Description
Job Title: Lecturer, Simulation and Skills Track
Department: Educational Development and Quality Center (EDQC)
Reports to: Manager, Simulation and Skills Center
Location: Butaro - Rwanda
Position overview:
The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is seeking a Lecturer to support the academic programs and operations of UGHE’s simulation center. UGHE aims to become the leading light for simulation education in the region, and its Butaro campus houses a state-of-the art simulation center. Under the direction of the simulation center Manager, this Lecturer would provide support with day-to-day operations of the center including scenario development, teaching, scheduling, set-up, and flexible moving of equipment. The Lecturer would also support the simulation team as needed with administrative, research, and special projects. UGHE would provide professional development opportunities to ensure adequate preparation for this role.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate closely with the Basic Medical Sciences (BMS), Clinical faculty and other faculty at UGHE to develop simulation curricula at the appropriate level of instruction for medical students.
Design, pilot, run and evaluate simulation scenarios for medical students and other learners at UGHE’s simulation center.
Work with the simulation technician to run simulation equipment during simulation training scenarios.
Ensure supervision of learners in the center, maintaining safe practices and abiding by all established policies and procedures for the center.
Examining and evaluating learners to confirm that learning has taken place.
Support Nursing and Midwifery department and other departments at UGHE with integrating simulation into their curriculums.
Support the simulation team in the day-to-day operations at the center including scheduling the usage, signing out, and movement of simulation center equipment.
Maintain the simulation center inventory and conduct routine inventory updates with the simulation technician.
Monitor and ensure appropriate standards of the center cleanliness, safe storage, and disposal of simulation equipment.
Assist the simulation center Manager in equipment budgeting for the center.
Follow-up and track the procurement of new simulation equipment.
Work with the chair of EDQC and the simulation center team to create sustainable local and global partnerships for simulation.
Performs other related duties as required.
Research:
Undertake research leading to peer-reviewed publications focused on medical education, simulation-based education, global health delivery and equity.
Participate in Basic Sciences and Clinical research projects, as needed.