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Are you looking for a career change with professional growth and development opportunities? Join our faculty team at the University of North Dakota and be part of our unique 24-month hybrid Physician Assistant (PA) program. This program combines distance learning with alternating classroom and clinical experiences, allowing students to immediately apply and retain clinical skills.
This faculty position works alongside our clinical affiliates to educate and mentor future healthcare professionals, ensuring students receive a solid clinical educational foundation for rural primary care.
Join us and contribute to clinical development, participate in professional advancement, and help shape cutting-edge PA education to make a significant impact on the future of healthcare.
The UND Physician Assistant Program was established in 1970 at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine, in response to health manpower shortages and the lack of access to primary health care in rural communities. Initially, the Program was designed to build upon the existing clinical skills of independent duty medical corpsmen returning from the Vietnam conflict to prepare them for a role in civilian primary health care delivery. The Program adopted an adult learning, competency-based curriculum (MEDEX) developed by the University of Washington.
In 1972, the Program turned to experienced registered nurses for its applicant pool with the goal to expand and extend the role of RNs in community-oriented rural and underserved primary care practice settings. From then until January 2004, a Physician Assistant Certificate was given to all who successfully completed the 12 month Program.
In 2003, the Program moved to a graduate level program offering a Master of Physician Assistant Studies. It then progressed to 24 months in length to facilitate more instruction in basic sciences as the foundation of medical practice. In 2006, the Program expanded the applicant pool by accepting not only registered nurses, but experienced clinical health care professionals from other disciplines with the same philosophy to expand the health care role of those in rural and underserved communities.
Today, the UND Department of Physician Assistant Studies offers a unique hybrid of online coursework combined with alternating classroom and clinical experiences to award a Master of Physician Assistant (MPAS) degree. This innovative curricular design provides exceptional comprehensive physician assistant education and helps solidify skills and concepts. For more information regarding our program, admissions requirements and curriculum, see our website.
Faculty responsibilities vary and will differ to some degree based upon the individual qualifications, phases of the curriculum and program needs. Consistent with all aspects of faculty membership within the university, components of teaching, scholarly and creative activity, service and administration will be integrated into this role. The following duties and responsibilities are designed to apply to the principal faculty member within the Department of Physician Assistant Studies
About UND and Grand Forks
The University of North Dakota (UND) is a public research University established as a Land Grant University in 1883. Founded with a strong liberal arts foundation, UND has grown into a prominent scientific research university, classified by the Carnegie Foundation as having high research activity. UND was recently ranked among the top 100 public and top 25 most innovative universities in the country by U.S. News and World Report, and is widely regarded as among the top universities in the American Northern Plains region. Currently, the University boasts 200+ fields of study with nearly 15,000 students.
UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, a vibrant college town of over 50,000 people located on the border of North Dakota and Minnesota. Grand Forks boasts high-quality medical facilities, a very low crime rate, many fine restaurants, acclaimed public and private schools, and annual events throughout the year. Ranked as one of the top 5 Best Small College Towns, and America's Best Hockey Town, Grand Forks offers stellar quality of life without the metropolitan hassles."
Duties & ResponsibilitiesTeaching
Service
Scholarly Activity
Administration
Clinical Effort
All faculty licensed and certified as a Physician Assistant are encouraged to engage in an agreed upon amount of clinical practice supportive of the Departmental needs
Required CompetenciesIn compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the US and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. This position does not support visa sponsorship for continued employment.
Preferred QualificationsTo ensure full consideration, applications must be received by October 7, 2024.
Position will remain open until filled.
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