Jeanie McHugo Rachel Carlson Program Directors 101 Faculty Recruitment Jeanie McHugo Rachel Carlson

Acknowledgements Special thanks to these individuals who have contributed to this presentation: Pat Auth Lisa Walker PAEA Copyright 2016

Objectives Compare and contrast well-written and poorly-written job descriptions Develop a well-written job description Describe and apply strategies for recruitment of a diverse faculty Identify barriers to recruitment Describe and apply best practices for interviewing faculty Identify resources for recruitment and selection committees Plan for and address common difficulties that arise during faculty searches Conduct a needs assessment to define roles and responsibilities for faculty positions Develop a targeted marketing and recruitment plan for hiring new faculty JMM PAEA Copyright 2016

How to Begin Definition of needs Faculty recruitment Search Committee members Resources JMM PAEA Copyright 2016

What Makes an Effective Team Ideal PA Faculty Team Brainstorm of characteristics/personalities “must-have” work skills JMM Workbook: What makes an effective team? What experience matters? PAEA Copyright 2016

Experience – what matters most? Educational Clinical Teaching Research Service Are credentials important? JMM PAEA Copyright 2016

Teamwork JMM PAEA Copyright 2016

Workbook: Current faculty team assessment exercise Assessing Your Needs Assembling a high-quality, effective team And what if you’re starting from scratch? JMM Workbook: Current faculty team assessment exercise PAEA Copyright 2016

Recruiting Diverse Faculty Define diverse Let’s talk about the pipeline Location, location, location JMM with LW PAEA Copyright 2016

Assembling a Search Committee: Who is On the Team Already? Reflect on “ideal” faculty team characteristics Reflect on the current experience in your team Where are the gaps? What if you don’t have a team yet? JMM PAEA Copyright 2016

Search Committee Members Potential Community PAs Alumni Medical Director Current Faculty Other Departmental Faculty Preceptors Key Staff Administration JMM Workbook: Who do your search committees typically include, or who else do you think they should include? How will the committee be utilized? PAEA Copyright 2016

Advertising/Promoting the Position Current recruitment strategies Additional strategies (think tank) Workbook: How do you currently advertise/promote open positions? Other things to keep in mind?

Evaluating Candidates The First Screening Determines if candidates meets the minimum criteria for the position Phone Interviews Interview Preparation Schedule a call with candidates and interviews Establish a target duration of the call (30 minutes usually adequate) Prepare core questions Determine the order in which interviewers will ask questions Test teleconferencing equipment JMM PAEA Copyright 2016

Evaluating Candidates Phone Interview Introduce individuals Describe how the interview will be conduced Verify dates of employment Solicit information concerning job-related characteristics of prospective faculty member – integrity, work ethic, and reliability JMM PAEA Copyright 2016

Evaluating Candidates Phone Interview Ask why the candidate is interested in leaving his or her current position Ask a few questions that help you determine the candidate’s contribution to the PA Program Ask follow-up questions as appropriate Alert the candidate that reference calls will be made Allow time for the candidate’s questions Explain what the next step in the selection process Thank the candidate for his or her time JMM PAEA Copyright 2016

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Evaluating Candidates Potential questions to ask during reference calls: How long have you know individual and in what capacity? What stands out as most impressive about this his/her professional attitude? What is his/her least impressive work-related aptitude that you have witnessed? Describe the impact he/she has had on fostering clinical excellence through teaching or clinical practice? What challenges do you think he or she may face in a faculty position? It there anything else you can tell me about him/her that would be helpful for our search committee to know? Would you recommend him/her for the position? JMM PAEA Copyright 2016

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The Interview Develop schedule indicating the names of all individuals whom the applicant will meet. Determine if you want the applicant to prepare a lecture/presentation and, if so, who should be invited. Potential participants in interview, presentation, or both Dean Department Chair Program Director Faculty Student representative All students LW Workbook: How do you currently structure interviews? What are some other interview strategies you want to implement or change? PAEA Copyright 2016

The Interview Teaching Describe your style of teaching and interacting with students. How do you utilize technology in the classroom? How do you engage students? Share your ideas about professional development? Describe your favorite courses taught? How do you define excellence in teaching? Describe your philosophy and experience regarding clinical excellence? How has your life’s experience supported the development of these skills? LW PAEA Copyright 2016

The Interview Research Describe your current research interests? What do you think are your greatest strengths as a scholar? In what areas do you feel you can use some further development? Describe books and articles read recently that are influencing your current research the most? LW PAEA Copyright 2016

The Interview Service and General How would you rank the following areas of faculty workload in terms of value: teaching, research or service? Why? How would you describe the best division of these areas of dedicated time and effort? What do you know about the PA Program that encourages your interest in the position? What do you see as a challenge? LW PAEA Copyright 2016

Active Recruitment Strategies Alumni Area clinicians Area health care professionals Benefits Schedule Relocation Community support Loan repayment Tuition remission for self and/or dependents Health insurance Other? LW with JMM PAEA Copyright 2016

Faculty Recruitment Other things to consider when recruiting faculty Applicant is part of an academic couple Institutional decisions to hire an applicant’s spouse will likely be based on the current needs and funding of the institution and the specialization of the academic partner Applicant is part of an non-academic couple LW with JMM PAEA Copyright 2016

Creative Solutions Negotiating solutions – What do you need? What do they need? What can realistically become a compromise without compromising the Program??? Distant (off-campus) Faculty Part time (<1.0 FTE) Faculty Consultant Faculty/Contract Faculty Amenable combination of academic/clinical work LW with JMM PAEA Copyright 2016

Negotiations Managing expectations Salary Vacation time Professional development Schedule Workload Workbook: How do you currently conduct negotiations at your program? What might you want to try in the future? PAEA Copyright 2016

Activity Speed Hiring Exercise LW with JMM if time allows PAEA Copyright 2016