Teaching Opportunities in the Curriculum

General Responsibilities

The Clinical Decision Making (CDM) Course is a core course which just finished its first year of offering under an existing course director. It is taught on Wednesday mornings, from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. throughout the Fall and Winter quarters (September to March). The overarching goal of the CDM course is to develop students’ ability to integrate clinical information and adhere to a decision-making framework while preparing early-stage clinical assessments, differential diagnoses and care plans, in anticipation of a transition to clerkship level training.

 The CDM Associate Director will assist and support the CDM Course Director in providing direction, leadership, and instruction on a continuing basis to the students and staff associated with the course.  Primary responsibility for assuring students acquire the knowledge base, skills and attitudes regarding clinical decision making in preparation of readiness for transition to clerkship level training. Develop goals and objectives related to clinical medicine that support a broad foundation of medical skills and knowledge, as well as habits of self-directed learning. Responsible for the implementation of the thread’s educational objectives.

Program Planning and Implementation

• Design, plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of the CDM course in coordination with the CDM Director.
• Collaborate with Organ Block Directors develop/design and implement appropriate experiences to meet curricular goals. 
• Participate in COAST Curriculum Steering Committee and associated curricular meetings; review student progress, including service on the CLEAR Committee, address course related issues and long range, strategic planning of course goals and objectives.  

Teaching Activities

• Participate in teaching activities related to the CDM Course. 
• Teaching methods will include lecture, discussion, reflection, seminars and other methods as appropriate.
• Assist students in developing the clinical knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to become an outstanding physician.
• Evaluate student performance considering instructional goals; provide feedback to students as part of the development of appropriate skills and attitudes.

Individual Student Mentoring and Advising

• Advise medical students on academic issues related to the course. 
• Provide guidance to students in the development and/or continuance and implementation of activities related to developing mastery of the course material.  

This is a Core Pre-Clerkship level course, and the CDM Course Associate Director will receive financial and administrative support consistent with School of Medicine policies.

Application Deadline and Contact:  The deadline for submission is Friday, April 25, 2025. Please submit your C.V. and Letter of Intent to Jennifer Denson at jdenson@health.ucsd.edu.

General Responsibilities

PCONC is an established MS2 core course in the COAST Curriculum. It is offered from the last week of August until the third week of September each year, with in-person sessions on Monday and Thursday mornings from 8-10 a.m. The course ensures knowledge of pre-clerkship level pathologic and pathophysiologic mechanisms of malignancy and prepares student to engage with clinical pharmacotherapeutics of disease.

The PCONC Associate Director will assist and support the PCONC Course Director in providing direction, leadership, and instruction on a continuing basis to the students and staff associated with the course.  Primary responsibility for assuring students acquire the knowledge base, skills and attitudes regarding clinical oncology necessary for a clerkship level training. Develop goals and objectives related to clinical medicine that support a broad foundation of medical skills and knowledge, as well as habits of self-directed learning. Responsible for the implementation of the course’s educational objectives.

Program Planning and Implementation

• Design, plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of the PCONC course in coordination with the PCONC Director.
• Collaborate with Organ Block Directors develop/design and implement appropriate experiences to meet curricular goals. 
• Participate in COAST Curriculum Steering Committee and associated curricular meetings; review student progress, including service on the CLEAR Committee, address course related issues and long range, strategic planning of course goals and objectives.  

Teaching Activities

• Participate in teaching activities related to the PCONC Course. 
• Teaching methods will include lecture, discussion, reflection, seminars and other methods as appropriate.
• Assist students in developing the clinical knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to become an outstanding physician.
• Evaluate student performance considering instructional goals; provide feedback to students as part of the development of appropriate skills and attitudes.

 Individual Student Mentoring and Advising

• Advise medical students on academic issues related to the course. 
• Provide guidance to students in the development and/or continuance and implementation of activities related to developing mastery of the course material.  

This is a Core Pre-Clerkship level course, and the PCONC Course Associate Director will receive financial and administrative support consistent with School of Medicine policies.

Application Deadline and Contact:  The deadline for submission is Friday, April 25, 2025. Please submit your C.V. and Letter of Intent to Jennifer Denson at jdenson@health.ucsd.edu.