Leadership

A Comprehensive Roadmap for Leadership, Communication and Teambuilding with Lilly Marks and Susan Chubinskaya, PhD, MS

Kimberly Skarupski, PhD, MPH–Leadership–

Listen Now: The Faculty Factory Podcast is back for its Year 7/Season 7 debut this week, and we couldn’t be more excited! Lilly Marks, a respected voice and distinguished leader in our field, is our featured guest, with Susan Chubinskaya, PhD, MS, joining alongside to add insights and further questions that ultimately provide a deep-seated exploration of several leadership traits and styles that are essential for success and building a healthy culture. Among the leadership Read More

Confidently Stepping into New Leadership Roles with Nicole Jarrett, MD, FACS

Kimberly Skarupski, PhD, MPH–Leadership–

Listen Now: As a leader, the more you show your human side and reach out to others for help, the stronger the chance that the people around you will start to do the same. There are plenty of leadership lessons for early-career faculty and beyond in this week’s Faculty Factory Podcast interview, just in time for the holidays, with our new friend Nicole Jarrett, MD, FACS. We hear about her journey and the transition from Read More

Exercising Transformational Leadership for Stronger Organizational Habits with Martin Zeier, MD

Kimberly Skarupski, PhD, MPH–Leadership–

Listen Now: Many leaders in the healthcare system and academic medicine, by default, manage their day through transactional leadership. However, as we learn in this week’s episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast, there may be a better way. We are thrilled to welcome Martin Zeier, MD, visiting us from Germany this week on the podcast to discuss transformational leadership. Dr. Zeier leads the Division of Nephrology at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. He recently Read More

Illustrating the Four R’s of Leadership with Joseph E. Losee, MD, MBA, FACS, FAAP

Kimberly Skarupski, PhD, MPH–Leadership, The Faculty Factory–

Listen Now: The importance of the four R’s to keep top of mind as you navigate your leadership journey is presented by Joseph E. Losee, MD, MBA, FACS, FAAP, a beloved return guest, on the Faculty Factory Podcast this week. Dr. Losee is Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, the Dr. Ross H. Musgrave Endowed Chair in Pediatric Plastic Surgery, a Professor and Executive Vice Chair of the Read More

Learning to Lead without Authority in Academic Medicine with W. Neil Duggar, PhD, DABR

Kimberly Skarupski, PhD, MPH–Leadership–

Listen now: For W. Neil Duggar, PhD, DABR, everything on his path to leadership in academic medicine started with fully understanding his own “why.” That process of understanding your purpose, who you are, and how that dictates what success will look like, and whether you are making progress, is a central theme within today’s broader leadership discussion. Dr. Duggar currently serves as an Associate Professor and Director of Medical Physics in the Department of Radiation Read More

The Value of Reluctant Leadership and Guiding Frontline Healthcare Leaders with David A. Rogers, MD, MHPE

Kimberly Skarupski, PhD, MPH–Leadership–

Listen Now: David A. Rogers, MD, MHPE, whom we affectionately refer to as a Faculty Factory Podcast “frequent flier,” returns to the show this week for the third time, delivering a gem of a conversation centered around leadership. With the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), he is a professor in the Department of Surgery, with secondary appointments in the Departments of Medical Education and Pediatrics and holds an adjunct appointment in the Collat School Read More

Building Bridges and the Power of Partnerships in Academia with Katie Branch, PhD, MSN, RN, FNAP, CHSE

Kimberly Skarupski, PhD, MPH–Leadership, Self-Awareness & Self-Management–

Listen Now: Relationships, as the heart of building success in service of your institution’s mission and the many people who benefit from it, are the central focus of this week’s thought-provoking interview with Katie Branch, PhD, MSN, RN, FNAP, CHSE, on the Faculty Factory Podcast. With her professional background proudly rooted in nursing, Dr. Branch currently serves as the Vice President for Interprofessional Education and the Health Education Center at the University Texas Medical Branch Read More

