Ten Tips to Build your Clinic-based Teaching Skills with Dr. Wendy Ward

Listen now: Famous for her top ten lists in professional development, Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA, joins us once again on the Faculty Factory Podcast. This time Dr. Ward shares with us ten tips for building your clinical-based teaching skills. Dr. Ward serves as Director of Interprofessional Faculty Development at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She is also Associate Director of Professional Wellness, a clinical psychologist and Professor in the Department of Pediatrics Read More

How Faculty Can Better Develop Their Mentoring Network

Listen now: Clara L. Lapiner, MPH, joins us on the Faculty Factory Podcast this week to discuss unique and vibrant models that are useful to faculty to help drive and improve their mentoring relationships. Ms. Lapiner is Executive Director of Faculty Professional Development, Diversity and Inclusion with Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York. She is a colleague of mine with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Group on Faculty Affairs (GFA) Research Read More

Ten Tips for Building Leadership Skills with Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA

Listen now: Dr. Wendy Ward is back today! The latest installment of her “ten tips” series for early-career professionals continues with today’s podcast episode on the Faculty Factory. Dr. Ward shares with us the ten things early-career professionals can do to build leadership skills before taking on their first formal leadership role. As a friendly reminder, Dr. Ward serves as Director of Interprofessional Faculty Development at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She is Read More

The Benefits and Pitfalls of Twitter in Academia

Listen now: Mahadevappa Mahesh, MS, PhD, joins me today for a deeply engaging discussion about Twitter. He discusses its benefits and some of its drawbacks for those of us in academia. We have a newcomer to the Faculty Factory Podcast on today’s episode, and he is another great mind who was able to deliver us great snippet content! Dr. Mahesh is a colleague of mine. He serves as Professor in the Russell H. Morgan Department Read More

10 Tips for Busy Clinicians Looking to Get Published

Listen now: Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA, joins us once again on the Faculty Factory Podcast with one of her famous top ten lists! On this week’s episode, Dr. Ward shares ten tips for busy clinicians who are looking to get published. Dr. Ward serves as Director of Interprofessional Faculty Development at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She is also Associate Director of Professional Wellness, a clinical psychologist and Professor in the Department Read More

The Practical Use of Strength-Based Psychology with Rachel Salas, MD, MEd

Listen now: Rachel Salas, MD, MEd, joins us on the Faculty Factory Podcast this week to discuss strength-based psychology. Dr. Salas is Associate Professor of Neurology and Nursing at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. She also serves as Director, Interprofessional Education and Interprofessional Collaborative Practice with Johns Hopkins and Director of the Neurology Clerkship. This is Dr. Salas’s first time on our podcast and we hope this is the first of many more. She knocks Read More

How to Navigate a Successful Job Search with Laura Schweitzer, PhD

Listen now: Laura Schweitzer, PhD, joins us on the Faculty Factory for a discussion on successful job searches. Dr. Schweitzer is president emeritus and former vice president for health sciences at SUNY Albany in New York. She coaches women and underrepresented applicants in medicine how to secure high-level administrative jobs in academic medicine, academic engineering and university administration. She has helped to place chancellors, college presidents, vice presidents, deans and chairs. Dr. Schweitzer was my Read More

Advice for Mid and Late Career Faculty with Brian Zink, MD

Listen now: Our guest on the Faculty Factory Podcast this week is Brian Zink, MD. We discuss advice for mid and late career faculty. Dr. Zink is a professor of emergency medicine and senior associate dean for faculty and faculty development at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor. In September 2020, Dr. Zink was named interim executive vice dean for academic affairs with Michigan Medicine. Dr. Zink’s recent appointment will also include Read More

Questions to Ask Your Mentor with Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA

Listen now: Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA, once again joins us on the Faculty Factory Podcast to share some great tips and advice on better communicating with your mentor. She brings us ten things to ask your mentor. This is a great discussion for those that are just establishing a mentor-mentee relationship, it should help get the conversation started. Dr. Ward serves as Director of Interprofessional Faculty Development at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Read More

