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Posted: 12-May-26
Location: Buffalo, New York
Type: Full-time
Categories:
Academic/Faculty
Medical - Clinical
Internal Number: 7147991
Primary Care Accelerated Track (PCAT) Director
Position Information
Position Title: Primary Care Accelerated Track (PCAT) Director
Department: JSMBS OME Curriculum
Posting Link: https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/62358
Posting Detail Information
Position Summary
The Office of Medical Curriculum is seeking an experienced physician-educator to serve as the Primary Care Accelerated Track (PCAT) Director, with concurrent appointment as Director of the IMC 501 PCAT Foundations Course and Director of the IMC 700 Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship/Longitudinal Clinical Experience (LIC/LCE). This 0.5 FTE leadership role provides academic, curricular, and operational oversight for the entire three-year accelerated primary care pathway, as outlined in the approved PCAT proposal.
The PCAT Director serves as the single point of accountability for PCAT, overseeing governance, curriculum design, assessment, and continuous quality improvement across all PCAT elements, including admissions collaboration, foundational coursework, Health Sciences Scholarly Project integration, Clinical Immersions, longitudinal coaching, clinical experiences, the LIC/LCE, and transition to residency preparation. The Director ensures achievement of all competency-based outcomes and alignment with Medical Education Program Objectives (MEPOs), LCME accreditation requirements, and institutional standards.
Key Responsibilities:
The PCAT Director serves as the single point of accountability for PCAT, overseeing governance, curriculum design, assessment, and continuous quality improvement across all PCAT elements, including admissions collaboration, foundational coursework, Health Sciences Scholarly Project integration, Clinical Immersions, longitudinal coaching, clinical experiences, the LIC/LCE, and transition to residency preparation. The Director ensures achievement of all competency-based outcomes and alignment with Medical Education Program Objectives (MEPOs), LCME accreditation requirements, and institutional standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide academic and administrative leadership for the Primary Care Accelerated Track (PCAT).
- Serve as Chair of the PCAT Governance Committee, which reports to the Curriculum Committee (CC).
- Serve concurrently as Director of the PCAT Foundations Course, and Director of the LIC/LCE ensuring coherence across these required elements.
- Ensure integration and alignment across all PCAT curricular components, including Foundations, HSSP, Clinical Immersions, longitudinal coaching, LIC/LCE, clinical experiences and transition to residency preparation.
- Ensure that PCAT students meet all clerkship learning objectives, Required Clinical Experiences, and competency-based outcomes through longitudinal and integrated curricular structures.
- Ensure alignment with Jacobs School MEPOs, Phase-level competencies, LCME standards, and institutional policies.
- Use backward design to develop, implement, and refine PCAT learning objectives, assessments, and instructional strategies appropriate for an accelerated pathway.
- Collaborate with the Office of Accreditation and Quality Improvement (OAQI) to define, monitor, and report PCAT-specific metrics and outcomes.
- Lead continuous program evaluation and quality improvement efforts across all PCAT components.
- Coordinate with Admissions to support PCAT recruitment, selection criteria, admissions processes, and pipeline alignment.
- Collaborate with HSSP leadership, Clinical Immersions directors, and LC coaches to ensure curricular coherence and aligned expectations.
- Work with clerkship directors and clinical departments to integrate discipline-specific objectives, assessments, and experiences within the PCAT structure.
- Oversee assessment practices to ensure fairness, consistency, transparency, and comparability with the traditional four-year curriculum.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for PCAT student concerns, feedback, and academic issues.
- Maintain curricular documentation and systems (UBLearns, MedHub, curriculum maps) in collaboration with OMC and educational technology staff.
Learn more:
- Our benefits, where we prioritize your well-being and success to enhance every aspect of your life.
- Being a part of the University at Buffalo community.
University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Minimum Qualifications
- MD, DO, or equivalent degree.
- Board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Pediatrics.
- Demonstrated experience in medical education leadership and curriculum design.
- Experience teaching, supervising, and assessing medical students in clinical learning environments.
- Strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience directing or designing accelerated pathways, longitudinal curricula, or integrated medical education programs.
- Familiarity with LCME standards and requirements, curricular governance, and continuous quality improvement processes.
- Experience collaborating with admissions, assessment, quality improvement, or cross-phase curricular leadership teams.
- Experience working with longitudinal advising, coaching, or mentoring models.
Physical Demands
Salary Range
Competitive
Job Type
Varies
Special Instructions Summary
Is a background check required for this posting?
No
Contact Information
Contact's Name: Laura Willgohs
Contact's Pronouns:
Contact's Title: Administrative Director of Curricular Operations
Contact's Email: lauradom@buffalo.edu
Contact's Phone: 716-829-5238
Posting Dates
Posted: 05/11/2026
Deadline for Applicants: Open Until Filled
Date to be filled:
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The University at Buffalo is a premier, research-intensive public university, and is a New York State flagship university. UB's 30,000 students pursue their academic interests through more than 500 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs. UB offers 16 Division I intercollegiate sports that compete at the highest level of competition in the NCAA. Founded in 1846, the University at Buffalo is the largest and most comprehensive university in the State University of New York system (SUNY), and is a member of the Association of American Universities, which is composed of America's leading research universities. UB is consistently recognized as one of the world’s most exceptional, most affordable universities.
Visit our website, https://buffalo.edu, to learn more about the University at Buffalo.
University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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