Clinical Sciences Faculty Providing Clinical Teaching

The Clinical Sciences Faculty member who provides clinical teaching is a qualified health care professional and faculty member who practices in a clinical setting in which the learner will learn. The faculty member provides experience and opportunities for observation, which allow the learner to meet learning objectives. The faculty member also acts as a resource person during the learner’s placement.

Criteria:

1. Licensed health care professional. This includes Health Science Professionals, to view a complete list, please click here.

2. Qualified to assist the learner in meeting learning objectives in the clinical setting.

3. Qualified by the faculty according to practice experience, clinical expertise, and educational expertise.

Responsibilities:

1. Become acquainted with the objectives of the NOSM U clinical placement/clerkship.

2. Become familiar with the learner's individual learning objectives.

3. With the learner, determine and arrange clinical experiences that will help the learner meet their personal learning objectives.

4. Provide the University with a list of skills and/or procedures that the learner may observe or perform and specify which may require some advance preparation.

5. Orient the learner to the clinical environment’s personnel, physical facilities, policies, and procedures.

6. Assume supervisory responsibility for the learner's practice.

7. Provide periodic written assessments of the learner's progress in meeting the learning objectives and the learner's behavior and responsibility in demonstrating a professional commitment to patients, staff, the Clinical Teacher, and the clinical setting.

8. Maintain verbal and/or written communication with a designated NOSM U faculty or staff member.

9. Assist the learner in becoming acquainted with the people and activities of the community.

Note: All Clinical Sciences faculty providing clinical teaching should have a NOSM U faculty appointment in order to formally assess a medical learner. For more detailed information on the various opportunities to be involved with NOSM please view the Faculty Opportunities online.

NOSM U invites applications from all qualified individuals. NOSM U is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.

NOSM U needs to gather information about applicants' status as either Permanent Residents of Canada or Canadian citizens. Applications need not identify their country of origin or current citizenship; however, all applications must include one of the following statements: "Yes, I am a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada", "Yes, I am not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada but I am legally eligible to work in Canada", "No, I am not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada or otherwise legally eligible to work in Canada."

Notice of Collection

The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) collects personal information for the purpose of faculty and program evaluation including faculty appointment, renewal, promotion, committee work, and program improvement etc. In addition, information may be shared with the Northern Ontario Academic Medicine Association as required to administer learner programs. We respect your privacy and at all times your information will be protected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Direct any questions regarding this collection to the Planning and Risk Director, Grace Vita at (807)766.7396, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario, or grace.vita@nosm.ca.