2 Career Opportunities in the Office of Undergraduate Medical Education

Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) is the portion of the SOM Dean’s Office responsible for the education of every UCSF Medical Student. Its four sub-units; Assessment and Professional Development, Clinical Learning, Medical Student Services, and UME central; oversee the curricular and student services components of the MD program. Our purpose is to guide medical students and faculty from diverse backgrounds through journeys to excellence and leadership in patient care, research, education, and public service.

1. UME Advisor/Specialist

Reporting to UME’s Medical Student Services Manager, this full-time position will contribute advising and operational management skills critical to the success of the MD curriculum. The UME Advisor/Specialist, an essential member of the UME team, provides advising to medical students and also supervises complex curricular operations such as the clinical core and fourth year lotteries, the clinical core operations committee, course and clerkship coordination, and new course approval systems. The incumbent ensures students’ academic progress and that their individualized learning plans meet the MD program requirements. The Advisor/Specialist holds quarterly meetings with departmental course and/or clerkship coordinators to ensure that all coordinators are kept up-to-date with curriculum changes and to bring important issues coordinators raise back to UME and its committee structures; and performs other duties as assigned. Position details on UCSF HR website: Req No. 37332BR

2. UME Advising Coordinator

Reporting to UME’s Medical Student Services Manager, this full-time position will coordinate the UME advising practice and advising resources that support students throughout the medical curriculum. The UME Advising Coordinator, an essential member of the UME team, coordinates the UME advising practice and campus resources to support all students in achieving competency and improving health and healthcare locally, across the US, and abroad. Mechanisms include maintaining UME iROCKET (online curriculum) sites for each class of students, running the clinical schedule change request system, and coordinating workshops and information sessions. The incumbent ensures accuracy of students’ study lists and transcripts as students enter and exit the MD curriculum; and performs other duties as assigned. Position details on UCSF HR website: Req No. 37331BR