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Position Summary:
The Director of Clinical Programming (DCP) provides academic leadership, strategic oversight, and administrative management for the clinical phase of the Weill Cornell Medicine Master of Science in Health Sciences for Physician Assistants Program. The DCP is responsible for ensuring the quality, effectiveness, compliance, and capacity of clinical education experiences while supporting student success, accreditation readiness, and program outcomes.

The DCP serves as the academic and operational leader of clinical education and is responsible for developing, recruiting, retaining, and evaluating clinical education sites and preceptors to ensure adequate clinical placement capacity and high-quality learning experiences. The DCP collaborates with program leadership, faculty, staff, clinical affiliates, and institutional stakeholders to maintain excellence in clinical training and support continuous program improvement, student progression oversight, accreditation activities, faculty collaboration, clinical education quality assurance, teaching, advising, and participation in program governance.

Reporting to the Program Director, the Director of Clinical Programming provides leadership and oversight of the clinical phase of the curriculum and participates in all phases of the PA Program, including preclinical, clinical, and research education.

The Director collaborates closely with the Clinical Lead and Clinical Support Coordinator to ensure alignment of educational objectives, clinical placement capacity, operational workflows, and student learning outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of the clinical phase of the PA curriculum.
• Lead the development, recruitment, retention, and evaluation of clinical education sites and preceptors to ensure sufficient clinical placement capacity.
• Establish, cultivate, and maintain relationships with clinical affiliates, healthcare organizations, preceptors, and community partners.
• Monitor clinical placement capacity and proactively identify and develop new clinical education sites to support program sustainability and growth.
• Monitor the quality and effectiveness of clinical education experiences.
• Provide oversight of clinical placement strategy and clinical education operations.
• Support student progression, professional development, and clinical success initiatives.
• Participate in remediation, academic progression review, and student performance discussions.
• Teach in preclinical and clinical curriculum phases as assigned.
• Serve as course coordinator for assigned courses as designated.
• Participate in grading and evaluation of student performance.
• Conduct targeted clinical site visits related to educational quality, student performance concerns, site development, or accreditation needs.
• Contribute to ARC-PA accreditation activities, program evaluation, and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Provide guidance to clinical education personnel.
• Serve on program committees and faculty governance bodies.

Additional Responsibilities

• Participate in admissions, recruitment, and student selection activities.
• Engage in scholarly activity, faculty development, and institutional initiatives.
• Collaborate with the Registrar, Student Affairs, and institutional leadership regarding clinical education matters.
• Support strategic planning and program development initiatives.
• Promote effective communication between faculty, staff, students, and clinical partners.
• Maintain accessibility to students and clinical affiliates as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support program goals and accreditation standards.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant Program 
• Master’s Degree (Doctorate preferred) – candidates without a terminal degree are expected to pursue doctoral studies within one year of hiring 
• 5+ years as a clinically practicing PA and 5+ years in PA education
•  Prior research (Quantitative and Qualitative) experience desired 
• NCCPA Certification and NY State Physician Assistant license (or eligible) 
• Ability to travel for clinical site visits and regional/national meetings 
• Excellent interpersonal, critical thinking, and organizational skills with strong written and verbal communication

Hiring Range:
The position may be appointed at the Instructor or Assistant Professor level, with salary commensurate with academic rank, qualifications and experience. The salary ranges are: 
Instructor: $130,000 - $150,000 
Assistant Professor: $150,000 - $170,000

Application Instructions:
Please submit a resume and cover letter with your application materials: Apply Now!
 

Position Overview Reporting to the Program Director, the Instructor of Physician Assistant Studies will have responsibilities in all program phases of the PA curriculum, including the preclinical, clinical, and research phases in collaboration with the Preclinical, Clinical and Research Leads. This includes, but is not limited, to didactic course instruction, preparation of examinations, small group instructions, participation in end-of-rotation meetings, clinical site visits, student advisement, research mentoring, working with students on their professional development, and preparing students to practice as Physician Assistants upon graduation. In addition, responsibilities will include providing administrative support to the PA program as determined by the Director including, but not limited to, campus-wide educational activities, institutional and program committee participation, accreditation activities, review of preclinical curriculum, admissions, and outreach and recruitment. This role requires in-person attendance at our office and is not a remote position. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Teaching in the preclinical curriculum 
• Course coordinator for at least one preclinical course 
• Academic counseling of preclinical and clinical students 
• Serve as research mentor • Attend site visits for clinical students 
• Grading in preclinical and clinical year (History and Physicals, OSCEs, Technical Skills testing) 
• Clinical practice is preferred— (outside clinical practice is encouraged and must be in compliance with the Cornell University Conflicts Policy and the Academic Policies/Responsibilities on Consulting (Attachment B of the Conflicts Policy) 

Qualifications 

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant Program 
• Doctorate preferred, Master’s Degree is required 
• Successful candidates without a terminal degree are expected to pursue doctoral studies within one year of hiring 
• PA education experience is preferred but would consider candidates with less experience and a strong commitment to PA education 
• A strong record of teaching, scholarly output, and experience in program development and evaluation preferred 
• Eligible for Weill Cornell Faculty Appointment at the level of Instructor or above 
• If a Physician Assistant, must be eligible for PA licensure in New York and currently certified by the NCCPA • Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and critical thinking skills 
• Proficiency in written and verbal communication 
• Ability to travel locally and out of state for clinical site visits and regional/national meetings 

Salary below per annum commensurate with qualifications experience: 

Instructor: $120,617-$147,421 

Weill Cornell Medicine provides the above salary range in compliance with the New York City law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range listed is for full-time employment not including bonuses, clinical incentive compensation, or benefits. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors including but not limited to internal equity, specialty, training, and hospital/community needs. 

The above salary range for New York City based roles represents WCM’s good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting. Application Process: Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three professional references. Apply Now!