Faculty Factory

This week on the Faculty Factory podcast, we welcome back Jennifer Apps, PhD, as she shares her insights on the topic of "mental load" and offers practical strategies for effectively navigating it. Dr. Apps explains that mental load refers to the cognitive effort involved in managing and organizing tasks, both in personal and professional life. The discussion is prompted by Dr. Apps' realization o...

Jennifer Lee, MD, makes her triumphant return to our show this week to share with us her journey of becoming a leader and senior associate dean. She also walks us through how she prepared for leadership opportunities throughout her career while building her research, practice, and polishing her CV. This week's edition of the Faculty Factory Podcast is dedicated to those folks who are considering l...

Lee Daugherty Biddison, MD, MPH, joins the Faculty Factory Podcast for the very first time this week, engaging in an in-depth discussion on wellness. Currently serving as the Chief Wellness Officer and Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine, Dr. Biddison brings her vast expertise to this discussion. In the opening minutes o...

This week on the Faculty Factory, in honor of the upcoming Mother's Day holiday on Sunday, May 14th, we are replaying an episode that originally aired on July 22, 2022, called "Perseverance and the Art of Experiencing Joy with Priya Umapathi, MD." This episode has an underlying message of love and gratitude for moms, and we thought it would be the perfect episode to get folks in the holiday spirit...

This week's episode is a joint presentation of the Faculty Factory Podcast and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's Office of Faculty Development, featuring Carisa M. Cooney, MPH, CCRP. Carisa joins our show to present her widely acclaimed and celebrated talk, Evolving Personally and Professionally to Maintain Job Satisfaction: In It For the Long Haul. If you would like to see the vis...

We are thrilled to be joined by Mona Bahouth, MD, PhD, for this week’s episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast! Mona Bahouth, MD, PhD, is Medical Director, Brain Rescue Unit, and Assistant Professor of Neurology with Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore. Dr. Bahouth is an expert in health system science and implementation science as we chat about in this interview.   On today’s podcast, Dr...

This week, Joseph E. Losee, MD, FACS, FAAP, is making his debut on the Faculty Factory Podcast, where he delivers an inspiring message on resilience to all faculty. Resilience is an essential quality for anyone working in this field given its inherent challenges, high-pressure situations, and emotional exhaustion. Dr. Joseph E. Losee currently serves as the Dr. Ross H. Musgrave Endowed Chair of Pe...

Joining us this week for an incredibly insightful and alarming conversation is William T. Mallon, EdD. Make sure to tune in as Dr. Mallon makes his Faculty Factory Podcast debut. We will dive into the crucial topic of academic medicine's role in the climate crisis. Dr. Mallon is the Senior Director of Strategy and Innovation Development at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Dr. M...

We are joined by Cary C. Ward, MD, for a fresh installment of the Faculty Factory Podcast this week! Dr. Ward is Associate Dean for Faculty Development with Duke University School of Medicine in North Carolina.  Dr. Ward is an adult congenital and structural heart disease specialist. She serves as the Program Director for the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellowship and the Director of the Cardio...

Everyone seems to be talking artificial intelligence these days and how it might drastically impact the future. What are the implications for faulty and medical professionals around the world? How will this impact grant writing, research and academic integrity? The questions continue to linger. Our guest this week on the Faculty Factory is Daniel Khashabi, PhD, to help us address some of these que...

Joining us this week on the Faculty Factory Podcast is Stacey B. Lee, JD, for a chat regarding what faculty should know about health care negotiations. Stacey provides tools and techniques for successfully negotiating at work while reducing harmful conflicts and protecting relationships. Stacey is a Professor of Law and Ethics at the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School with a joint appo...

We are running the gamut this week when it comes to four very important topics in academic medicine. Rachel B. Levine, MD, MPH, joins our show to cover important facets of organizational savvy, professional relationships, followership, and sponsorship. This is Dr. Levine’s third time joining us here on the Faculty Factory. She currently serves as Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Educationa...

