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The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is hiring a Learning Design Strategist. This role involves collaborating with faculty and experts to design and develop educational activities that address competency gaps and enhance learning through various instructional formats while ensuring compliance with CME and healthcare regulations.

Highlights

Design and develop educational activities with faculty, subject matter experts, and staff.
Apply instructional design concepts for synchronous, asynchronous, and blended learning formats.
Utilize a range of hardware and software tools for developing educational materials.
Conduct gap analysis and needs assessment using scientific and medical literature.
Collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data to inform educational strategies.
Understand CME environment, healthcare regulations, and compliance guidelines including ACCME standards.
Advanced degree and experience in Continuing Medical Education, Adult Learning Theory, or related fields preferred.
Experience developing education programs from conception to delivery is required.
Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence required; experience working with physicians preferred.
Position is full-time with possible travel up to 5 days annually and operates on a hybrid schedule.

Learning Design Strategist Full Description

Learning Design Strategist

Hybrid

Leawood

Full time

Thank you for your interest in careers at AAFP!

The American Academy of Family Physicians and its chapters proudly represent more than 128,300 family physician, resident, and medical student members. Family physicians play a critical role in improving the health of patients, families, and communities across the United States.

The AAFP is committed to helping family physicians improve the health of Americans by advancing the specialty of family medicine, saving members time, and maximizing the value of membership. Our focus every day is to help family physicians spend more time doing what they do best: providing quality and cost-effective patient care. The AAFP delivers value to its members through each of its strategic priorities.

SummaryHours: Monday-Friday (hybrid)

Additional hours as needed
Travel: Possible 5 days of travel annually

Job Description

When you join the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), you are at the center of transforming health care. You are on the leading edge of ensuring family doctors have what they need to adapt, and you are part of a legacy that has been instrumental in improving and advocating for family medicine since 1947. Make an impact that matters. Be Team AAFP.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position will involve working with faculty, internal and external subject matter experts, and staff in a team-based environment to design and develop educational activities that meet competency and/or performance gaps, build new skills/capabilities, and enhance the learning experience. The successful candidate will possess an in-depth understanding of instructional and educational design concepts related to teaching and learning in synchronous, asynchronous and blended formats. Experience using a wide range of hardware and software tools to develop instructional materials is preferred. Additionally, the ideal candidate will be able to review and comprehend scientific and medical literature as part of the gap analysis and needs assessment process. Experience collecting and analyzing quantitative and/or qualitative data required. The ideal candidate will possess an understanding of the CME environment, the healthcare environment, pertinent regulations, and CME accreditation and compliance guidelines.

Other duties and work as assigned.

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REQUIREMENTS

An advanced degree and experience in Continuing Medical Education, Adult Learning Theory, Curriculum Theory, Performance/Quality Improvement Education, Educational Research Methods, or Healthcare is strongly preferred. Experience developing education programs from start to finish. Ability to understand and apply ACCME Essentials and Standards for Commercial Support, and other applicable laws or regulations with which AAFP-provided CME must comply. Demonstrated ability in building strong professional relationships is critical, along with strong emotional intelligence. Experience working with physicians is preferred.

The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, self-directed, and adaptable.

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At the AAFP we are committed to diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, marital status, religion, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, or any other protected status.

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We thank all respondents for their interest in AAFP.

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