Why You Deserve a Seat at the Table with Rashmi Vyas, MBBS, MD, MHPE

Listen now: Rashmi Vyas, MBBS, MD, MHPE is our guest today on the Faculty Factory Podcast. Dr. Vyas is Assistant Vice President (AVP) at the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) in Philadelphia. Prior to joining FAIMER, Dr. Vyas worked as Professor in the Department of Physiology at Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, India. Dr. Vyas discusses communicating your value in this very engaging snippet episode about “deserving a seat at Read More

Interprofessional Faculty Development with Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA

Listen now: Today’s guest on the Faculty Factory Podcast is Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA. She joins us for an important discussion about interprofessional education and faculty development. Dr. Ward serves as Director of Interprofessional Faculty Development at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).  She is also Associate Director of Professional Wellness, a clinical psychologist and Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UAMS. Dr. Ward joined the Office of Interprofessional Education in 2016, Read More

How to Nail the Job Interview with Dave Yousem, MD, MBA

Listen now: Dave Yousem, MD, MBA, is back for today’s Faculty Factory podcast episode about how faculty can better nail the job interview. We all know and love Dr. Yousem by now, this is his seventh visit to our show. He serves as Associate Dean for Professional Development at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is also the Vice Chairman of Program Development at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institution. Dr. Yousem outlines his thoughts Read More

Five Key Conversations to Have with your Employees

Listen now: In our new episode, Linda Dillon Jones, PhD, joins us to discuss five important conversations to have with your employees. Dr. Jones is Senior Faculty Development Consultant in the School of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She previously served as the Interim Assistant Dean for Faculty Development at Johns Hopkins from 2011 to 2013. Dr. Jones is no stranger to the art of negotiating difficult conversations. Her previous episodes have included Read More

Why You Need a Mission Statement

Listen now: Today’s guest on the Faculty Factory is Dave Yousem, MD, MBA. He joins us for a chat about mission statements. Dr. Yousem is a frequent contributor to the Faculty Factory Podcast. He serves as Associate Dean for Professional Development at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is also the Vice Chairman of Program Development at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institution. “I think it’s incredibly important, even for junior faculty, that you start Read More

Coaching Advice for Faculty with Elaine Schulte, MD, MPH

Listen now: Elaine Schulte, MD, MPH, joins the Faculty Factory this week for a chat about coaching fundamentals. Dr. Schulte is Vice Chair, Academic Affairs and Faculty Development, The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in New York. Dr. Schulte is another fantastic guest as she discusses her “coach approach” and how she’s worked to build a coaching culture at her institution. This is the 30th Snippet episode, and our 81st show overall on the Faculty Factory Read More

How to Better Manage Difficult Issues

Listen now: Charles G. Irvin, PhD, DE, ATSF, FERS, is our guest this week for another Faculty Factory snippet episode. In today’s episode he joins us for a discussion about managing difficult issues. Dr. Irvin is a Professor of Medicine, Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Vice Chairman for Research Department of Medicine and Director of the Vermont Lung Center at the University of Vermont. He was named Associate Dean for Faculty for the College of Read More

Ten Things Early-Career Professionals Can Do to Promote Better Work-Life Balance

Listen now: Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA, joins us on today’s Faculty Factory Podcast episode. She discusses ten things early-career professionals can do to promote better work-life balance. Dr. Ward serves as Director of Interprofessional Faculty Development at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She is also Associate Director of Professional Wellness, a clinical psychologist and Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UAMS. You can listen to Dr. Ward’s first appearance with us Read More

Advice for Engaging with your Professional Society in Academic Medicine

Listen now: Cynthia S. Rand, PhD, joins us this week on the Faculty Factory Podcast to discusses how faculty can best navigate their professional societies. Dr. Rand is a Professor of Medicine in the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Department at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She also serves as Senior Associate Dean for Faculty at Johns Hopkins. This conversation includes advice about finding the time, attending meetings and how to get the most Read More

How to Handle Conflict with Dave Yousem, MD, MBA

Listen now: A close friend of the Faculty Factory Podcast is back this week.  Dave Yousem, MD, MBA, joins us once again for an important discussion about dealing with conflict. Dr. Yousem is a frequent and popular contributor to the Faculty Factory Podcast. He serves as Dean for Professional Development at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is also the Vice Chairman of Program Development at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institution. There are many Read More

