Program Coordinator I, Rural Medicine Outreach (Rural Medicine)

Location: Bryan, Texas; frequent travel throughout Texas, including overnight travel, is required.

Company

Texas A&M University Health Science Center is an academic health center supporting education, research, and team-based healthcare delivery through colleges, centers, and institutes.

What you will do

• Coordinate daily operations of rural student clinical rotations and outreach initiatives across Texas.
• Arrange student schedules, travel, housing, onboarding, documentation, placements, and rotation requirements.
• Serve as the primary contact for students and facilitate communication with faculty, physicians, hospitals, clinics, and community partners.
• Maintain program records, databases, calendars, compliance documentation, affiliation agreements, travel information, and housing records.
• Coordinate meetings, conferences, workshops, health fairs, school visits, career events, community immersion activities, and special projects.
• Prepare reports and presentations, process administrative and financial transactions, track program outcomes, and support partnership development across rural and underserved communities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least two years of related experience in program coordination, higher education, healthcare, administrative support, event coordination, customer service, student services, or a related field.
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and customer service skills, with the ability to communicate professionally with students, faculty, physicians, healthcare professionals, community leaders, and external partners.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, adapt to changing needs, multitask, and maintain attention to detail.
• Knowledge of program coordination, event planning, administrative processes, and records management; ability to analyze information, solve problems, and exercise sound judgment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams, and the ability to learn new software applications.
• Ability to prepare reports, presentations, correspondence, meeting materials, and other professional business documents.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, maintain confidentiality, handle sensitive information professionally, and establish effective working relationships.
• Ability to travel independently throughout Texas, including frequent overnight travel, and represent the Rural Medicine Program and the Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine professionally.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or Master of Public Health from an accredited college or university.
• Experience in healthcare, higher education, hospitals, nonprofit organizations, or community-based programs.
• Experience coordinating student programs, outreach initiatives, events, or special projects.
• Valid Texas Class C Driver’s License or ability to obtain one within 30 days of employment.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time staff employment in a collaborative university environment emphasizing respect, excellence, leadership, loyalty, integrity, and service.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment, flexible spending, and long-term disability insurance, with employer contributions to health and basic life premiums.
• Annual paid holidays, monthly paid sick leave, monthly paid vacation, and automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
• Free exercise programs, wellness resources, LinkedIn Learning, conference and workshop support, educational release time, and tuition assistance.
• The position is grant funded, and future employment may depend on future funding. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required.

Hiring process

• A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended.
• Employment is contingent on credential verification and completion of a criminal history investigation.