Faculty Factory

Divya Srikumaran, MD, joins us on the Faculty Factory this week to discuss the habits and hacks that have led to her success while navigating a multigenerational household with her family. This is the second installment of our new season of the podcast called, "H3: Habits and Hacks from Hopkins." On these new H3 episodes, we talk with faculty about the practices, efficient routines and ideas we co...

Alejandro V. Garcia, MD, FACS, FAAP, joins us on the Faculty Factory to discuss the habits and hacks that have led to his success. This is the first installment of our new season of the podcast called, "H3: Habits and Hacks from Hopkins." On these new episodes, podcast host Kimberly A. Skarupski, PhD, MPH, will talk with faculty on their habits and hacks-- practices, efficient routines and ideas w...

Happy New Year friends of the Faculty Factory Podcast! With 2021 upon us, host Dr. Kimberly A. Skarupski introduces a new series here on the Faculty Factory: “Habits and Hacks from Hopkins” also known as “H3.” We are always curious how someone is so successful in our field. What are the factors associated with this person’s success in attaining grants, writing papers and making great strides in th...

George S. Everly, Jr., PhD, FACLP, FAPA, joins us today on the Faculty Factory to help close out 2020 with some deeply profound wisdom on resilience and leadership. This is a very timely discussion as Dr. Everly discusses the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. He also discusses what he’s learned from studying previous pandemics, such as in Hong Kong with SARS and later H1N1 in Singapor...

Faculty Factory Podcast producer Casey Callanan, MBA interviews Kimberly A. Skarupski, PhD, MPH on today's milestone 100th episode. Did you know the first ever episode of this podcast was lost? Dr. Skarupski and Mr. Callanan discuss that story and the many lessons learned from the first 100 episodes of this show. Dr. Skarupski is host of the Faculty Factory Podcast and serves as Associate Dean for...

Famous for her top ten lists in professional development, Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA, joins us once again on the Faculty Factory Podcast. This time Dr. Ward shares with us ten tips for building your clinical-based teaching skills.  Dr. Ward serves as Director of Interprofessional Faculty Development at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She is also Associate Director of Professio...

Clara L. Lapiner, MPH, joins us on the Faculty Factory Podcast this week to discuss unique and vibrant models that are useful to faculty to help drive and improve their mentoring relationships. Clara Lapiner is Executive Director of Faculty Professional Development, Diversity and Inclusion with Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York.

We are taking a break this week from releasing a new episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast as we enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. However, we are featuring a “classic episode” of our podcast for those that may have missed it when it originally aired.  Darrell G. Kirch, MD, is president emeritus of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). He served as President and CEO of the AA...

Michelle Eakin, MA, PhD, joins the Faculty Factory Podcast to discuss Writing Accountability Groups (WAGs). Dr. Eakin is Associate Professor with Johns Hopkins University and Chair of the American Thoracic Society Tobacco Action Committee.  WAGs participants support each other to permanently end scholarly writing myths, such as I need to feel inspired and motivated to write, I have no time to writ...

Dr. Wendy Ward is back today! The latest installment of her “ten tips” series for early-career professionals continues with today’s podcast episode on the Faculty Factory. Dr. Ward shares with us the ten things early-career professionals can do to build leadership skills before taking on their first formal leadership role. As a friendly reminder, Dr. Ward serves as Director of Interprofessional Fa...

Mahadevappa Mahesh, MS, PhD, joins the Faculty Factory for a deeply engaging discussion about the benefits and pitfalls of using Twitter in academia. Dr. Mahesh is Professor in the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, and Chair of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's Faculty Senate in Baltimore, Md.

Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA, joins us once again on the Faculty Factory Podcast with one of her famous top ten lists! On this week's episode, Dr. Ward shares ten tips for busy clinicians who are looking to get published. Dr. Ward serves as Director of Interprofessional Faculty Development at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She is also Associate Director of Professional Wellness...

