Medical Education Program Administrator, Fort

**Department** Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Rural & Regional Health

**Salary range** $28,751.31 -$38, 818.47

**Hours per week** 21

**Grade** 7

**Posted date** November 22, 2024

**Closing date** December 9, 2024

**Position Type** Part Time - Trust Funded

**Description**:

- This position is a part of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA)._

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed at: Faculty & Staff Benefits.

**Location - On-site work primarily takes place in Fort McMurray, Alberta, with some travel to Edmonton required. This role requires virtual work and is eligible for the work-from-home program.**

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**Working for the Office of Rural and Regional Health (ORRH)**

The Office of Rural and Regional Health (ORRH) works closely with counterparts throughout the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (FoMD), University of Alberta (UofA) and Rural and Regional communities in order to deliver the medical education mandate at all learner levels in both undergraduate and postgraduate education.

**Working as the Medical Education Program Administrator, Fort McMurray**

We are seeking a professional administrator, who is a problem-solver and relationship builder, with a commitment to Rural Medicine in Alberta.

The Medical Education Program Administrator, Fort McMurray will support all local educational activities undertaken by the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry in Fort McMurray and the surrounding communities. The person in this position will work with local Lead Preceptors for both the Royal College & College of Family Physicians of Canada programs.

The Medical Education Program Administrator, Fort McMurray will act as the local liaison and assist in building relationships with local physicians, administrative and support hospital staff (Alberta Health Services - AHS), medical learners and community members. They will assist with local program support of the Undergraduate Medical Learners, Royal College rotations, and Postgraduate Family Medicine educational programs. This position will collaborate with the Office of Rural and Regional Health for all meetings, site visits and faculty development events that occur in the local area. As Fort McMurray is an important learning environment for learners based at UofA campuses in Edmonton and Grande Prairie, the Medical Education Program Administrator will maintain regular contact with administrative partners in both locations.

**Duties**
- As the local representative for medical education programs of the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry in Fort McMurray and surrounding communities, maintain and build relationships with local physicians, local administrative and support hospital staff, medical learners, and community members
- Represent the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at appropriate local groups, as determined by the Team Lead and Director, ORRH
- Assist or produce materials to raise the profile of the Office of Rural and Regional Health in the community
- Advise the office on new physicians who are interested in clinical teaching, to obtain their clinical appointment
- Schedule learners on rotations in Fort McMurray and throughout AHS North Zone communicating with individual preceptors in clinic and hospital administrators in Fort McMurray and surrounding communities
- Arrange and book accommodations, serving as the first point of contact for any accommodation issues.
- Plan and stage Local Meetings, Site Visits, and Faculty Development
- Assist in obtaining, compiling, collating, analyzing, and extracting appropriate data and other information, as required for reports and evaluations prepared by ORRH
- Review processes to maximize the program office operations, including creating and regularly updating a position manual
- Collect evaluation documentation
- Payment and expense administration
- Office Administration
- Medical Transcription
- Other duties as required

**Minimum Qualifications**
- Post-secondary diploma in Administration is an asset. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
- Flexible and supportive to assist learners on a regular as-ne