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Listen Now: This week we’re excited to revisit some of the best interviews from this podcast’s +360-episode archive about making transformative, life- or career-changing transition decisions. This “Best of the Faculty Factory” compilation episode features clips from three important episodes in the Faculty Factory archive. (If you’re interested in hearing the full conversations, you can find the original episodes below). Appearing in order are the episodes that were clipped for this podcast: A Faculty Factory Read More

Listen Now: We have all heard the saying: “New Year, New You!” Yet, embracing change is never easy, as it comes with uncertainty and the possibility of (gulp) failure. However, there is no real “failure,” only learning opportunities when your mindset is in the right framework. We will be back next week with brand new episodes for the Year 7/Season 7 debut of the Faculty Factory podcast. This week, we’re excited to ring in the Read More

Listen Now: Whether you refer to it as “imposter syndrome” or the “imposter phenomenon,” one thing is abundantly clear: you are not alone when it comes to dealing with it as a professional in academic medicine. This week on the Faculty Factory Podcast, we are blending together two incredible interviews from our archives that dissect this phenomenon with the precision and evidence-based arguments we cherish here on our podcast for a very special “best of” Read More

Listen Now: On this week’s Faculty Factory Podcast, we’re featuring clips and snippets from some of the best leadership conversations we’ve had over the six-year lifespan of this show. This is the final part of a three-part best of the Faculty Factory series on leadership discussions. You can catch up on the first part here. And Part 2 of this leadership podcast series can be found here. As a friendly programming reminder, we will be Read More

Listen Now On this week’s Faculty Factory Podcast, we’re featuring clips and snippets from some of the best leadership conversations we’ve had over the six-year lifespan of this show. This is part two of a three-part best of the Faculty Factory series on leadership discussions. You can catch up on the first part here. As a friendly programming reminder, we will be back on January 3, 2025, with a brand-new episode of the Faculty Factory Read More

Listen Now: Today’s episode of the Faculty Factory is a “Best of” show that includes highlights from past interviews of our show about what goes into writing a successful grant. This is Part 2 of a 2-part series. You can listen to Part 1 here. As a friendly programming reminder, we will be back in 2024 with brand new episodes of the Faculty Factory Podcast! Today’s “Best of” show includes highlights, snippets and clips from Read More

Listen Now: Today’s episode of the Faculty Factory is a “Best of” show that includes highlights from past interviews of our show about what goes into writing a successful grant. As a friendly programming reminder, we will be back in 2024 with brand new episodes of the Faculty Factory Podcast! Today’s “Best of” show includes highlights, snippets and clips from the following episodes (appearing in order): Episode 47 – Applying for Funding, Top Ten Things Read More

Listen Now: 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 Exploring the Future of Learning and Online Education with Peggy Read More

Listen Now: 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 it here: Episode 201 – Best Read More

Listen Now: 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 Today’s “Best of” show Read More

Listen Now: 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. Today’s “Best of” show includes highlights from the following episodes: Episode 79 – Managing Difficult Issues with Charles G. Irvin, Ph.D., DE, ATSF, FERS (Faculty Factory Snippet No. 29) Episode 75 – How to Handle Conflict with Dave Yousem, MD, MBA (Faculty Factory Snippet No. 25) Episode 72 – Read More

Listen now: Today’s episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast is a “Best of the Faculty Factory” podcast episode on mentorship. It features highlights of conversations we have had on this podcast about mentoring. This is a follow-up to Episode No. 152, Best of the Faculty Factory Discussions on Mentorship, Part 1, which was published two weeks ago. As a friendly programming reminder, we will be launching a new season of the Faculty Factory Podcast in Read More

Listen now: Coaching is different than seeking the help of a consultant, mentor, or therapist. While there are similarities and overlap between these disciplines and coaching, they are uniquely different. Coaching can broadly be defined as helping a person, or team, accomplish their goal(s). Almost all professionals can benefit from the tutelage of an unbiased coach in their life. This is especially true for faculty. Today’s episode of the Faculty Factory is a “Best of” Read More

Listen now: Conversations on mentorship have been a staple of the Faculty Factory Podcast since we launched Episode No. 1 in 2019. As we close out 2021 – another great year on the Faculty Factory – we are excited to share with you a “Best of the Faculty Factory” podcast episode on mentorship. Today’s podcast includes clips from different interviews. It contains some of the top highlights of conversations we’ve had on mentorship since the Read More