Doctoring Simulation Facilitator - School of Medicine

About This Role

Serve as a Doctoring/Simulation Facilitator at Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, guiding medical students through early stages of medical education. Lead weekly small group sessions and collaborate with course directors to improve clinical skills and small-group learning.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate small group sessions utilizing case-based learning of clinical skills, clinical and ethical reasoning, professional behavior, and medical humanities
• Promote student engagement through effective small group facilitation, role-play, simulation, and reflective exercises
• Teach procedural skills
• Promote a productive and positive group dynamic and provide feedback to individuals and the group on how to improve team performance
• Ensure efficient progress toward achieving session learning objectives
• Collaborate with other faculty in case development activities including building session guides, designing learning activities, and generating assessment items
• Respond to student questions and concerns via email, discussion boards, and in-person meetings
• Review and provide feedback to students on their self-directed learning including content, quality, and source of references
• Provide feedback on students' oral presentation skills
• Grade and provide feedback on student assignments; assess their participation in class activities
• Identify struggling students early and work with course directors to implement strategies to address their challenges
• Complete written assessments of students
• Provide input to committee(s), coaches, and/or advisors involved in making determinations regarding progress toward and achievement of graduating competencies
• Attend quarterly student assessment sessions with the course director
• Review student, peer, and instructional design feedback on teaching with the course director and educational dean(s) to develop plans for improvement
• Provide a safe learning environment by treating students respectfully; serve as a role model of professionalism and model respectful discussion and critical reflection
• Attend required faculty training sessions prior to and during the academic year
• Contribute to faculty development program activities, including onboarding and mentoring novice facilitators
• May participate in relevant School of Medicine faculty committees