zoom in the event inclement weather requires shifting the class on-line.
Special Characteristics or Personality Traits
- Organized self-starter with the ability to prioritize.
- Ability to engage students in the classroom and on-line.
- Passionate about the subject with knowledge of Spanish language and vocabulary necessary for effective patient/physician interactions.
- Knowledge of academic course implementation strategies and processes.
- Computer skills to include Web Conferencing, such as Zoom, and Learning Management Systems, such as Canvas.
- Works well without direct supervision, but knows when to ask for advice.
A.T. Still University (ATSU) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities.
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Organization
A.T. Still University (ATSU) is the founding institution of osteopathic healthcare, established in 1892 by Andrew Taylor Still. As a leading health sciences university, ATSU is comprised of two campuses (Kirksville, Mo., and Mesa, Ariz.) on more than 200 acres with six prestigious schools. The culturally rich learning environments include residential and online healthcare related graduate degrees as well as community-based partnerships worldwide. ATSU has more than 1,300 employees dedicated to its not-for-profit mission and an average annual enrollment of over 3,100 students from 35 countries.
ATSU is renowned for its preeminence as a multidisciplinary healthcare educator. The University is focused on integrating the founding tenets of osteopathic medicine and the advancing knowledge of today's science. ATSU continually earns distinctions as the graduate health sciences university with best-in-class curriculum and a community outreach mission to serve the underserved. The University has a rich history of leadership in healthcare education and correlated research.
ATSU instills within students the compassion, experience and knowledge required to address the whole person and shape healthcare in communities where needs are greatest. Inspired to influence whole person healthcare, ATSU graduates contribute to the future of integrated care while also leading with a selfless passion in the communities they serve.
