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Teaching and service opportunities

NEOMED faculty play a critical role in educating the next generation of physicians. We invite you to explore the opportunities to teach NEOMED medical students. Choose an option and location that work best with your schedule.

The table below describes the opportunities available, the time commitment and more. Lower on this page are service opportunities.

Teaching opportunities

M3Clerkship TeachingPrecept students on a clinical clerkship and/or provide clerkship teaching at the faculty’s office or hospitalClinical siteVaries

Student level Title Description Location Time commitment
M1, M2 Clinical Skills Small-Group Instruction (e.g., medical interviewing, physical exam, clinical reasoning, case presentation) Faculty facilitate small group clinical skills practice with students NEOMED M1: every Thursday morning (1 hr per small group per week longterm commitment; annual instructional commitment)
M2: periodic Tuesday afternoons
M1, M2 Integrated Clinical Reasoning Instruction Faculty facilitate clinical reasoning using integrated case-based learning with students NEOMED M1: every Friday morning
M2: every Wednesday and Thursday afternoon
Facilitation: 3 hrs per session
M1, M2 Primary Ambulatory Care Experience (PACE) Longitudinal, continuity of care experience with a physician preceptor Physician’s practice site M1: two half days in spring semester
M2: two half days in fall semester
Faculty may select the most convenient days
M1, M2, M3 Interprofessional Education Interprofessional education activities with students from other health professions (i.e. nursing, pharmacy, etc.). NEOMED or remote; synchronous or virtual Multiple sessions throughout year, 2-3 hrs per session
M2, M3 Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA) End-of the year clinical skills assessment NEOMED or remote Half day (About 5 hours) or full day (About 10 hours)
M3 Technical Skills Day Occurs prior to clerkships. Students practice common technical skills and procedures using simulation and hands-on technique NEOMED One day in July each year, 9 hrs total
M3 Health Systems Workshops Faculty facilitate workshops in: social determinants of health, health care economics, and patient safety Zoom 2 hrs per workshop
Scheduled for Friday 8/28/26, 11/13/2026, 2/12/2027, and 3/5/2027
M4 Palliative Care Small Groups Small group discussion facilitation for Palliative Care course Clinical site, NEOMED, or remote; synchronous 4 hrs
M4 Clinical Epilogue and Capstone Mini-Electives Design and teach small-group selectives on an approved topic related to medicine. Topics and syllabi must be approved by course faculty. NEOMED Mon/Wed electives: 8 hrs/week × 3 weeks
Tues electives: 4 hrs/week × 3 weeks
M4 Clinical Epilogue and Capstone Book Discussions Faculty select and discuss a book related to medicine. Book must be approved by course faculty. NEOMED 2 hrs during March plus prep time
M4 Elective director Direct a clinical elective Clinical site 4 weeks

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Service opportunities

College of Medicine Standing Committees

The College of Medicine standing committees is appointed to represent the College and its interests related to the mission, role, and functions of the college. These committees shall make decisions where appropriate, develop policy, and provide recommendations to the leadership committee of the College.

Faculty are appointed to standing committees by the Nominating and Membership committee through a yearly nomination process that takes place from May through June. The Nominating and Membership Committee reviews faculty nominations to determine the best candidates to serve in open positions on standing committees.

Faculty have the opportunity to serve on a number of standing committees:

Admissions

  • Meetings are the 3rd Wednesday of every month, generally via Zoom (July and January are in person, weather permitting) from 2:30 – 5 p.m. (July is a ¾ day retreat). Attendance is expected and bylaws do allow for removal of a member for poor attendance. The COM Admissions Committee is charged with creating and following processes to ensure matriculating an M1 class fit for the mission of the college and university and in compliance with the LCME and higher education admissions laws. In addition, during the interview cycle, the committee will be broken into two groups. A file review group is tasked with reading and scoring candidate files. The expectation is three files per week (about 1 hour per week) for about 20-24 weeks. Those on the interview team will be asked to provide twelve half-day (3-hour) slots over a 6–7-month period during the interview season to conduct and score candidate interviews. For those who are part of the NEOMED Faculty Workload Policy, both interviews and file reviews provide credit toward service.

Committee on Academic Progress and Professionalism Phase 2

  • Meets for four hours once a month. Specific date and time influenced by committee members’ availability. The CAPP Phase 2 Committee is responsible for tracking the academic progress of all students enrolled in the M.D. degree program at NEOMED.

Curriculum Committee

  • The curriculum committee meets for 2-3 hours monthly and has ultimate decision-making and policy-making authority for the design, content, administration and evaluation of the curriculum, including its individual modules and segments. This purview includes oversight of integration and continuous quality improvement. Meetings include the option for remote attendance.

Non-Tenure Faculty Appointment and Promotion

  • Meets 4-5 times per year, with the highest volume being in the fall semester. The committee evaluates credentials, education, and research portfolio of applicants for appointment and promotion without tenure.

Nominating and Membership

  • Meets 1-3 times in person per year, plus multiple email/online correspondences, with the highest volume being May-June. This committee evaluates and proposes members for the other standing committees in the College of Medicine. Members of the Nominating and Membership committee are selected by a faculty vote.

For more about the standing committees, contact:

  • Paul Hartung, Ph.D., Chair, Nominating, and Membership Committee and Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, phartung@neomed.edu
  • Jennifer Lint, M.Ed., M.P.A, Director, Administration and Communications, Office of the Dean – jlint@neomed.edu

More about the COM standing committees can be found in the bylaws.

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