Simulation Education Analyst, Centre of Innovation in Medical Education at Aga Khan University (AKU)

Job Summary

Reporting to Associate Director, the successful candidate is responsible to work closely with the faculty in School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Medical College, to design and assist in the delivery of simulation-based courses, sessions, and activities for their undergraduate and post-graduate programmes. 

The successful candidate will also work closely with colleagues in AKU Hospital to design and oversee simulation based CPD progammes for their staff and assist in the planning and delivery of events and workshops for external clients while ensuring that all simulation-based programmes adhere to standards and policies of CIME.

Aga Khan University’s Centre for Innovation in Medical Education (CIME) is a global entity with a state-of-the-art facility for the training of health professionals (medicine, nursing) across the continuum of undergraduate to postgraduate students, to practitioners and specialists in Kenya and Pakistan. The center in Nairobi occupies over 30,000sq ft of space within the new University Centre and offers multi-purpose learning spaces, realistic clinical environments, low to high fidelity medical and surgical simulators. 

Responsibilities

• Works with faculty School of Nursing and Midwifery and Medical College to and colleagues in design and develop courses, workshops and programmes of their undergraduate and post-graduate programmes
• Assists in the day-to-day administration and operation of the Centre’s activities in teaching and learning, research and community engagement
• Works effectively within project teams implementing pedagogies appropriate to the context
• Disseminates information locally and participates in events to have a national impact
• Utilises technological developments and innovations in support of faculty educational needs
• Identifies redundant or obsolete methods of teaching and integrates research in simulation-based programmes and advises faculty accordingly
• Contribute to audit of CIME facilities; market research in simulation education and evaluation of simulation-based courses
• Assist in the organisation and delivery of events and workshops for external clients
• Keep up to date documentation of all simulation-based sessions at CIME (curriculum, evaluations and reports)
• Writes simulation specific scholarly articles and research proposals
• Analyse data generated from the simulation-based sessions and make inferences to inform future courses
• Undertakes programmes of CPD as required to maintain currency of skills and knowledge
• Undertakes assignments in relation to Clinical Simulation in campuses across AKU
• Contributes to Research Activities in CIME to improve educational function 

Requirements

• Degree in Health Sciences in the field of Medicine or Nursing 
• Minimum 2 years of clinical experience is preferrable, though fresh graduates may also apply
• Ability to work independently in planning, designing, and evaluating simulation-based programmes
• Internal drive to initiate new programmes
• Sound academic record with interest in teaching and learning through technology
• Ability to lead and work as part of a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational, information management and computer skills
• Competence at Analyst level in 16 identified clinical simulation competencies at CIME