Section Chair, Emergency Medicine - Ontario, Canada - Northern Ontario School of Medicine

Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Northern Ontario School of Medicine
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Position Start Date:

June 1, 2023:

Section Chairs have overall responsibility as the lead faculty for their section as well as for faculty related matters of the members of their section.

This includes the appointment/reappointment of faculty, faculty feedback, coaching faculty for promotion, and performing faculty investigations. Additionally, Section Chairs support faculty members in their section in their teaching, research, and academic contributions. This may include assisting NOSM University (NOSM U) in identifying and assigning teaching resources for NOSM U programs.

Section Chairs report to the Division Head of Clinical Sciences Division in the Faculty Affairs Portfolio.


There are also working relationships with the Associate Deans of Undergraduate Medical Education (UME), Postgraduate Medical Education and Health Sciences (PGME & HS), Research, and other Section Heads, Residency Program Directors, Phase Coordinators, Director of Faculty Affairs, Director of Continuing Education and Professional Development, Hospital Site Education Coordinators and Hospital Scheduling Officers.

The following are the Sections of the NOSM U Division of Clinical Sciences:

  • Anesthesia
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Family Medicine (2 positions)
  • Health Sciences
  • Internal Medicine
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Pediatrics
  • Psychiatry
  • Public Health and Preventive Medicine
  • Radiology
  • Surgery

Reporting:

The Section Chair, Emergency Medicine, reports to the Division Head, Clinical Sciences.


Responsibilities:


General:


  • Represent NOSM U as the lead faculty for their section at NOSM U, provincially, and nationally
  • Participate in Section Chair meetings; prepare yearly Section reports for assigned meeting
  • Participate in Clinical Sciences Division meetings
  • Lead section specific meetings
  • Liaise with faculty in their section
  • Support new faculty recruitment
  • Advise on NOSM U teaching and committee participation
  • Advise on faculty CEPD needs

PGME:


  • Participate in Residency Program Committee meetings (as nonvoting members)
  • Meet with Residency Program Directors to review the performance of faculty teaching within their program, and cocreate plans for continuous quality improvement and for the engagement of faculty within the residency program
  • Participate on the hiring panels for residency program directors, and in collaboration with the Associate Dean, PGME/HS, provide mentorship and coaching to residency program directors
  • Provide support to residency program leadership on matters related to faculty

UME:


  • Meet with UME clerkship leads and participate in relevant UME committee meetings if invited and relevant to section

Faculty appointments and reappointments:


  • Determine faculty eligibility for reappointment and term of reappointment
  • Perform yearly reviews and complete associated documentation for faculty on Academic Registration licenses

Faculty feedback and promotion:


  • Provide feedback to faculty on their performance
  • Coach faculty interested in promotion and provide feedback on progress toward promotion
  • Mentor faculty in their section

Faculty investigations:

Perform investigations on faculty as required and related to:

  • Learner evaluations of concern
  • CPSO findings
  • Other incidents reported

Qualifications:


Education:


  • A physician licensed in Ontario, practicing in Northern Ontario or currently practicing in other northern, rural or remote contexts, or with significant previous academic experience in Northern Ontario with certification from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
  • A current faculty appointment (or eligibility for same) with NOSM U at the rank of assistant or higher

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:


  • Minimum of three (3) years recent practice experience
  • Minimum of three (3) years recent experience as a preceptor
  • Knowledge of general principles of teaching and learning
  • Knowledge of evaluation processes
  • Providing motivational support the ability to enhance other's commitment to their work
  • Developing others the ability to work with others and coach them to develop their own capabilities
  • Managing performance helping others to take responsibility for their own performance, by setting clear goals and expectations, tracking performance against goals, ensuring feedback and addressing performance problems and issues promptly
  • Superior interpersonal, communication, leadership and problemsolving skills are essential.
  • Problemsolving skills the ability to tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic and sequential approach
  • Familiarity with accreditation processes

Language:


  • Must be able to communicate effectively in English (verbally, written and comprehension)
  • French/Indigenous language skills would be considered asset

Remuneration:


  • As per the stipendiary faculty remuneration process

Time Commitment:


  • Four and onehalf (4.5) days per month
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