Oregon Health & Science University · 3 hours ago
Miles J. Edwards Chair in Professionalism and Comfort Care
Portland, OR
Part-time
Onsite
Senior LevelOregon Health & Science University is committed to advancing ethics in health care through its Center for Ethics in Health Care. The Miles J. Edwards Chair is responsible for developing and teaching curricula on professionalism and comfort care, mentoring future leaders in ethics, and engaging in scholarly activities related to end-of-life care.
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Responsibilities
Responsibilities include guiding and supporting the development of teaching about professionalism and ethics with students and trainees of selected OHSU schools and programs and to health care professionals in Oregon and nationally
Specific responsibilities will include teaching curricula on professionalism and comfort care to be included in selected OHSU schools and program courses including curriculum for the Living with Life-Threatening Illness course for medical students
The individual will also participate in teaching at other Center events
Facilitate the planning and lead the Oregon Bioethics & Humanities Colloquium (OBHC) series
Participate in the education of students, Residents and Fellows to become the next generation of ethics leaders for the Center, OHSU and the community
Mentoring junior faculty in professionalism, ethics and end-of-life comfort care knowledge and teaching leadership process skills
Modeling intercultural competence and employing innovative technology to enhance the educational effectiveness of campus-based and distance teaching, learning and research will be increasingly vital
Scholarly activities related to the field of professionalism and ethics issues related to end-of- life care, fulfilling all requirements for the ethical conduct of research, and complying with all rules, regulations and requirements of the sponsoring organization and OHSU
Assist in the translation of theory and research into practical usefulness in policy and patient care
Scholarship focused on a) primary research, development of educational and other translational resources regarding professionalism and clinical ethics issues related to end-of-life care, and b) development of innovative educational and curricular materials for application of professionalism and clinical ethics issues related to end-of-life care across professions and the continuum of care settings
Publish and share research findings with the broader community by submitting and presenting abstracts and papers for publication and at local, regional, national and international meetings
Serve on Center related committees and will participate in key fund-raising activities for the Center; participate in Ethics Center recruitment of faculty and staff; and other organizational activities
Partnering with other schools to build interprofessional teaching opportunities on professionalism and comfort care
Participating in the development of educational grant proposals and subsequent implementation
Qualification
Required
a doctoral degree in a health profession with a master's or doctoral degree in ethics, or
a doctoral degree in ethics
The candidate will be board certified in palliative care or have significant expertise in palliative care, including research and scholarship
The academic rank of the applicant must be associate or full professor
Company
Oregon Health & Science University
OHSU is a health and research university provides patient care, research, education of the next generation of health care.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$36.6MKey Investors
U.S. Small Business AdministrationNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesHyundai Hope On Wheels
2024-09-25Grant
2022-11-21Grant· $4.7M
2022-09-27Grant· $0.3M
Leadership Team
Tarek Salaway
Chief Executive Officer, OHSU Health
Lawrence Furnstahl
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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