Assistant Dean, Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Simon Fraser University

Assistant Dean, Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Surrey
SFU Department: School of Medicine – Dean’s Office

Who We Are
Simon Fraser University (SFU) is grateful to be located on the unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen), Səmyámə (Semiahmoo) and sc̓əwaθən (Tsawwassen) Nations.
Simon Fraser University is a leading research university, advancing an inclusive and sustainable future. Our purpose – the essence of SFU – is to create and connect knowledge, learning and community for deeper understanding and meaningful impact. We are committed to fostering excellence, innovation, belonging and community in all that we do.

Help build B.C.’s new medical school from the ground up!

At Simon Fraser University's School of Medicine (SoM), we envision a medical education system where students and residents learn as part of a team in primary care and other community-level settings, in person-centred environments, and with a curriculum that considers social, environmental and prevention contexts. As we establish the school in Surrey, B.C., our growing relationships with the local community, Divisions of Family Practice, Fraser Health Authority, First Nations Health Authority, physicians and Indigenous partners will help us to meet the diverse health needs of the communities we serve and improve access to primary care throughout the province. We seek to advance reconciliation by embedding and equalizing Indigenous knowledge systems in our learning, research and practices while resting on a solid foundation of high-quality, accredited education and world-class research efforts that keep us oriented towards measurable socially accountable outcomes.

About the Role
The School of Medicine at Simon Fraser University invites applications for an Assistant Dean, Continuing Professional Development (CPD). The Assistant Dean appointment will be for a 3-year term, renewable, with an underlying faculty position. The underlying faculty position will be made at the appropriate rank and category, commensurate with experience. To be eligible to hold the underlying faculty position, candidates are expected to be able to contribute to teaching, service, and scholarship related to medical education and/or medical research. Alternative appointment arrangements (such as half-time) may also be considered to facilitate other commitments candidates may have.
The salary for the successful applicant will depend on the rank, category of appointment, and experience of the candidate, however, a reasonable estimate of the salary range is $185,000 - $270,000 (inclusive of an administrative stipend for the Assistant Dean role and prorated depending on other commitments outside of academic work).
The Assistant Dean, CPD for the SFU SoM will be responsible for the planning, development, coordination and evaluation of Continuing Professional Development for faculty of the SoM, and will be a resource to and advocate for CPD needs of medical practitioners and their interprofessional colleagues throughout the province.

Responsibilities:
The key objective for the Assistant Dean CPD is to develop and support an ongoing process of consultation to identify and meet continuing professional development (CPD) needs within the SoM and to ensure coordination of faculty engagement and support activities across the University, and with external institutions, our health partners and the broader professional physician community within BC. This role reports to the Associate Dean, Medical Education Programs (AD MEP).
Working in close collaboration with members of the academic and administrative teams, the Assistant Dean, Continuing Professional Development will:
• Provide learning opportunities for medical practitioners and faculty members to maintain and enhance the competencies required to fulfill their clinical, academic and professional roles
• Build upon medical practitioners’ and faculty members’ existing skills and knowledge related to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, (EDI), anti-racism, Indigenous cultures and ways of knowing, and cultural humility
• Implement and contribute to a continuous quality improvement process that ensures ongoing compliance with the accreditation standards of the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME)
• Promote educational opportunities that respond to evolving population health and societal needs, to advance health sciences education, research and patient care
• Review and approve CPD accredited programs
• Liaise with the SoM senior leadership team as well as external agencies on related matters of planning, policy or program funding
• Develop and expand faculty engagement and support efforts (i.e., “faculty development”)
• In collaboration with the Associate Dean, Assessment, Accreditation and Evaluation (AAE), track and analyze the outcomes of continuing professional development programs in keeping with the implementation of the Strategic Plan of the SoM
• In collaboration with affiliated institutions and health partners, promote and facilitate best practices in faculty engagement and support
• Develop work and practice-based methods of continuing education (e.g., the use of simulation strategies, the use of practice data and clinical practice guidelines to effect improvement in clinical practices, etc.)
• Encourage research and innovation in adult learning, continuing education and professional development, knowledge translation and the related fields of quality improvement and patient safety
• Encourage the development of interprofessional continuing education activities, innovative programs to meet the identified needs of others (such as public members) and other programs based on identified needs
• Liaise with the Life-Long Learning division of SFU, as well as with local, national and international continuing education organizations, regulatory agencies (e.g., CPSBC) and other health professional organizations (e.g. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, College of Family Physicians of Canada)
• Develop and maintain appropriate strategies to integrate CPD activities within the academic and administrative framework of SFU, as well as with regional communities, affiliates and other institutions related to the SoM


Qualifications & Experience:

Required:
• M.D. (Doctor of Medicine), or a graduate degree (PhD or Masters) in a field related to program development and/or curriculum design
• Experience in the design and development of learning programs for adults
• Knowledge and understanding of and respect for Indigenous cultural identities and values
• Proven and demonstrated ability to collaborate, communicate, and facilitate in complex environments
• Experience with medical education leadership

Additional Assets:
• Eligibility to hold a license to practice medicine in British Columbia
• 3 years or more of clinical practice experience
• 3 years or more of medical education working with preceptors
• Knowledge of accreditation standards and guidelines for undergraduate and postgraduate medical education
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with diverse groups and teams.

Please apply with the following documents through the online application system: http://apply.interfolio.com/160131
• Curriculum vitae
• Cover Letter – stating interest and accomplishments

Please note that final shortlisted candidates will be requested to provide contact references and credential verification will be conducted.
SFU encourages applications from all qualified candidates; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.
Applications received by January 5, 2025 end of day will be given full consideration. Screening of applications will commence on January 6, 2025 but will remain open until the position is filled.

Simon Fraser University is an institution whose strength is based on our shared commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion. Diversity is an underlying principle of our Strategic Vision, which pledges SFU to “foster a culture of inclusion and mutual respect, celebrating the diversity reflected among its students, faculty, staff and our community.” SFU is committed to ensuring no individual is denied access to employment opportunities for reasons unrelated to ability or qualifications. Consistent with this principle, SFU will advance the interests of underrepresented members of the work force, including Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, racialized persons and women; embrace gender and sexual diversity; ensure that equal opportunity is afforded to all who seek employment at the University; and treat all employees equitably. Candidates that belong to underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply.

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