Physician's Assistant Program Director

SUMMARY:   Palm Beach Atlantic University seeks a founding Program Director to provide leadership and vision to advance the mission of the proposed Physician Assistant Program, which will offer a masters-level education for primary care physician assistants.  Special emphasis is placed on preparing clinicians to provide primary care as an act of service with a Christ-centered focus. 

INITIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:  As the founding Program Director, she/he will guide the development of the Program in preparation for successful Provisional Accreditation by ARC-PA.  This will include: conducting a feasibility study; coordinating the hiring of a medical director, faculty, and other staff; supervising the development of the Program’s curriculum, including syllabi and evaluation methods for all didactic and clinical components of the Program; and securing clinical sites with signed agreements and preceptors sufficient in number to meet the clinical practice needs of the maximum class size.  The Program Director will coordinate all accreditation site visits and supervise admission practices in compliance with PA Program policy as well as provisions of ARC-PA accreditation.

ONGOING RESPONSIBILITIES:  The Program Director will oversee the administration of the Program, ensuring that departmental operations comply with the standards and policies of PBA, SACSCOC,  and ARC-PA, and will oversee ongoing assessment as stipulated by all three.  The Program Director will supervise the curriculum; schedule didactic and clinical courses; supervise faculty, staff, and medical director, including professional development and faculty workload; prepare the Program’s annual budget and oversee expenditures; superintend the development of clinical opportunities; and oversee the admissions process.  The Program Director may dedicate up to 20% to clinical practice to support curricular outcomes and maintain practice skills and licensure, and, as time allows, teach in the didactic and clinical phases of the Program.  Finally, the Program Director will serve as the Program’s principal liaison and representative to all internal and external constituencies.