Rationale and Objectives
The newly formed Alliance of Directors and Vice Chairs of Education in Radiology (ADVICER), a group within the Alliance for Clinician Educators in Radiology, identified an acute need for a generic job description template for Vice Chairs of Education in Radiology, a role that is being developed in many academic Departments of Radiology. Eighty-three percent of current members who responded to a survey had no detailed job description, and over half had no job description at all. Having a comprehensive and detailed job description is vital to developing this key position.
Materials and Methods
Using the results of a survey sent to ADVICER members and seven Education Vice Chair job descriptions provided by members, the authors developed a detailed job description encompassing all potential elements of this position.
Results
Only 17% of survey respondents had a detailed job description. The role of an Education Vice Chair varies significantly between institutions in its scope and level of responsibilities. The resultant generic job description that was devised is intended to provide a template that would be modified by the candidate or the Department Chair. It is unlikely that any one individual would perform all the described activities.
Conclusions
ADVICER has developed a comprehensive, flexible job description for Vice Chair of Education in Radiology that can be adapted by institutions as appropriate. It can be downloaded from http://aur.org/ADVICER/ .
Education within an academic medical department includes many interrelated activities and learner groups. An evidence-based approach to leadership in education requires highly skilled faculty who are well trained in their specialty and have excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills to integrate both undergraduate medical education and graduate medical education curricula . In a survey of surgeons, the skills deemed to be of greatest importance for these faculty were the ability to communicate effectively, the ability to resolve personnel conflicts, and the ability to introduce change .
The challenges facing academic faculty are complex and include limited financing and increasing expectations from hospitals and accreditation boards for accountability . As a result, many medical specialties have established the position of Education Vice Chair (or Director of Education) to oversee education in their departments. However, the position of Education Vice Chair is often vague, and roles and responsibilities are poorly defined . For example, in a 2010 survey sent to Department of Medicine Vice Chairs for Education, only 17% of respondents had a defined job description and metrics to evaluate their success .
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Results
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Table 1
Other Positions Held by ADVICER Survey Respondents ( N = 22)
Position_n_ % Residency/Fellowship Program Director 18 82 Student Clerkship/Elective Director 6 27 Section Chief 9 41 Research Vice Chair 2 10 Informatics Vice Chair 2 10 Operations Vice Chair 3 14 Associate Assistant Dean 3 14
ADVICER: Alliance of Directors and Vice Chairs of Education in Radiology.
Table 2
Level of Responsibilities Held by ADVICER Survey Respondents ( N = 29)
None, n (%) Minimal, n (%) Moderate, n (%) Complete, n (%) Supervisory Only, n (%) Resident education 0 2 (7) 4 (14) 18 (62) 5 (17) Student education 0 8 (28) 9 (31) 4 (14) 8 (28) Fellow education 3 (10) 11 (38) 8 (28) 1 (3) 6 (21) Technologist education 10 (34) 13 (45) 3 (10) 0 3 (10) Faculty development 1 (2) 6 (21) 18 (62) 4 (14) 0
ADVICER: Alliance of Directors and Vice Chairs of Education in Radiology.
Table 3
Detailed Responsibilities Held by ADVICER Survey Respondents ( N = 28)
Responsibility_n_ % Faculty development curriculum 19 68 Recruitment of new educational directors 18 64 Oversight of faculty evaluations 25 89 Resident lecture curriculum 20 71 Visiting professors 14 50 Student clinical curriculum 11 39 Student preclinical curriculum 8 29 CME courses run by department 6 21 CME accreditation for department lectures 6 21 Lecture evaluations 19 68
ADVICER: Alliance of Directors and Vice Chairs of Education in Radiology; CME: continuing medical education.
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Appendix A
ADVICER Job Description Template Department of RadiologyJob Description, Vice Chair for Education
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I
General Summary, Principal Duties and Responsibilities
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II
Medical Student Education
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III
Radiology Resident Education
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IV
Radiology Fellow Education
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V
Nuclear Medicine Resident Education
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VI
Committee Participation
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Qualifications
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