Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Outreach

Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Outreach

The Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine (LCSVM) seeks a dynamic and collaborative leader to serve as the Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Outreach (ADCPO). As the leader of the Office of Clinical Programs and Outreach, the ADCPO is responsible for oversight of the clinical curriculum, ensuring its excellence and confluence with the preclinical curriculum. A major responsibility of the ADCPO is engagement and oversight of our clinical partners within the state and beyond as providers within the distributive model of clinical veterinary education. The ADCPO will serve as a key member of the leadership team of the LCSVM. This role is primarily administrative, with opportunities for teaching and outreach/service. This is a full-time appointment at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. This position will entail travel - both within the state of Arkansas and beyond.

Key responsibilities include overseeing the Office of Clinical Programs and Outreach, contributing to the development and implementation of a vibrant and innovative clinical veterinary curriculum, promoting the mission of LCSVM to all faculty, staff, and students and the veterinary community, contributing to a culture of creativity, innovation, collaboration, and inclusivity towards better outcomes, providing oversight of external clinical partners/collaborators, continuing to recruit and calibrate external clinical sites and develop, organize, and oversee the clinical rotation schedule including all faculty and student assessments, preparing outcome assessment data in support of institutional effectiveness related to the clinical program and quality assurance standards, supervising the planning, coordination, delivery, and evaluation of the LCSVM clinical courses, and aiding in establishment and oversight of learning outcomes/goals for clinical courses in the academic programs.

Required qualifications include a DVM or equivalent degree from an AVMA COE accredited college/school of veterinary medicine. Preferred qualifications include implementing or mentoring DVM students in the field in the distributive model of clinical veterinary education, experience in veterinary practice, board certification in a recognized veterinary specialty, record of contributions to organized veterinary medicine, experience in a veterinary medical academic environment with an understanding of the academic environment and curriculum development, working knowledge of information systems and databases, strong record of creativity, innovation, and academic leadership, enthusiasm for building programs and creating professional networks, exceptional leadership, communication, organization, and interpersonal skills, ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, evidence of strong relationships within the veterinary community, understanding of the principles of andragogy as they apply to the clinical components of a veterinary professional curriculum, and dedication to student and community service.

Why Lyon College? At the LCSVM, you will be part of something new, bold, and exciting. Our campus is in Cabot, Arkansas, which is located within the greater metropolitan area of Little Rock. Co-located with Cabot Animal Support Services - a national model for shelter medicine and community engagement - students will enjoy a vibrant, hands-on clinical learning environment where course material meets real world application. As a private institution, Lyon College offers the advantage of nimbleness in pursuing and driving innovation. This is a rare chance to help build a veterinary school from the ground up-ideal for someone who enjoys fresh ideas and making a lasting impact. All faculty positions will be non-tenure track within a rolling contract system in a flexible environment that rewards creativity, innovation and risk taking, individually and collectively.