Program Coordinator - Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Florida International University is a top public university that drives real talent and innovation in Miami and globally. Very high research (R1) activity and high social mobility come together at FIU to uplift and accelerate learner success in a global city by focusing in the areas of environment, health, innovation, and justice. Today, FIU has two campuses and multiple centers. FIU serves a diverse student body of more than 56,000 and 290,000 Panther alumni. U.S. News and World Report places dozens of FIU programs among the best in the nation, including international business at No. 2. Washington Monthly Magazine ranks FIU among the top 20 public universities contributing to the public good.

The Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine is currently seeking a Program Coordinator to join our team of professionals.

Duties include:

• Coordinates the tracking for each student's curricular research projects and updates the CanvasMed system accordingly including changes and updates to the course syllabus; contractual documents between students, mentors and course officials; Institutional Review Board (IRB) processes, protocols and abstracts; coordination of data analysis requirements; tracking of accomplishment of research steps and theoretical topics; guidelines on appropriate research methodologies; development of tools to monitor accepted research projects; and tools to monitor required target dates for project implementation and completion.
• Maintains data and databases associated with the Research
• Scholarship Course (RSC) and research projects.
• Maintains confidentiality, adheres to required security measures and performs duties with attention to the highest levels of information protection.
• Coordinates faculty development, maintenance, and communication of guidelines and other documents needed for the research course in general.
• Coordinates the student body interest in starting curricular research projects.
• Assists the Principal Investigator (PI) with Institutional Review Board (IRB) related activities and coordination within the division.
• Assists in following up with student submissions for IRB protocols, including reviewing turned in protocols for completion.
• Assists the division with clerical tasks as needed.
• Schedules and monitors student meetings, conducts follow-up regarding next steps including discussions/meetings with topic advisors where appropriate.
• Provides detailed reports of relevant curricular research projects and develops student plans to expand students research competencies as gaps in their knowledge base are identified.
• Coordinates with the team on the annual Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (HWCOM) Research Symposium and assists in the planning and preparation of events (e.g. Townhall meetings) and internal meetings of the division.
• Performs other duties as assigned or directed. Omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

Bachelor's degree and two (2) years of office or related experience.

Two years of prior experience with public health surveying or surveillance techniques in an academic setting preferred.

Able to communicate in both English and Spanish preferred.

Prior experience with specialized health data collection tools (QualityMetrics, health literacy assessments, etc) preferred.

Successful completion of FIU's human subjects' certification required within two (2) weeks of being hired.

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To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format. All applicants are required to complete the online application including work history and educational details (if applicable), even when attaching a resume.

*This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

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