Clinical Faculty

Overview:

Reporting directly to the Assistant Dean for Preclinical Education with a dotted line to the Vice Dean and Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs in New York, clinical faculty are responsible for direct patient care and mentoring/teaching students.

Responsibilities:

• Initiate and guide student doctor/patient interaction and assist in transition to clinical practice
• May include predoctoral, preclinical didactic instruction
• In the case of the community practices, aid in the continual review of student rosters
• In the case of clinical practices, arrive prior to clinical start, provide guidance and direction in care of patients by monitoring student performance, treatment planning, and progress
• Model and advise students on professionalism and patient management techniques
• Assist in solving patient related problems
• Assist the CPL in the review within their clinical practice, each student's performance related to:
• Quality and quantity of clinical care
• Each student's practice and patient resources
• Each student's individual roster and group progress
• Student's ability to establish and reach patient treatment goals
• Determination of individual student needs and related time utilization
• Assuring accuracy of student clinical notes, approving student procedural code, and evaluating/assessing student in the areas of Preparedness, Professionalism, Promptness
• Discharging and transferring clinical responsibilities if needed
• Monitoring unapproved notes and treatments on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis, and signed by each CPL
• Report instances of misconduct to the Clinical Practice Leader on site
• Maintaining calibration as determined by the Director of Clinical Education as well as:
• Ensuring the clinical protocols are being followed in their clinical areas
• Infection Control Compliance
• Complete Reviews of student activity upon request
• Aid in supervision of Clinical Formative and Summative Examination Process
• Attend periodic meetings with their specific CPL and attend clinical faculty meetings, including Faculty Forum
• Membership, if appointed, on relevant Clinical Committees

Qualifications:

• Required Qualifications
• D.D.S./DMD from a CODA-accredited dental school or equivalent.
• Dental License Registration; must be eligible for licensure in New York State.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Certificate of training from an ADA-accredited AEGD or GPR program, and/or other advanced degrees.
• DEA number.
• Previous teaching experience.
• A track record of scholarly activity and outstanding patient care, as well as demonstration of or likely commitment to diversity-related teaching/research/service.
• Engagement and familiarity in curriculum development and digital dentistry technology and experience in faculty calibration.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to maintain and uphold an educational/clinical environment that promotes collegiality and collaboration.
• Demonstrated professionalism, and high ethical standards in a health science educational setting is essential.

Physical Demands

• This position requires compliance with the NYMC campus Vaccine Mandate policy.

Maximum Salary: USD $140,000.00/Yr. Minimum Salary: USD $112,000.00/Yr.