Director, Foundational Science Integration

Bethlehem, PA - 800 Ostrum St

Full time

R146619

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The Director of Foundational Science Integration at Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine and St. Luke’s University Health Network Campus will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality basic science content through all four years of medical school.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plans, organizes and teaches both the horizontal and vertical integration of basic science content necessary for student success in all three phases of the LKSOM curriculum. This includes participation in small groups, moderating, and lecturing.

• Provides faculty development and support pertaining to delivery of lecture content and active-learning sessions.

• Maintains open and effective communication with relevant faculty at all LKSOM campuses to ensure comparable student education and experience at SLUHN.

• Works closely with the Director of Pre-Clerkship Curriculum, Course Directors, and Clerkship Directors to achieve relevant phase educational goals. Establish appropriate objectives and oversee content development, delivery, and assessment.

• Supports the Director of Pre-Clerkship Curriculum in implementation of Phase 1 courses at the regional campus. Work with other first and second year course directors and first and second year curriculum coordinators to plan, organize, and implement the Pre-Clerkship curriculum with the Director.

• Works with the Director of Clerkship Curriculum to reinforce foundational science content in Phases 2 and 3.

• Participates in the development of formative and summative questions, exam review sessions, and analysis of exams and any other assessment modalities.

• Participates in the development and execution of Clinical Reasoning Conferences held throughout the Phase 1 curriculum.

• PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS

Sitting for up to 7 hours per day, 3 hours at a time, frequently using fingers for typing, data entry, etc.

Education:

M.D., PsyD., or Ph.D. or an education/medically related field. Experience in a medical school setting.

Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. (http://www.slhn.org/EOE)

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (http://www.slhn.org/) (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue in excess of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Luke’s was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally.

St. Luke’s is the ONLY health care institution in the Lehigh Valley to be named a Top Workplace regionally repeating the exclusive honor for the third year in a row. Also, for the third straight year, St. Luke’s has been a Top Workplaces in the Philadelphia Region by the Philadelphia Inquirer, ranking 9th in the large employer category for 2025 and the only health care system in PA to receive this award. In 2025, St. Luke’s was recognized as a national Top Workplaces by USA Today, three years in a row, including the 3rd best health care system in the nation in 2023 and 2024. Lastly, in 2025, St. Luke’s was named a Top Workplace in New Jersey for the third year in a row.

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