
Associate Dean of Curriculum Development
Job Locations US-NY-Middletown
ID 2026-13697 College TUNY - College of Osteopathic Medicine Position Type Full-Time Schedule Shift 9:00am-5:00 pm Monday - Thursday, and 9:00am-3:00 pm Friday Hours Per Week 36.5 Travel As needed Category Administration FLSA Status Exempt Location : Country US
Overview The Associate Dean of Curriculum Development provides strategic and operational leadership for the implementation, coordination, assessment, and continuous improvement of the common preclinical curriculum across TouroCOM's three campuses. The Associate Dean of Curriculum Development ensures curricular consistency, educational quality, accreditation compliance and an equitable student learning experience. This position reports to Executive Dean.
Responsibilities
• Lead coordinated implementation of the common curriculum across all three campuses.
• Maintain and steward the official curriculum map, and syllabus template used across the campuses.
• Support systematic review of curriculum structure, sequencing, integration, and learning outcomes.
• Ensure equivalent learning experiences across the three campuses and advise academic departments on adequate faculty coverage, as needed.
• Ensure a coherent and effective formative and summative assessment strategy across the campuses.
• Ensure that student outcomes and evaluation data across the three campuses are utilized as part of the continuous quality improvement process.
• Work with the Dean's Council and Curriculum Committee to ensure a CQI framework for curriculum review and improvement.
• Work with the Dean's Council and Curriculum Committee to coordinate curriculum review cycles with the necessary stakeholders that includes analysis of course and institutional outcomes, including COMLEX L1 and L2, student feedback, SWOT analysis with the faculty and action planning.
• Support faculty development in instructional best practices that support student engagement.
• Ensure that the curriculum is in compliance with COCA standards.
• Promote Cross-Campus Collaboration through cross-campus curriculum course leadership meetings.
• Promote communication and transparency across campuses.
• Evaluate educational technologies and recommend tools that enhance teaching, learning, assessment, and student engagement across the 3 campuses.
• Promote effective use of technology, such as AI, while maintaining curricular consistency and quality.
• Oversee and lead innovations in LMS use for consistent curriculum delivery across the three campuses.
• Ensure equivalent access to curriculum related resources across the three campuses.
• Provide academic communications related to curriculum changes.
• Promote integration of Osteopathic Principles and Practice throughout the curriculum.
• Work with the Dean's Council, Curriculum Committee, and faculty to ensure that the curriculum includes sufficient instruction and assessment of the core competencies of an osteopathic physician, and the elements outlined in the NBOME COMLEX blueprint.
• Lead initiatives approved by the Curriculum Committee and Dean's Council to modify or develop curricula or methods of delivery and assessment based upon need and changing accreditation requirements.
• Advise the Preclinical Deans on each campus regarding the scheduling and coordination of the academic calendar as it applies to campus space allocation and resources.
• Collaborate with Preclinical Deans, Department Chairs, and Associate Chairs of each campus to ensure faculty compliance with curriculum initiatives and contribute to the Faculty Development and Evaluation process as needed.
• Provide curriculum reports to the Curriculum Committee and Dean's Council as needed.
• Other responsibilities assigned by the Executive Dean.