Learn about Writing Accountability Groups (WAGs) on today's episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast. WAGs aims to make writing automatic, mechanical and routine. WAGs started as a group "writing bootcamp" for faculty members and its core principles can be utilized by any writer to improve their craft. Faculty Factory host, Kimberly A. Skarupski, PhD, MPH, is the WAGs founder and Associate Dean for...

Rachel Salas, MD, MEd, FAAN, joins us on the Faculty Factory Podcast this week to discuss strength-based psychology. Dr. Salas is Associate Professor of Neurology and Nursing at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. She also serves as Director, Interprofessional Education and Interprofessional Collaborative Practice with Johns Hopkins and Director of the Neurology Clerkship.

Laura Schweitzer, PhD, joins us on the Faculty Factory for a discussion on successful job searches. Dr. Schweitzer is president emeritus and former vice president for health sciences at SUNY Albany in New York. She coaches women and underrepresented applicants in medicine how to secure high-level administrative jobs in academic medicine, academic engineering, and university administration. She has...

Our guest on the Faculty Factory Podcast this week is Brian Zink, MD. We discuss advice for mid and late career faculty. Dr. Zink is a professor of emergency medicine and senior associate dean for faculty and faculty development at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor. In September 2020, Dr. Zink was named interim executive vice dean for academic affairs with Michigan Medicine. D...

Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA, once again joins us on the Faculty Factory Podcast to share some great tips and advice on better communicating with your mentor. She brings us ten things to ask your mentor. This is a great discussion for those that are just establishing a mentor-mentee relationship, it should help get the conversation started. Dr. Ward serves as Director of Interprofessional Faculty D...

Rashmi Vyas, MBBS, MD, MHPE is our guest today on the Faculty Factory Podcast. Dr. Vyas is Assistant Vice President (AVP) at the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) in Philadelphia. Dr. Vyas discusses communicating your value in this very engaging snippet episode about “deserving a seat at the table.” She does a great job reminding us that investing...

Today’s guest on the Faculty Factory podcast is Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA. She joins us for an important discussion about interprofessional education. Dr. Ward serves as Director of Interprofessional Faculty Development at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).  She is also Associate Director of Professional Wellness, a clinical psychologist and Professor in the Department of Pediat...

Dave Yousem, MD, MBA, is back for today’s Faculty Factory podcast episode about how faculty can better nail the job interview. We all know and love Dr. Yousem by now, this is his seventh appearance on the podcast. He serves as Associate Dean for Professional Development at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is also the Vice Chairman of Program Development at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institu...

In our new episode, Linda Dillon Jones, PhD, joins us to discuss five important conversations to have with your employees. She discusses how having important talks with those that report to you can go a long way. Dr. Jones is Senior Faculty Development Consultant in the School of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She previously served as the Interim Assistant Dean for Faculty Deve...

Donna L. Vogel, MD, PhD, joins the Faculty Factory this week for timeless advice on overcoming imposter syndrome. Dr. Vogel is a recurring guest on this podcast. She previously held the position of Director, the Professional Development Office, Johns Hopkins University. Before Johns Hopkins, she held the position of Program Director of the Reproductive Medicine grant portfolio at the National Inst...

Today’s guest on the Faculty Factory is Dave Yousem, MD, MBA. He joins us for a chat about mission statements. Dr. Yousem is a frequent contributor to the Faculty Factory Podcast. He serves as Associate Dean for Professional Development at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is also the Vice Chairman of Program Development at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institution. Beyond why a mission stateme...

Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA, is back. Dr. Ward joins us on today’s Faculty Factory Podcast episode to discuss ten things early-career professionals can do to prepare for promotion success.  Dr. Ward serves as Director of Interprofessional Faculty Development at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She is also Associate Director of Professional Wellness, a clinical psychologist and P...

Elaine Schulte, MD, MPH, joins the Faculty Factory this week for a chat about coaching fundamentals. Dr. Schulte is Vice Chair, Academic Affairs and Faculty Development, The Children's Hospital at Montefiore in New York.