Assistant Dean of Clinical Education

The Assistant Dean for Clinical Education (ADCE) is responsible for the academic and administrative oversight of the geographically dispersed College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) core clinical campus system, ensuring high‑quality clinical learning experiences for third‑ and fourth‑year students. The ADCE also manages the Support Priority program and other support programs for students facing challenges meeting licensing board requirements. This role provides leadership across the clinical education continuum, including faculty development, academic quality, and operational effectiveness throughout the clinical campus network.

The ADCE brings together academic and curricular oversight, management expertise, problem‑solving skills, human resources experience, and financial acumen to support a complex clinical education environment. A key component of the role includes serving as the primary representative of COM to clinical partners through regular site visits, professional meetings, and external engagements. Through these interactions, the ADCE builds and sustains strong relationships with clinical sites, supports existing clinical placements, and actively develops new clinical affiliation opportunities. The ADCE serves as a visible leader and ambassador for COM, representing the College within the University and the external clinical community, and participating in COM committees and leadership activities.

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UNE is Maine’s largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.

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