Dean of Podiatric Medicine

Description:
Job Description Summary:
The Dean will be responsible for leadership of the College of Podiatric Medicine at SMU and be accountable, with faculty, to the University and its students in such a manner that preserves its reputation as a premier institution of health sciences education. The Dean will have an obligation to manage the College within the structure of SMU and participate fully in all appropriate operational, strategic and development activities of the University. The Dean will be responsible for all aspects of curricular programming of the College and manage faculty evaluation and development required to maintain a competitive program. The person in this role will become the primary advocate for the matriculating podiatric student.

The Dean will work to optimize the College's alliances with hospitals for greater clinical clerkship and residency opportunities and promote the growth of clinical research. The Dean will also serve as the liaison between the College and the podiatric community, including professional, accreditation and alumni organizations.

This position is considered full-time and as such limits available clinical time for private practice pursuits.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Chief Academic Officer of the College of Podiatric Medicine with primary day to day oversight of its organization and administration as well as responsibility and accountability for curricular excellence.
• Responsible for ensuring continued accreditation of the College via compliance with all professional educational standards, required self-studies, annual and other progress reports, appropriate and timely communication with CPME and communication with the Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO) of the University for Senior Accrediting Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) related activities.
• Responsible for leadership in integrating College faculty within the governance structures of the University, including Faculty Organization and assigned committees.
• Manages oversight and expansion of the College's alliances with hospitals for clinical clerkships and residencies.
• Serves as a member of the Provost Leadership Team of the SMU Academic and Student Affairs Division and Chair of the College's Dean's Council. Also holds membership on the Podiatric Medical Education Advisory Committee and other committees of the College that ensure timely and effective operations.
• Leads all departments within the College and serves as direct report for all. The Dean will also manage recruitment of administrative staff including chairs, and associate / assistant Deans, and faculty of the College. Responsibilities include mentoring of faculty and administrative staff.
• The Dean will be actively involved with the alumni and friends of the University and will engage their support in development activities in concert with the University Director of Development and Director of Alumni Affairs.
• Recommend faculty appointments and promotions to the Provost.
• Prepares and manages the annual College budget.
• Provides oversight of the quality and compliance of the College's research programs, and faculty development for purposes of enhancing scholarship.
• Leads integration of educational programs with other SMU schools, departments and programs, to benefit podiatric medical students and other University students based on tenets of intradisciplinary education.
• Promotes the College to prospective students, alumni, affiliates and other interested parties.
• Participates on College Admissions Committee and in prospective student interviews. This includes personal contact with each applicant.
• Acts as a role model for students, faculty and residents; the Dean will represent the highest standards of excellent and compassionate patient care.
• Manages and leads the strategic plan for the College.
• Leads all accreditation efforts and manages all visitation and reporting to the CPME.
• Manages the College assessment report.
• Makes all final decisions on the College PPGR committee recommendations.
• Liaisons with Registrar's office for all academic dismissal issues.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• At least 5 years of experience as faculty and/or leadership within podiatric education.
• Knowledge of faculty governance, culture and patterns of interaction in a higher education setting.
• Knowledge of graduate level health education and curricular requirements.
• Knowledge of compliance with professional and regional accreditation standards.
• Previous experience with podiatric college accreditation processes (preferred).
• Knowledge of compliance for grants and federal contracts in higher education (preferred).
• Knowledge and practice of clinical research in higher education.
• Knowledge of executive and managerial recruiting strategies for higher education, including enrollment management (preferred).
• At least 5 years of previous experience with budgeting, planning, assessment, and personnel processes (preferred).
• Skilled in interpersonal relationship building.
• Competency with Excel, Word, and Teams.
• Previous experience with strategic planning and institutional assessment (preferred).
• Availability to travel to professional meetings, clinical and remote academic sites as a representative of the College.

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions:

• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
• No or very limited physical effort required.
• No or very limited exposure to physical risk.

Employee Status:
RegularExemption Status:
United States of America (Exempt)Time Type:
Full timeJob Shift:

Pay Range:
$220,000 to $234,000

Samuel Merritt University currently provides base salary ranges for all positions-on job advertisements-in the United States based on local requirements. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors including but-not limited to qualifications, geographic location, and other relevant skills.