Job Description
Posting number: 2026-01838
Department: University of Hawai'i at Manoa - John A. Burns School of Medicine
Division: Pediatrics
Job classification: ASST/ASSOC PROF, MED, 11-MO
Posting type: Open
Categories: Health Education, Medical
Title: Assistant /Associate Professor, H3/H4M11 (Neuro APD, 85687T)
Position Number: 0085687T
Hiring Unit: John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Location: Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
Date Posted: August 20, 2026
Closing Date: September 4, 2026
Salary Information: Commensurate with qualifications and experience
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Tenure Track: Non Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Part Time – Full Time Equivalency:0.10
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary
Other Conditions:
Annually renewable depending on performance and/or funding availability, to begin approximately September 2026.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- The Associate Program Director assists the Program Director with administering and maintaining an educational environment, aligned with the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) Pathways to Excellence, conducive to educating residents/fellows in each of the ACGME competency areas.
- Serves in the capacity of the Program Director in their absence.
- Provides instruction and mentorship to medical students, graduate students, residents, and faculty across clinical and academic settings.
- Assesses learner competencies and assists with mediation and remediation as needed.
- Conducts, supports, and promotes research and scholarly activity within the division.
- Demonstrates commitment to the education of resident and fellow physicians in all competencies pertinent to the subspecialty and serves as a role model of professionalism.
- Contributes scholarly activities to help maintain national ACGME accreditation of the program.
- Perform additional academic, clinical, and scholarly responsibilities as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Assistant Professor
- MD degree or equivalent medical degree from an accredited medical school.
- Maintaining board certification in Pediatrics and Neurology
- Valid Hawaii Medical license by date of hire.
- Demonstrated ability in teaching and patient care.
- Professionalism in meeting and conferring with others.
- Excellent organizational skills.
Associate Professor
- Same as Assistant Plus
- Four years in the rank of Assistant professor, or four (4) years of other healthcare experience, or a total of four years of teaching in the rank of Assistant Professor and other experience, or one year at the rank of Associate Professor at another health care school of recognized standing.
- Proven ability in teaching, research, and program administration.
- Recognition for having made a significant scholarly contribution to the clinical specialty.
- Ability to serve as a role model for students and junior colleagues.
- Professionalism in meeting and conferring with others.
- Evidence of excellent patient care in a collaborative environment.
- Experience in academic and/or clinical program administration.
- Evidence of excellent team building and interpersonal skills.
- Experience functioning in a complex system of multiple organizations and stakeholders.
- Familiarity with Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) and Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requirements.
Desirable Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience with curriculum development and evaluation.
- Eligibility for clinical privileges at The Queen's Health Systems or Kapiolani Medical Center.
- Familiarity with curriculum development and evaluation, provider of educational activities as required by the LCME, ACGME, and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
To apply:
Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach the required documents:
- Cover letter indicating how you satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications,
- Curriculum Vitae
- Names and contact information of five professional references,
- Copy of U.S. Board Certification AND current U.S. medical license or official transcripts from medical school plus certificates of completion from residency training and current U.S. medical license. Copies of transcripts are accepted when used instead of current U.S. board certification or current U.S. medical license. However, if used for verification, original transcripts are required upon hire.
The application will be considered incomplete if materials are unreadable. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
Inquiries:
Inquiries: Tumaini Rucker Coker, M.D., M.B.A., Department Chair; 808-369-1237 or tumaini.coker@hphmg.org
Examples of duties
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