The Education Specialist in the Office of Curriculum serves as the chief administrative manager for Medical Student Scholarship at the School of Medicine (SoM) and provides program management for the Fundamentals of Medical Science and Research block in the Foundations Phase curriculum. The Education Specialist reports directly to the Assistant Director. The Education Specialist of Medical Student Scholarship works closely with the Faculty Director of Medical Student Scholarship, Director of Curriculum, members of the Scholarship Committee, Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI) Regional Deans and Administration, and UWSOM medical students. This position also works with the Associate Dean for Curriculum, the Associate Dean for Student Affairs, the Academic and Learning Technologies team, the Director of Educational Evaluation for the School of Medicine, and Dean’s Office directors, managers and staff, and the University of Washington Curriculum and Registrar’s office. This position communicates with the School of Medicine foundation phase students about curriculum and scholarship requirements. This position serves an important role to effectively communicate research-related scholarship requirements and opportunities for medical students between the curriculum office and the Office of Academic Affairs, the six first-year teaching sites located in Seattle, Eastern Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho and the School’s basic science and clinical faculty and staff throughout the WWAMI region.
Duties And Responsibilities
Management and Administration of SoM Scholarship (70%)
Fundamentals of Medical Science & Research Course (30%)
Minimum Requirements
Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
Additional Requirements
Desired Qualifications
About Organization
Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest state-supported institutions of higher education on the West Coast and is one of the preeminent research universities in the world. Located minutes from downtown Seattle, the main UW campus provides gorgeous views of the Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges and, every spring, attracts visitors from all over to world who come to witness the blooming of its cherry blossom trees.
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