“Leadership is Personal” and Other Key Insights for Faculty with Gulshan Sharma, MD, MPH

Kimberly Skarupski, PhD, MPH–Leadership–

Listen Now: Our fantastic guest, Gulshan Sharma, MD, MPH, discusses key elements of leadership, such as teambuilding, applied knowledge (or intelligence), situational awareness, authenticity, and the role of brain chemistry, this week on the Faculty Factory Podcast. Dr. Sharma is the Senior Vice President and Chief Medical & Clinical Innovation Officer at UTMB Health in Galveston. He also serves as a Professor in the Division of Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine within the Department Read More

A Comprehensive Look at Developing Excellent Leadership in Medicine with Joshua Hartzell, MD, MS-HPEd, FACP, FIDSA

Kimberly Skarupski, PhD, MPH–Leadership–

Listen Now: We’ve all heard of medical malpractice and its dire costs, but what about leadership malpractice? Should there be consequences or at least more resistance to those implementing non-evidence-based leadership tactics in academic medicine? Those questions and much more are explored in depth with our guest this week on the Faculty Factory Podcast, author Joshua Hartzell, MD, MS-HPEd, FACP, FIDSA, who joins us to discuss: Leadership responsibility and development Cultural strategies from the military Read More

Acts of Leadership to Build Community within Faculty with Nausheen Jamal, MD, MBA

Kimberly Skarupski, PhD, MPH–Communication, Leadership–

Listen Now: Too often, poor leadership in academic medicine drives people apart rather than connecting them. With that in mind, we invite Nausheen Jamal, MD, MBA, to our Faculty Factory Podcast this week to share pearls of wisdom from her own experience in building a leadership strategy aimed at bringing people together. Dr. Jamal currently serves as Professor & Harry Carothers Wiess Chair in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Read More

Leadership and Performance Coaching Guidance for Early-Career Physicians with Brian Clyne, MD, MHL

Kimberly Skarupski, PhD, MPH–Coaching, Leadership–

Listen Now: Join us for today’s engaging episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast, featuring our returning guest, Brian Clyne, MD, MHL. In this episode, we explore key guidance for early-career physicians and faculty in academic medicine through the lens of a coach. Dr. Clyne is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University where he also serves as Vice Chair for Education. It is often a complex journey we face Read More

Developing Leadership Skills in Academic Health Centers with Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA

Kimberly Skarupski, PhD, MPH–Leadership–

Listen Now: A frequent contributor to the Faculty Factory Podcast is back this week for another one of her trademark episodes that will leave you wanting more. Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA, returns as we discuss many aspects of developing leadership skills in academic health centers. Even if you never entered the profession intending to take on a formal leadership position, Dr. Ward’s tutelage will help you adopt the right mindset should that opportunity unexpectedly Read More

Best of the Faculty Factory Podcast: Conversations on Leadership

Kimberly Skarupski, PhD, MPH–Best of, Leadership–

Listen Now: As mentioned in the beginning of this week’s podcast, the Faculty Leadership Collaborative: Early-Career Bootcamp starts in January 2025! Designed for early-career faculty (instructors or assistant professors with less than five years at rank), this three-day bootcamp provides overviews of key leadership competency areas, developed and delivered BY faculty members in academic health FOR early-career faculty members in academic health. Learn more & Register here. About This Week’s Podcast Today’s episode of the Read More

Identifying Leadership Competencies at your Academic Institution

Kimberly Skarupski, PhD, MPH–Leadership–

Listen Now: Kathy Forbush, MBA and MS, returns to the Faculty Factory Podcast this week to discuss identifying leadership competencies among faculty within the academic medicine community and beyond, offering insights applicable to professionals at any stage of their careers. Building on our previous discussion from 2023, Kathy shares the process of updating JHU’s leadership competency model to be more inclusive and reflective of shifting needs. She is the Executive Director for HR-Talent Management at Read More