Faculty Factory

Heather Brod visits the Faculty Factory Podcast this week for a memorable chat on executive coaching and leadership. Heather is an executive coach and consultant. Prior to branching off on her own to go into coaching full time, Heather was Executive Director at the Center for Faculty Advancement Mentoring and Engagement with the Ohio State University’s College of Medicine in Columbus. Interpersona...

We are excited to welcome Nancy Spector, MD, back to the Faculty Factory Podcast today for a reunion chat.  Dr. Spector is Senior Vice Dean for Faculty, Professor of Pediatrics and Executive Director of Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM®) at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. This is the second time Dr. Spector has joined our show for an interview. It's been near...

Today’s episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast is an interview about the new Faculty Factory eBook, which is available now for free. The Faculty Factory Community is pleased to present our newest eBook, Habits and Hacks from Hopkins. You can download this eBook for free: https://bit.ly/3PYtL2h Many Faculty Factory podcast listeners may remember it was one year ago we published our first eBook “Sni...

Archana (Archie) Chatterjee, MD, PhD, is our guest on the Faculty Factory Podcast this week. This is another Faculty Factory reunion episode with our guest returning to our show to share some wonderful news. Dr. Chatterjee was selected as the new dean of Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and vice president for medical affairs, after a national search pr...

Joining us on the Faculty Factory this week for a very special reunion episode is Leigh A. Patterson, MD, MAEd. Dr. Patterson is Associate Dean for Faculty Development at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, and Chair of Emergency Medicine at ECU.  Today’s episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast is another reunion episode where we visit with past podcast guests and learn about...

We are pleased to welcome Daniel Barnett, MD, MPH, to the Faculty Factory community this week. Dr. Barnett joins us for a lively discussion about preparedness, resiliency, and the wisdom he has gained throughout his career in academic medicine and research. Dr. Barnett is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Health & Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public...

Making her Faculty Factory Podcast debut this week is Harriet W. Hopf, MD. Dr. Hopf joins us for a rich discussion about coaching’s role in academic medicine and much more. Dr. Hopf is Co-Director of the University of Utah's School of Medicine Coaching and Advancement Network (UCAN), and Professor and Director of Faculty Development and Mentoring in the Department of Anesthesiology. She is also an...

We are reunited with Kimara Ellefson, MBA, for a fun and informative reunion interview on this week’s Faculty Factory podcast episode. Kimara is the National Director for Partnerships with the Kern National Network for Caring & Character in Medicine (KNN). According to its website, “KNN is a national network of seven medical schools dedicated to advancing caring and character in medicine with the...

Joining us this week for another Faculty Factory reunion episode is Laura Schweitzer, PhD. Dr. Schweitzer presents us with the 12 key mistakes that folks in academic medicine tend to make when looking for a new job. This is in addition to catching us up on what she has been up to since we lasted chatted with her. Dr. Schweitzer is president emeritus and former vice president for health sciences at...

It has been well over three years since we last heard from Daniel Shapiro, MS, PhD on the Faculty Factory Podcast. We welcome him back today for a substantive, in-depth chat about data’s role in advancing the careers of our faculty. Dr. Shapiro serves as the Vice Dean for Faculty and Administrative Affairs at the Penn State College of Medicine (Hershey) and he is the Garner James Cline Professor o...

Today we welcome back Amy S. Gottlieb, MD, FACP, to the Faculty Factory Podcast. Dr. Gottlieb is Chief Faculty Development Officer, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, and Professor of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology at UMass Chan Medical School – Baystate in Springfield, Mass. Dr. Gottlieb joined us to discuss her recently published book Closing the Gender Pay Gap in Medicine: A Roadmap fo...

Dr. Rakhee K. Bhayani from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is our guest on the Faculty Factory Podcast this week. Dr. Bhayani is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of the Forum for Women in Medicine (FWIM), and Co-Director of the Balance in Medicine Resident Wellness Initiative.  Dr. Bhayani is a great champion for the professional development, wellness, and growth...