Making a decision that leads to a major life change is the topic explored in today’s Faculty Factory episode with Rachel Salas, MD, MEd. Dr. Salas is Assistant Medical Director with Johns Hopkins Center for Sleep and Wellness and serves as Professor of Neurology with Johns Hopkins Medicine. She joins our podcast to share the story of her carefully planned major life-changing decision on today’s ep...

Yuval Bar-Or, PhD, brings us more exceptionally valuable financial information for faculty in his third unforgettable appearance on our show this week. Dr. Bar-Or is an Associate Professor with the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. He is the author of seven books, including the Pillars of Wealth series for medical professionals. In a field full of confusing terms and jargon, he covers the basic...

Making his Faculty Factory Podcast debut this week is Andrew Wilner, MD, FACP, FAAN! We are grateful to have this neurologist, prolific medical journalist and podcaster join us for a discussion on giving and receiving feedback painlessly. In addition to his podcasting and writing, Dr. Wilner currently serves as Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center i...

As longtime listeners can attest, we love lists here at the Faculty Factory. This week we are joined by Mary Deane Sorcinelli, EdD who brings us the gift of her top ten tips for new faculty. Dr. Sorcinelli is Professor Emeritus & Senior Fellow, Center for Teaching & Learning with University of Massachusetts Amherst. Providing guidance and support to help navigate the challenges of academic...

Making her Faculty Factory Podcast debut this week is Jennifer A. Villwock, MD!  Dr. Villwock joins us for a full exploration of wellness within our field. Dr. Villwock currently serves as Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. As Dr. Villlwock points out early in this episode, wellness is not something that we have historically done well f...

Megan Palmer PhD, MS, is back this week with three important topics she would like to share with our community. It has been well over three years since her last visit to the Faculty Factory Podcast. Dr. Palmer is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Higher Education in the School of Education at Indiana University. She is also the Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Professional...

Heather Brod revisits us on the Faculty Factory Podcast this week for another enlightening chat. This week we are discussing what it means to belong and how we can help others build a sense of belonging at our institutions. Heather joined our show last year for a memorable chat on executive coaching and leadership.  Heather is an executive coach and consultant. Prior to branching off on her own to...

It’s the return of R. Kevin Grigsby, MSW, DSW, on the Faculty Factory Podcast this week! Dr. Grigsby joins our show for a timely discussion on organizational strategy in academic medicine. Today’s conversation also includes vital tidbits on leadership, how to conduct an efficient meeting, and much more. Today’s episode is another example of a return guest rejoining our show for a powerful and memo...

At some point in our academic medicine careers, we will all overcommit ourselves to an overwhelming number of responsibilities.   Jennifer Apps, PhD, joins the Faculty Factory Podcast this week to chat about reconnecting to our values to reclaim some balance. Dr. Apps is a pediatric neuropsychologist at Children's Wisconsin, a pediatric acute care children's hospital in Milwaukee. She also serves...

It’s our annual “State of the Podcast” address this week on the Faculty Factory as we preview Season 5 and the year ahead! We are privileged to welcome listeners to this milestone fifth year of the Faculty Factory Podcast. Faculty Factory producer, Casey Callanan, MBA, joins podcast host Kimberly A. Skarupski, PhD, MPH, to recap some Faculty Factory community highlights from 2022 on today’s show....

Today’s episode of the Faculty Factory is a “Best of” show that includes highlights from past interviews of our show about how to best navigate social media in academic medicine. Today’s “Best of” show includes highlights from the following episodes: Social Media Habits and Hacks with Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD The Benefits and Pitfalls of Twitter in Academia with Mahadevappa Mahesh, MS, PhD Explor...

Today’s episode of the Faculty Factory is a “Best of” show that includes highlights from past interviews of our show about navigating tough conversations and difficult issues. While these snippets may prove most helpful to those in academic medicine, the takeaways can really be applied to any workplace environment. A few weeks ago we released the first part in this series, and you can catch up on...

Today’s episode of the Faculty Factory is a “Best of” show that includes highlights from past interviews of our show about navigating mentorships. Last year around this time of year we released the first two parts in this three part series, and you can catch up on them here: Best of the Faculty Factory Discussions on Mentorship, Part I Best of the Faculty Factory Discussions on Mentorship, Part II...