Director – Academic Affairs

Tenet Healthcare

Director overseeing academic affairs including medical education and clinical research in Tenet Health Hospitals. Ensuring high-quality educational and research opportunities in a structured environment.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeNashville • Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Plan and coordinate a structured clerkship program with participating hospitals, including defining goals and expected learning outcomes, ensuring the program meets the evolving needs of medical education.
Provide direction, leadership, and oversight of the clerkship program, ensuring its integration within our health systems and institutions.
Manage the budgeting and resource allocation for clerkship-related activities, including faculty compensation, clerkship materials, and educational resources.
Develop, implement, and continuously improve the curriculum for medical student clerkships across various specialties (e.g., internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, psychiatry). Ensure that educational objectives align with institutional and accreditation standards.
Drives recruitment strategies to our GME programs through UME rotations and experiences.
Ensure the clinical learning environment complies with LCME (Liaison Committee on Medical Education) standards.
Oversee the collection and analysis of data related to student performance, feedback, and overall program effectiveness. Prepare reports for stakeholders, including accreditation bodies and academic leaders.
Develop and implement the overall strategy for CME programming aligned with organizational goals.
Ensure CME activities meet the standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) or relevant accrediting bodies.
Oversee funding sources, including grants, sponsorships, and participant fees, in alignment with ACCME Standards for Commercial Support.
Collaborate with executive leadership, clinical departments, and academic partners to identify educational needs and priorities.
Maintain accreditation status and ensure compliance with all applicable regulations (e.g., ACCME, state boards).
Develop and execute the national strategic vision for clinical research across all hospitals, outpatient centers, and affiliated physician groups.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Required: Master’s Degree
Required: At least 5 years of leadership experience in medical education, ideally in a clerkship setting. Experience managing clinical research.
Preferred: Executive leadership experience in academic medical administration, specifically managing or directing a medical student clerkship program, clinical education program, graduate medical education or continue medical education.
Leadership & Management: Ability to lead, manage, and motivate faculty, hospital leadership, preceptors, and staff.
Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively interact with students, faculty, clinical preceptors, and external partners.
Curriculum Development: Proven experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating medical education curricula and teaching methodologies.
Organizational Skills: Excellent organizational abilities with attention to detail in managing schedules, records, and evaluations.
Problem-Solving & Decision-Making: Ability to resolve issues effectively and make data-informed decisions that benefit students and faculty.
Technological Proficiency: Proficiency in educational technologies, learning management systems, and office software (Microsoft Office Suite, databases, etc.).
Financial Acumen: Understands cost-benefit analysis, development and managing budgets and aligning financial decision making with strategic goals.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work from home with expectations of 25% travel
Occasional evening or weekend work may be required
Selected candidate will be required to pass a Motor Vehicle Records check.

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Hard Skills & Tools

curriculum developmentclinical research managementbudget managementdata analysiseducational program evaluationaccreditation compliancerecruitment strategiesCME programmingLCME standards complianceACCME standards compliance

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationorganizational skillsproblem-solvingdecision-makingmotivationcollaborationstrategic visionattention to detailinterpersonal skills

Certifications

Master’s Degree