Doctor of Medicine (MD) Curriculum Manager

ABOUT VIN UNIVERSITY

VinUniversity is a newly developed, private, non-profit university in Hanoi, Vietnam. It was established by Vingroup with a mission to be the first world-class, internationally accredited and ranked university in Vietnam. VinUniversity has two overarching goals: to excel in teaching; and to produce graduates and research that contribute to developing the key economic sectors of Vietnam.
The formation of the VinUniversity Project has resulted from the collaboration of Vingroup with Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania. Cornell provides academic consulting on Management, Engineering and Technology; and Penn focuses on the Health Sciences disciplines. Both Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania are distinguished Ivy League institutions based in the United States of America. Cornell is involved in every aspect of the development of VinUniversity from infrastructure and campus planning to curriculum development and faculty hiring. Cornell’s SC Johnson College of Business is providing extensive academic advisement in a variety of areas, drawing from a wealth of faculty expertise at multiple colleges and units at Cornell University. Penn’s medical and nursing schools are functioning in a similar fashion to guide the formation of health science education at VinUniversity and to interface with Vinmec, Vingroup’s outstanding health system which currently encompasses 7 hospitals throughout Vietnam. VinUniversity aims to meet the QS 5-star rating standards and will include the following schools within the University: a School of Business, Hospitality, and Real Estate; a School of Engineering and Technology; a School of General Education; a forthcoming School of Health Services and Public Health; a School of Nursing; and a School of Medicine. The University will be an English Medium Instruction (EMI) institution and plans to open for the inaugural class of students in Fall 2020.
On November 14, 2018, VinUni started construction on the 23 hectare area, located within the mega-urban complex of VinCity Ocean Park (Gia Lam, Hanoi). VinUni’s architecture emphasizes the harmony of neo-classic façade with modern and high-tech interior design. Professors and students will find themselves equipped with modern lecture halls and classrooms designed for most advanced teaching and learning methods.
With a strong commitment from Vingroup, Vinmec and VinUni project in particular has been fortunate to receive generous financial investment. VinUni wants to be a national leader in health sciences education quality in Vietnam with regard to MD, Residency and Nursing programs. VinUni aims for its graduates to have the foundations to become quality care providers and leaders in developing a health care system equal to any other. VinUni plan to develop competency-based education program in collaboration with a world top-20 medical school, customized for the Vietnam health care context. The program should have solid quality assurance standards and framework for international accreditations. International benchmarking such as United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) step 1 and 2 for MD graduates, step 3 for Residency graduates are expected to be incorporated into medical curriculum. VinUni will apply the latest medical education technology and approaches, such as Team-based Learning with e-learning and IT support, simulation-based programs, plus early exposure to clinical clerkship programs at Vinmec hospitals.

POSITION SUMMARY

This is currently a unique opportunity to join and contribute to the growing research and education program in Vinmec Healthcare System as well as the up-coming VinUni (Health Sciences) in 2018. VinUni/Vinmec desires a collegial, collaborative, outstanding medical educator with significant medical education career (particularly in MD program leadership).
The qualified Curriculum Manager of VinUni project would be promoted to one of the key positions (tentatively Academic faculty member or Education manager) of VinUniversity - Health Sciences once it has been established.
This position is a full-time faculty appointment with a competitive start-up package. VinUni/Vinmec offers an excellent remuneration package with various benefits of a leading private business corporation in Vietnam. More importantly, this is a great career opportunity for those academic leaders who want to pursuit a meaningful journey to improve the quality of health care service and education reform with great impact on one of the largest populations in Asia.
Faculty rank and salary package will be commensurate with qualifications, regardless of gender, ethnicity, countries of origin, or religious background.
REPORTING LINE
Reports to: Chief of Curriculum Development and VinUni-Health Sciences leadership

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Identify and develop standards, procedures, guidelines related to curriculum development and management.
• Develop curriculum framework, detailed curriculum, and teaching-learning materials under the direction of Program director and the direct supervision of Chief of Curriculum Development.
• Collaborate the activities related to reviewing/amending the curriculum materials provided by experts.
• Build up and maintain partnerships with recruitment agencies, accreditation agencies, and other universities for the development of the program.
• Collaborate with others to organize national/international conferences/workshops as required.
• Teach and perform professional practice under the scope of activities of VinUni and Partners.
• Support clinical education team of VinUni/Vinmec in assigned area of works.

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA
• Doctor of Medicine Degree and at least a Master Degree or equivalent (Doctoral degree is preferred).
• Experience in curriculum development, previous work in hospitals’ office for CME-CNE or universities is preferred.
• Experience in state-of-art teaching pedagogies such as TBL and simulation is preferred.
• Open-minded, logical thinking, highly responsible, determined and decisive.

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY
English is the language of teaching and communication at Vin University. For this role, the minimum requirement is IELTS (Academic) with a score of at least 6.5 or equivalent.
For Higher Education roles, English Language Proficiency may also be proven by having completed PhD studies while being instructed through the medium of English.

WORK PERMIT

All foreign employees must adhere to the requirements for obtaining a valid visa and work permit in Vietnam. These requirements are mandated by the Government and may be over and above the mandatory requirements and key selection criteria. Work permit requirements are subject to change.
Vin University accepts zero tolerance to non-adherence of the immigration laws of Vietnam.