Faculty Factory

Joining us today on the Faculty Factory Podcast is first-time guest, Richard Edden, PhD. Dr. Edden is Professor of Radiology in the Department of Radiology and Radiological Science at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Within his department, he also holds the position of Director of Post-Doctoral Fellows. “I do a lot of thinking about how post-doctoral fellows develop themselves whil...

Joining us on the Faculty Factory Podcast this week is Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA, FNAP. Dr. Ward has joined us many different times (today is her eighth appearance on this show) and this is the first time she has visited us since being named associate provost for faculty in the Division of Academic Affairs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Dr. Ward also serves as profess...

Attention all early-career faculty members out there—this one’s for you! This week on the Faculty Factory Podcast we are joined by Namandjé N. Bumpus, PhD. Dr. Bumpus brings her invaluable recommendations for navigating the early faculty years. With the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Bumpus is E.K. Marshall and Thomas H. Maren Professor. She is Director of the Department of Pharm...

A very special panel interview of the Faculty Factory is on tap for our listeners this week. Our guests today come to us from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) El Paso and Texas Tech University (TTU) in Lubbock. This is the first ever panel interview since our show’s inception in 2019. We could not have selected a better trio! Our esteemed colleagues this week on the Faculty Fa...

Joining us on today’s episode of the Faculty Factory podcast is our friend Rashmi Vyas, MBBS, MD, MHPE. Dr. Vyas is the newest guest in our Faculty Factory reunion series. Today’s discussion touches on the art of being “perfectly imperfect” and dealing with change. “Perfection is very fluid. It does not mean the same thing to everybody and from every perspective,” she told us. Dr. Vyas is Senior A...

With a strong background in cognitive science and human performance, Mark Guadagnoli, PhD, brings his expertise and wisdom to the Faculty Factory this week. At the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Dr. Guadagnoli is Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Director of Learning and Performance, and Professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Neur...

Today’s interview on the Faculty Factory is short, sweet, and simply put, it radiates positivity. We are excited to have Priya Umapathi, MD, join the Faculty Factory community this week for a chat about perseverance, experiencing joy, and most importantly of all — acknowledging gratitude for Mom! Dr. Umapathi is on our Advisory Board for Junior Faculty here at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine....

An exciting, information-packed Faculty Factory Reunion episode is now available for our listeners this week with Maureen Connelly, MD, MPH. Dr. Connelly is Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Community Affairs with Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine in Pasadena, California. All things promotion and promotion criteria are the topics underpinning today’s chat with Dr. Connelly...

It’s another Faculty Factory reunion this week as Page S. Morahan, PhD, joins the program. Dr. Morahan first joined our show in March 2020. She was one of the last interviews we had before the COVID-19 pandemic shifted the landscape of our profession in myriad ways. If you are interested in listening to Dr. Morahan’s first interview with us on the Faculty Factory, you can access that episode here:...

Erika T. Brown, PhD, joins us on this week’s reunion episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast. We interview Dr. Brown about her new position with Geisel School of Medicine and much more. In September 2021, Dr. Brown was appointed the new Dean of Faculty Affairs with the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth University in Hanover, New Hampshire. Dr. Brown has many years of experience in faculty affa...

This week we’re talking with Wiley “Chip” Souba, MD, on the Faculty Factory Podcast. Dr. Souba joins us for a discussion about the inward journey of leadership. As Dr. Souba puts it: leading yourself is the prerequisite to being an effective leader of others. “It’s a journey because it’s a lifelong endeavor, a mountain with no top. And it’s about leadership because it’s about leading yourself.” Dr...

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...