Study Group Coordinator

**STUDY GROUP COORDINATOR**

**Type**:
Part-Time.5FTE This position can be located in EITHER Calgary or Edmonton. Evening and weekend work may be required.

**Who we are**

Our five core values at AIMGA include being responsive to the needs of our members, working together, being friendly and professional, delivering relevant and quality programs/services, and keeping our clients’ interests at the heart of what we do. These values guide our interactions and decision making to ensure we are equipping our clients with relevant information, communication skills, and cultural knowledge to perform at their best and to integrate successfully into the Canadian healthcare system. Our other focus is bringing diversity to healthcare and finding ways to utilize the skills and knowledge of our members in community to have a positive impact on the health and well-being of newcomers to Alberta.

**Nature of the Work**:
This position reports to the Executive Director and is supervised by the Program Manager.

The interdisciplinary nature of this work requires flexibility, adaptability, and reflective practices to address the needs of various initiatives to address identified needs. In this position, the staff member will work in an open-office environment and require collaboration, and remote when necessary.

The Alberta International Medical Graduate Association is dedicated to bringing diversity to healthcare through the re-integration of IMGS, community engagement, and research. AIMGA supports the development of staff, promotes positive and meaningful client experiences through one-to-one consultations, delivery of workshops, community connections, and research. As our members are Alberta-wide, AIMGA strives to utilize learning technologies and fosters research to better understand and improve client services. AIMGA strives to facilitate conversations, build communities, link networks, and catalyze a culture of evidence, best practices, and learning. AIMGA’s embodies three foundational commitments of helping clients make informed decisions regarding their future careers, supporting their integration through quality programming and service delivery, and engaging with others in healthcare and community to build capacity, knowledge, and access.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Become highly familiar with the examinations required of our members (QE1, NAC OSCE, QE2, TDM, IELTS, MMI, Casper). This includes exam and program objectives, content, registration dates, offerings, etc.
- Coordinate quality study groups to assist members. Gather resources, meet with moderators, taking the time to listen and to learn from members regarding their experiences with the various examinations, research information on these exams, knowing which resources are useful for the different examinations.
- Provide information on AIMGA’s study groups programs and respond to member inquiries in a timely manner.
- Maintain the important deadlines calendar for members (registration for exams, test dates, deadlines, etc.)
- Ensure evaluations are collected for each study group and amalgamate information collected for reporting purposes.
- Ensure study group members are followed up on quarterly and successes are tracked as member’s reach milestones. Contribute to reporting requirements and collection of data.

**ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES**
- Maintain materials, resources, and information

**QUALIFICATIONS**

**Education**

Bachelor’s degree required; International Medical Graduate IMG is preferred.

**Functional knowledge**

Understanding of research, medical residents’ education, and experience working closely with physicians and health care professionals.

**REQUIREMENTS**
- Medical educator experience is preferred.
- Previous experience helping others prepare for exams is ideal.
- Training and/or experience working with diverse populations, highly professional and educated clients
- Excellent oral and written communication, ability to address multiple audiences in a variety of small and large settings, organizational and interpersonal skills
- Attentive to detail, well organized, able to manage multiple priorities
- Demonstrated ability to create and maintain rapport with members and provide an experience that is consistent with the values of AIMGA
- Positive, collaborative, energetic, and resourceful work style
- Competent level of computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Outlook, Teams, Zoom and other similar software

**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract

Pay: $30.00 per hour

Expected hours: 18.75 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Calgary, AB T2E 3K8: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

**Experience**:

- medical education: 3 years (preferred)
- helping prepare for complex exams: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2022-02-11