Senior Deputy Editor, Assessment & Education Programs

The Medical Education division of the American College of Physicians (ACP) is seeking a part-time physician Senior Deputy Editor to work approximately 20 hours per week in support of its Assessment and Education Programs (AEP) department. ACP, a national organization of internists with headquarters in Philadelphia, is the largest medical specialty organization and the second-largest physician group in the United States with 161,000 members worldwide.

Under the direction of the Vice President, Learning Assessment, Accreditation, and Research and the Editor-in-Chief of the Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP), the physician will serve as one of two Senior Deputy Editors, assisting in the planning, development, editing, review, and digital production of MKSAP and other AEP content offerings. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Orient new MKSAP Deputy Editors to their roles and provide feedback to them on their clinical editing performance

• Review assigned content outlines to minimize overlap and redundancies
• Perform secondary reviews and necessary rewriting of assigned MKSAP text and Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs), ensuring accuracy, conciseness, and sufficiency of content and resolving author queries as necessary
• Participate in assigned MKSAP virtual kick-off meetings
• Participate in assigned MCQ-review meetings at the ACP office in Philadelphia
• Work closely with the Editor-in-Chief and a second Senior Deputy Editor to ensure consistency in approach to content across the entire MKSAP program
• Work closely with physician Deputy Editors to address and resolve content ambiguities as well as development issues that may arise
• Work closely with ACP staff Medical Editors to address queries and ensure compliance with production and publication timelines
• Monitor for practice-changing updates to national clinical guidance, and update MKSAP resources as necessary
• Identify emerging topics in need of new content and draft new MKSAP content reviews as necessary
• Collaborate with other Medical Education staff in the production of complementary programs and services as assigned (e.g., Board Review course materials and derivatives)

Qualified candidates will have:

• A medical degree and ABIM board certification in internal medicine (required)
• At least 5 years of experience in a medical education role involving the development and planning of educational content
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
• A track record of productivity in generation of high-quality teaching content
• A collaborative mindset, and a strong sense of diplomacy to offer constructive editorial feedback to our physician-authors and editors

Preference will be given to those candidates who maintain clinical practice hours and who have an academic appointment with a teaching institution.

Position is remote based except for required travel to Philadelphia to participate in six, 2-day multiple-choice-question committee meetings over the 3-year publication cycle (12 days, not including travel).

ACP offers a competitive salary, superior benefits, including necessary travel reimbursement, and a supportive work environment. Find out more about ACP at: https://www.acponline.org/working_at_acp/. Interested candidates should apply online: https://www.acponline.org/working_at_acp/jobs/.

ACP is an Equal Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected class.