Joining us for this week’s episode of the Faculty Factory is Peter Densen, MD. We explore coaching, leadership, and career transitions as part of this in-depth discussion with Dr. Densen. He currently serves as Emeritus Professor of Internal Medicine-Infectious Diseases with University of Iowa Health Care. His distinguished, 40-year career in Iowa has included the following positions: Associate de...

This week’s episode of the Faculty Factory podcast is a chat with Nutan Vaidya, MD, about her role as Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs and Equity with the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in North Chicago, Ill. Dr. Vaidya also serves as Professor and Discipline Chair of Psychiatry with the Chicago Medical School. Prior to her current role, Dr. Vaidya serv...

Angela Sharkey, MD, discusses her new role as Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education at Wake Forest University with us on today’s episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast. Dr. Sharkey is also a practicing pediatric cardiologist. When Dr. Sharkey first visited with us in 2019, she was serving as the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of South Carolina Scho...

Our friend Janet Bickel returns to the Faculty Factory Podcast this week. Janet is a highly accomplished leadership and career development coach with nearly 50 years of experience in academic medicine and science. She started her academic career with Brown University’s Medical School (now called The Warren Alpert Medical School) in 1972. Janet first joined us on the Faculty Factory Podcast back in...

We welcome Jeffrey M. Lyness, MD, FACPsych, back to the Faculty Factory Podcast this week. Dr. Lyness is Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology with the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in Rochester, NY. This is the third time Dr. Lyness has joined our podcast. You can listen to his previous episodes here: Why Happiness and Prod...

A longtime friend of our show is back this week to share her expertise with us. It gives us great pleasure to welcome back Christina “Chris” Runge, PhD, CCC-A, to our podcast today. Dr. Runge is the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). Dr. Runge is a passionate faculty development professional, researcher, and audiologist. She also serves as Professor of...

It’s been nearly three years since Susan Chubinskaya, PhD, visited us on the Faculty Factory Podcast. We welcome her back with open arms today.   Her trademark levels of high energy and enthusiasm are on full display in today’s episode.  Dr. Chubinskaya leaves us with plenty of pearls of wisdom for faculty looking to develop their careers. She also gives us a recap of how her institution has grown...

We are pleased to welcome David A. Rogers, MD, MHPE, back to our show this week. It has been nearly three years since we last heard from him on the Faculty Factory Podcast. When Dr. Rogers first joined us in 2019, he served as Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development in the School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). At the time he was also Chi...

The Faculty Factory reunion continues as Alice Fornari, EdD, FAMEE, RDN, visits our podcast this week. Dr. Fornari is our guest for a fascinating discussion on the intersection of medical education, Just in Time Teaching (JiTT), evidence-based knowledge, and technology. Dr. Fornari is a passionate educator serving as Vice President of Faculty Development with Northwell Health and Associate Dean wi...

We are excited for another Faculty Factory reunion episode today as we visit with Amanda Termuhlen, MD. Dr. Termuhlen is Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, in the Office of Faculty Affairs at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. She also serves as Professor in the Department of Pediatrics. Reunion episodes will be popping up a lot this season on the Faculty Factory Podcast where we will be...

Season 4 of the Faculty Factory is here, and it’s off to an inspiring start. George S. Everly, Jr., PhD, FACLP, FAPA, joins us with some timely take home messaging on resilience and mental health. Dr. Everly is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Department of International Health in the Bloomberg School of Public Health. This is a reunion ep...

This week on the Faculty Factory we preview Season 4 and the year ahead! We are incredibly honored to welcome listeners to the fourth year of the Faculty Factory Podcast. Faculty Factory producer, Casey Callanan, MBA, joins our host, Kimberly A. Skarupski, PhD, MPH, to recap some Faculty Factory community highlights from 2021 on today's show. We also preview some of the exciting new resources, pod...

Today’s episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast is a “Best of the Faculty Factory” podcast episode on mentorship. It features highlights of conversations we have had on this podcast about mentoring. This is a follow-up to Episode No. 152, Best of the Faculty Factory Discussions on Mentorship, Part 1, which was published two weeks ago. As a friendly programming reminder, we will be launching a new s...