Appointment

Appointed by the Vice Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education “UGME”, supported by the Assistant Dean, Curriculum.

Reporting Relationship

The Vice Dean, UGME, through the Assistant Dean, Curriculum and the Pillar Director, Medicine & Society.

Term of Position

One (1) year renewable

Mandate

The curricular lead of Black Health and Anti-racism for the MD program reports to the Medicine & Society Pillar Director and the Assistant Dean, Curriculum, UGME. This lead position is responsible for the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of educational elements that constitute a curricular theme in Black Health and Anti-racism across all four years of the MD Program, informed by the Curriculum Renewal anti-racism working group report. This position reflects 1) the Faculty’s commitment to social responsibility and addressing the health needs of individuals and populations across local, national and global settings; and 2) more specifically the Faculty’s commitment to addressing the health needs of the Black population in Canada, one of the priority populations identified in the Faculty of Medicine Diversity Statement. The Lead collaborates with the Pillar Director to work towards these subjects’ horizontal and vertical integration across the MD Program.

Description of Responsibilities

Leadership and Strategic Planning

Provide leadership in conceptualizing, developing, integrating and evaluating the educational elements that will constitute a curricular theme in Black Health and Anti-racism across the MD Program, setting objectives and priorities to enhance collaborative medical education. Work closely with the curricular Lead of EDI, the Assistant Dean of EDI and the Associate Dean of Social Accountability to ensure strategic alignment.  Collaborate with other leads and the Medicine & Society Pillar Director to develop and implement strategic plans, aligning with accreditation standards (CACMS accreditation standards), educational best practices, and healthcare industry trends. Collaborate with the Associate Dean, Social Accountability, to promote related initiatives in UGME. Represent the Black Health and Antir curriculum at the Medicine and Society pillar committee meeting and attend a minimum of 75% of pillar committee meetings.

Curriculum Development and Oversight

Establish measurable objectives for the curriculum that are mapped both internally to student evaluation and program outcomes, and externally to AFMC and MCC throughout years one to four of the curriculum. In collaboration with the Medicine & Society Pillar Director, ensure this curriculum’s integration in the MD Curriculum. Oversee the design, integration (vertical and horizontal) and implementation of the anti-racism curriculum, ensuring alignment with educational objectives, competencies, and MD professional standards. This includes reviewing current SIM sessions and the development of a formal curriculum that is informed by the Curriculum Renewal working group reports. Lead the integration of anti-racism principles into the UGME curriculum, ensuring that all learning objectives, materials, and assessments are culturally responsive. Collaborate with clinicians, APUO faculty members and external partners to design and deliver innovative educational experiences, including CBL, technology-enhanced training, experiential learning and and simulation activities, while updating and maintaining instructional materials, such as CBL, web-based resources and large- and small-group sessions. Collaborate with the Assistant Dean of Curriculum Implementation and Student Evaluation, Associate Director of Student Assessment & Faculty Evaluation, and Assistant Dean of Curriculum on assessment strategies and exam content in accordance with the Faculty regulations. Collaborate with operations/administrative team and other leads/directors so that exam corrections and student evaluations are completed in time for presentation to promotion committees. Develop and implement assessment strategies to assess medical students' understanding of anti-racism principles and addressing the health needs of the Black population in Canada. The Lead will be accountable for and adhere to CACMS Accreditation Standards as they relate to their area of responsibility and provide specific accreditation related information to the UGME Assessment, Evaluation and Curriculum Office upon requests received from the Accreditation manager and team. Other specific responsibilities pertaining curriculum development:

Anti-Racism Education:

• Incorporating critical discussions on systemic racism in healthcare
• Addressing healthcare disparities among racial and ethnic minority groups and exploring root causes.

Cultural Competency:

• Review pre-existing Clinical Skills/Interviewing curricular material and include/enhance training on effective communication and care delivery in diverse cultural contexts.
• Review current curriculum and identify opportunities for students to learn about cultural humility and recognize their own biases.

Student Support

Support the well-being of Black students at uOttawa’s MD Program, addressing the unique challenges faced by Black students. Advocate for the needs of Black students within the institution, ensuring their concerns are heard and addressed.

Education and other Requirements

• MD or equivalent degree with generalist expertise, such as Family Medicine (CCFP) or General Internal Medicine (GIM FRCPC) specialization AND in active clinical practice.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in medical education, curriculum development, and clinical practice, preferably within an undergraduate medical education program.
• Strong understanding of clinical teaching methodologies and assessment methods relevant to medical education.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders, including faculty, students, and healthcare professionals.
• Commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in medical education and fostering a culture of excellence, professionalism, and lifelong learning.
• Ability to function in a bilingual setting.
• Support the Francophonie and bilingual goals of the University.
• Academic appointment at FoM uO

Faculty Development and Support

Recruit, mentor, and support faculty, clinicians and external instructors. Provide guidance and support to enhance their teaching effectiveness, expertise, and assessment tools related to black health and anti-racism curriculum.

Partnership Development

Cultivate strategic partnerships, collaborate with other faculties and national/international bodies to foster the development and activities of the MD program. Collaborate with other curriculum leads, directors, and program administrators to ensure interdisciplinary integration and coherence across the curriculum.

Expected workload

One (1) day per week.

Committee Membership

• Medicine & Society Pillar Committee: voting member

Reporting

Provides, at a minimum, an annual report to the Medicine & Society Pillar Director.

