VCOM Faculty Handbook

VCOM-Louisiana Campus Administration Ray Morrison, DO, FACOS, DFACOS - Dean for the Louisiana Campus

Carrie Baker, DO, FAAP - Associate Dean for Curriculum, Assessment, and Medical Education Gwenn Jackson, MD, FACOG, CPE - Associate Dean for OMS IV and Graduate Medical Education

Nathan Kinnard, EdD - Associate Dean for Student Affairs Donald Langley, DO - Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs

John Lipka, MD - Associate Dean for Simulation and Educational Technology Pawel Michalak, PhD - Associate Dean for Biomedical Affairs and Research

Overview of the Educational Program and the Role of Faculty VCOM offers a four-year course of study leading to the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO). The progressive integration of basic science and clinical experience over the four years begins with a basic science emphasis in the first year and finishes with a predominately clinical emphasis in the fourth year. Clinical experiences are integrated throughout the curriculum, as are basic science and osteopathic principles and practices. VCOM has incorporated the latest technology throughout the facility in order to offer the latest in education programs. Students are exposed to inter-professional educational experiences to learn the importance of the healthcare team, and to residency programs (a minimum of one in the third year and up to five in the fourth year) to assure they are ready to apply and to assist them to be successful in attaining a residency. The Provost, Campus Deans, and the Associate Deans oversee the curriculum to assure a high quality program, assuring that the most current medical knowledge is offered, assuring consistency across campuses, and assuring that the latest technology is used in educational delivery. The Associate Deans, Biomedical Chairs, and Clinical Chairs assure the content and student performance standards are met. The content is the responsibility of the Chairs and the faculty who deliver the curriculum. The Provost, Campus Deans, and Campus Associate Deans direct the format or "style" of delivery of the curriculum across campuses through the Curriculum Oversight Committee. The Provost and Campus Deans have the final say in curriculum style and delivery. Biomedical Faculty responsibilities include teaching, service, and research. The educational/teaching duties include, but are not limited to, the timely preparation and presentation of accurate and up to date educational materials, as well as incorporating the latest in educational technology and strategies pertinent to medical education. Faculty are also required to be collaborative with other College disciplines in the creation and continual refinement of a College-wide curriculum. Biomedical faculty have a duty to perform research (primarily bench, bench to bedside, or population-based research, but can include educational research) as agreed upon with the Associate Dean for Biomedical Affairs and the VP for Research. Biomedical faculty are expected to perform service including College committees, interviews, and other service as assigned by the Campus Dean. All biomedical faculty are expected to participate in scholarly activity including publication. These are the duties by which biomedical faculty are evaluated. Clinical Track Academic Faculty responsibilities include teaching, patient care service, College service, and participation in research and scholarly activity as pertained to clinical practice or education. The educational or teaching duties include, but are not limited to, the timely preparation and presentation of accurate and up to date educational materials, as well as incorporating the latest in the use of educational technology and in content delivery strategies in medical education. Clinical faculty are also required to be collaborative with other College disciplines in the creation and continual refinement of the curriculum, both the clinical curriculum and the clinical integration

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