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Developing a Job Description for a Vice Chair of Education in Radiology: The ADVICER Template
Petra J Lewis1, Linda Probyn2, Georgeann McGuinness3
1Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, NH; Department of Radiology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 1, Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756.
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/.