Appointment

Appointed by the Vice-Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) supported by the Assistant Dean, Student Evaluation and Curriculum Implementation.

Reporting Relationship

The Vice-Dean, UGME, through the Assistant Dean, Student Evaluation and Curriculum Implementation, through the Director of Clerkship.

Term of Position

One (1) year, renewable.

Mandate

The Rotation Lead is responsible to provide leadership for their respective rotation. They report to the Vice-dean of UGME through the Assistant Dean, Student Evaluation & Curriculum Implementation via the Director of Clerkship (years 3 and 4) and to their respective departmental chair as appropriate.

Description of Responsibilities

Leadership and Strategic Planning

• Direct all aspects of the rotation such as scheduling, content material, student assessment, student advising and program evaluation.
• Work collaboratively with the Director of Clerkship to implement the curriculum
• Recruit and orient new clinical preceptors, ensuring that all faculty participating are familiar with the learning objectives of the rotation and methods of student assessment

Curriculum Implementation, Assessment, Evaluation and Oversight

• Coordinate the clinical placements for all students assigned to the rotation.
• Ensure appropriate supervision of all clerkship students assigned to the rotation.
• Review, with their counterpart from the other language stream, the objectives of the rotation and bring any changes to the attention of the Director of Clerkship and Curriculum Content Review Subcommittee (CCRC). Objectives must be identical in both language streams as per accreditation standards.
• Coordinate the didactic curriculum and ensure it is available for students rotating at distant sites, if applicable. The delivery of the didactic curriculum can include lunch-time teaching, an academic half-day per week and/or an intensive week-long session (e.g. bootcamp)
• Oversee content development and revision of the Web-Based Curriculum in the rotation. All administrative aspects of the rotation should be available electronically to students.
• Determine content and facilitate tracking of essential clinical encounters (T-clerk).
• Meet all students at the beginning of each rotation for orientation and again for feedback and discussion approximately half-way through the rotation.
• Provide mid-rotation formative assessment.
• Ensure that all students receive formative written feedback at approximately the mid-point of the rotation. The rotation lead must meet with any student who is not meeting expectations and provide a written report, signed by the student, that enables the student to understand and address their deficiencies.  The Director of Clerkship should be informed of any issues regarding academic concerns, professionalism or attendance.
• Distribute a formative exam and, towards the end of the rotation, meet with all students to prepare them for the summative examination.  Non mandatory meeting at the discretion of the Rotation Lead.
• Create 15 percent new examination questions every year.
• Summarize the student clinical evaluations, provide each student an opportunity to discuss their clinical evaluation and prepare the Rotation Lead Evaluation for the Medical Student Performance Record.
• With their counterpart from the other language stream, construct the final examination. The lead must meet the deadlines of the Faculty calendar of operations for the exam to be edited and translated. The Francophone rotation lead is responsible to review the translation to confirm that questions are equivalent in both languages. The lead is also responsible for marking the examination and review the exam of any student with a failing mark prior to the promotion committee meeting.
• Review student evaluations of the examination and make improvements as needed for the next examination.
• Attend the Clerkship Promotions Committee Meetings to bring forward the student examination marks and clinical evaluations for approval.
• Meet with the student and participate in remediation plans as needed in preparation for re-take or supplemental examination or repetition of clinical time.
• Identify students with the highest standing in the rotation on an annual basis and attend the Award of Excellence Ceremony to present award.
• Review requests from students to complete their core rotations at DME sites according to the policy for rural rotations and assist the Director of DME in the accreditation of sites including site visits as necessary.
• Respond to requests for absence and reports all such requests to the medical education office according to the Absence Policy.
• Attend monthly Clerkship Committee meetings and ad hoc UGME retreats relevant to Clerkship (usually once or twice per year).
• Attend a minimum of 50 percent of the required committee meetings.
• Solicit student evaluations of faculty members involved in delivering curriculum and clinical preceptors. Provide aggregate data for year-end report to the Director of Clerkship.
• Solicit student evaluation of the rotation regarding curriculum, clinical placements and organisation. Forward aggregate data in the form of a year-end report to the Clerkship Director with suggestions on how to improve the rotation.
• Be accountable for and adhere to CACMS accreditation standards as they relate to their area of responsibility and provide specific accreditation related information to the Senior Manager of Accreditation and Program Evaluation.

Faculty Development and Support

• Carry out orientation of preceptors, residents and others who play a role in the training process of medical clerks.
• Stay current of national trends or innovations in undergraduate medical education relevant to their specialty.
• Supervise the activities of the administrative co-ordinator of the rotation.

The Rotation Lead within a department may also:

• Identify the best resident and faculty member for recognition within the Department.
• Facilitate the placement of Year 1-4 elective/selective students from the University of Ottawa and Visiting Medical Students.
• Chair the Departmental Undergraduate Education Committee.
• Organize rotation lectures as needed in Transition to Residency course

Expected workload

0.75 days per week

Education and other Requirements

• MD in active practice
• Demonstrate excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders, including faculty, students, and healthcare professionals.
• Possess ability to negotiate, mediate conflicts, advocate and resolve problems.
• Bilingualism is an asset.
• Support the Francophonie and bilingual goals of the University.
• Academic appointment at FoM uO*

Committee Membership

• Clerkship Promotions Committee: voting member
• Clerkship Committee: voting member

Reporting

Provides, at a minimum, an annual Rotation report to the Director of Clerkship.

* at the rank of Lecturer/Assistant/Associate/Full