The Simulation Curriculum Director is responsible for developing, integrating, and overseeing the delivery of the simulation curriculum throughout all phases of the medical education program at Frist College of Medicine (FCoM). The role ensures that all simulation experiences are aligned with course and program learning objectives, offering essential formative and summative assessments to foster student competency in clinical medicine.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

 Oversee the development and implementation of simulation curriculum for all phases of the medical education program.Ensure simulation experiences are congruent with and horizontally integrated into concurrent calendared courses and their respective learning objectives.Work closely with course director and curriculum manager to align simulation learning objectives with program learning objectives, completing session mapping and sharing revisions with the Office of Medical Education.Collaborate with course and clerkship directors to develop and implement simulation experiences that meet their curricular goals, including patient type requirements and involvement in patient management necessary to meet course and clerkship goals.Collaborate with course and clerkship directors to develop standardized formative and summative assessment tools for all simulation sessions and ensure assessments are delivered to course directors within one week of completion.Participate in quality assurance and improvement for every simulation session, formative assessments, and objective simulated clinical cases and assessments.Collaborate with interdisciplinary faculty to create integrated simulated clinical cases combining biomedical, social, and health systems sciences.Track longitudinal clinical skills progression through OSCE performance and develop remediation programs for students not meeting competency standards.Maintain records of student simulation performance and share outcomes with course directors and the Office of Medical Education.Communicate performance concerns to student learning specialists and collaborate with course directors to develop individualized remediation plans for students requiring additional support.Ensure consistency in content delivery between faculty involved in clinical simulation teaching and provide formal feedback on faculty performance.  Work collaboratively with Office of Faculty Success and Simulation team on developing and sustaining faculty simulation competencies.Collaborate with the Belmont Simulation Center’s director of operations to ensure there are necessary resources for FCoM simulation experiences.Meet regularly with simulation staff, leadership, and the Associate Dean of Medical Education to align simulation experiences with curricular needs.Serve as the liaison for FCoM to the Belmont Simulation Center. Assist in planning faculty development related to clinical skills instruction and maintain a positive learning environment that promotes professionalism and life-long learning.The above statements describe the job’s essential responsibilities and requirements. They are not an exhaustive list of the duties that may be assigned to job incumbents. 

ACCOUNTABILITY: The Simulation Curriculum Director is accountable to the Associate Dean for Medical Education.

CONSULTS: The Simulation Curriculum Director consults with course directors, clerkship directors, the Belmont Simulation Center, the Office of Medical Education, their department chair, and the Office of Faculty Success.

COMMITMENT OF EFFORT: The Simulation Curriculum Director requires a 0.75 FTE commitment of effort.  The remaining 0.25 FTE is committed to FCoM as a clinician educator in the Department of Foundational and Clinical Sciences. 

TERM OF APPOINTMENT: The term of the Simulation Curriculum Director is one year. Annual renewal or reappointment to a new term is contingent upon a successful evaluation.

EVALUATION: The Associate Dean of Medical Education will evaluate the Simulation Curriculum Director annually. The evaluation will be included in a comprehensive annual review conducted by their appropriate Department Chair.