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Life is full of way stations, reflection points, and opportunities to pause so you can review the ground you have covered and better prepare yourself for the journey ahead.
As the AAMC celebrates its 150th anniversary, President and CEO David J. Skorton joins us on the Faculty Factory podcast this week to reflect on these vital way stations not only within our own lives but within those of our institutions as well.
This is his second appearance on our show, having joined us in January 2025 for a memorable chat about the less formal side of education. Today we discuss the importance of looking back, and he also takes us through his process of preparing a commencement address, since there are crossovers in what we can learn that are important to preparing for many other opportunities.
Much of what we covered today is inspired by two important articles we encourage you to check out from Dr. Skorton:
- Commencements and speeches: way stations along the lifelong learning journey | Academic Medicine | Oxford Academic
- A look back at 150 years of the AAMC—and a century of Academic Medicine | Academic Medicine | Oxford Academic
You can also revisit his first appearance with us here: