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Bargaining Unit:

UUP

Job Summary:

The Department of Medical Education at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a part-time Clinical Assistant Professor (HS) / Director of Medical Student Ultrasound Curriculum.

The part-time Director of Medical Student Ultrasound Curriculum will serve as the director of a longitudinal, integrated point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) curriculum for pre-clinical medical students, delivering high-yield, hands-on education to classes of 200+ medical students per year. Responsible for curricular design, implementation, faculty development/recruitment, and medical student mentorship to support ultrasound education across foundational units and co-curricular programs. Additional duties and key responsibilities will include:

Curriculum Development & Integration

• Design and implement an integrated ultrasound curriculum aligned with pre-clinical organ system blocks.
• Develop session objectives, instructional materials, and assessment strategies for ultrasound education.
• Integrate ultrasound teaching with anatomy, physiology, and early clinical reasoning across all first- and second-year units.

Workshop Leadership & Instruction

• Organize and lead multiple large-scale, hands-on ultrasound workshops annually serving 200+ students per class year, utilizing small-group instructional models.
• Direct sessions covering:
  • Ultrasound fundamentals and physics
  • Renal ultrasound
  • Cardiac ultrasound
  • Abdominal ultrasound (including EFAST, biliary, and pelvic applications)
  • Transvaginal ultrasound
  • Head and neck ultrasound
• Ensure standardized instruction in Image acquisition, interpretation, and patient safety principles.

Faculty & Instructor Recruitment

• Recruit, coordinate, and supervise a multidisciplinary teaching team of ultrasound-trained faculty and Emergency Medicine residents to support hands-on instruction.
• Develop teaching capacity by engaging near-peer educators and fostering a sustainable instructor pipeline.

Required Qualifications:

• An advanced degree such as an MD, PhD, DO or equivalent in a field related to Medical Education.
• A distinguished record of scholarship, and be an accomplished teacher or mentor in the field of medicine.

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Schedule:

Variable Days; Variable Hours (Part-Time)

Salary Grade/Rank:

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Executive Order:

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu