Medical Education Program Administrator - Edmonton, Canada - University of Alberta

University of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

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Sophia Lee

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Description

MED Psychiatry:

Competition No.

Posting Date

Nov 03, 2023

Closing Date

Nov 10, 2023

Position Type

Full Time - Operating Funded

Salary Range

$51,821 to $70,382 per year

Grade

Hours

35
This position is a part of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed at: Faculty & Staff Benefits.

This competition will be used to fill two positions.

Location - North Campus Edmonton.

Working for the University of Alberta

The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community._

The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day.

We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers for over a decade.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross section of people—from our students and stakeholders, to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.

Working for the Department/Faculty
Psychiatry is a department in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta. Our department couples basic science with clinical research to promote world-class investigations on issues relevant to mental health.

We have an active training program for psychiatry residents, with input from psychiatrists and other mental health professionals from the University of Alberta Hospital, Grey Nuns Community Hospital, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Misericordia Hospital and Alberta Hospital Edmonton.

We also offer separate MSc and PhD programs for graduate students (they are also available to psychiatry residents).

The Department also has a diverse group of outstanding scientists who are internationally recognized. These scientists are carrying out some of the leading-edge research in neuropsychiatry, mood and anxiety disorders, and schizophrenia.

Position

The Medical Education Program Administrator (MEPA) develops, coordinates, maintains, and supports the medical education administrative activities within the program(s) they coordinate.

The position works both independently and within a team structure to administer many detailed complex tasks and projects.

Under mínimal supervision of the Academic Department Manager and Program Director, this position requires high levels of communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.

Equally important and required, the individual in this position would have the ability to take initiative, decision making and proactivity skills, be creative, and thrive in a highly demanding and fast-paced demanding environment.

Duties

PROGRAM COORDINATION

Course Administration
Ensures rotationspecific objectives are current; distributes to residents as required.
Coordinates resident's eligibility for registration and participation in meetings and courses.
Drafts and prepares letters, memos, and reports, transcribes confidential documents regarding residents academic status (e.g. reference letters, provisional status reports, etc.)
Updates and maintains program's Google calendar with academic sessions, events and deadlines
Scheduling Process
Develops draft rotation schedules for all PSYC residents as well as offservice residents
Maintains, coordinates, and accommodates necessary schedule changes for all PSYC residents as well as offservice residents
Evaluation Process
Administers trainee evaluation process
Maintains webbased evaluations by distributing evaluations, monitoring receipts
Ensures followup on incomplete assessments
Collects and disseminates faculty evaluation data via webbased system
Compiles and analyzes data on resident evaluations of rotations and faculty
Committee Meetings
Attends and supports the Residency Program Committee (RPC), Competence Committee (CC), and
Coordinates weekly meetings with the Program Director/other MEPAs
Arranges, attends, and supports resident retreat or program organizational meetings
Examination Process
Notifies residents of examination deadlines and schedules (e.g. specialty exams)
Coordinates and attends inperson and virtual Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) and other resident examinations
Communications/Public Relations
Acts as a primary contact and resource for the PSYC Program, Program Directors, Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME), Professional Association of Residents of Alberta (PARA) and the Royal College of P