A Faculty Development Community Sharing Tools to Build Academic Leaders.
Presented by UTMB Health
The Faculty Factory is a community of faculty development leaders in academic health systems. We share a passion for serving faculty and helping them exceed their clinical, research, education, program-building, administrative, and leadership expectations.
The Faculty Factory Podcast emerged from a desire to communicate faculty-development-specific information in a consistent, modern, practical, and intimate way. This website serves as a repository for high-value conversations with expert leaders and faculty in academic health systems (visit our podcast-by-topic homepage to find episodes sorted by subject matter); a bibliography of faculty affairs and faculty development-related scholarship; links to our free e-books; and information about our coaching services.
Did You Know? As of June 1, 2026, our podcast and YouTube channel have had nearly 150,000 total downloads from listeners in 114 different countries, and this website has drawn nearly 80,000 web visits from users in 122 countries!
Faculty Development Resource Spotlight
Please take the time to visit our most recent addition: The Faculty Development Resource Spotlight webpage, which highlights key faculty development and leadership resources. While it’s only in its infancy, we’d love for it to grow into a centralized repository. If you have any feedback or would like to submit a resource, please contact us.
Virtual Caregiving Community
The Virtual Caregiving Community is a passionate group of faculty members from various institutions who provide care for their older family members and spouses/partners. This group also includes individuals in the “sandwich generation” who are raising children while providing care for aging parents. Since June 2023, we have met monthly to share emotional support and practical caregiving advice. The advice and tips come from faculty caregivers who understand the unique nuances of working in academic medicine.