Mentoring Programs with Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA

Listen now: Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA, joins us for today’s edition of the Faculty Factory Podcast to discuss mentoring programs and some of the different models available for institutions. Dr. Ward serves as Director of Interprofessional Faculty Development at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She is also Associate Director of Professional Wellness, a clinical psychologist and Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UAMS. There are many different models for mentoring programs. Read More

Educational Competencies with Rachel B. Levine, MD, MPH

Listen now: My colleague, Rachel B. Levine, MD, MPH, joins the Faculty Factory Podcast this week to discuss educational competencies. Dr. Levine is Associate Dean for Faculty Educational Development and Associate Professor of Medicine with Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. She also serves as Associate Vice Chair for Women’s Academic Careers in the Department of Medicine. As you’ll hear in today’s podcast, Dr. Levine has a strong passion for teaching. She’s a key pillar within our Read More

The Importance of Joy in the Workplace

Listen now: Dave Yousem, MD, MBA, joins me today for a discussion on ways to spread joy within the workplace. Dr. Yousem is Associate Dean for Professional Development at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is also the Vice Chairman of Program Development at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institution. How to maintain and create joy in the workplace is clearly an important topic as Dr. Yousem discusses this in five different sections on today’s Read More

Self-Determination Theory in Academic Medicine

Listen now: Jeffrey M. Lyness, MD, FACPsych, from the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY, joins us to discuss Self-Determination Theory. Dr. Lyness is Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology in the School of Medicine and Dentistry. He also served as Chair of the 2018-2019 Group on Faculty Affairs (GFA) Steering Committee. This is the second time Dr. Lyness has appeared on the Faculty Factory podcast. Make sure to Read More

Using Time Productively

Listen now: We discuss time management on this Faculty Development Snippet episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast with Donna L. Vogel, MD, PhD. Dr. Vogel is a recurring guest on this podcast. She previously held the position of Director, the Professional Development Office, Johns Hopkins University. Before Johns Hopkins, she held the position of Program Director of the Reproductive Medicine grant portfolio at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “It’s probably safe to say we Read More

Career and Time Management Advice with Thomas A. Louis, PhD

Listen now: Thomas A. Louis, PhD, joins the Faculty Factory Podcast this week for a discussion full of career advice for faculty at all stages of their journey. Dr. Louis is Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He presents important time management tips in addition to the words of wisdom he shares about career guidance. “Having five 20 percent commitments is very different than having 20 Read More

Financial Basics for Medical Professionals

Listen now: Our guest this week on the Faculty Factory Podcast, is Yuval Bar-Or, PhD, an Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. He is the author of seven books, including the Pillars of Wealth series for medical professionals. He covers practical advice about the basics of personal finance for medical professionals with an easily understandable use of plain language, and his trademark calm demeanor. Today’s episode includes the same topics he shares Read More

3 New Faculty Factory Snippet Episodes are Now Available

We are pleased to announce the Faculty Factory Podcast has released three new podcasts in the last week. Last Friday, we released a special double-header episode featuring Dr. Neda Gould, and today we have a new time management episode available. Dr. Gould is Director of the Mindfulness Program and Associate Director of the Bayview Anxiety Disorders Clinic, both in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. In the Read More

Writing the Right Grant

Listen now: Elise M. Weerts, PhD, joins the Faculty Factory Podcast this week to bring us insight on writing the “right” grant. Dr. Weerts is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences with Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, Md. Today’s edition of the Faculty Factory Podcast is another faculty development “snippet” episode. Dr. Weerts works with small cohorts in psychiatry where she emphasizes the importance of something that might sound simple, but can often be overlooked. Read More

What it Means to Be a Memorable Mentor, an Interview with Dr. Donna Vogel

Listen now: Donna L. Vogel, MD, PhD, is our guest today for another important chat. This time we discuss how to be a memorable mentor. Today’s edition of the Faculty Factory Podcast is another faculty development “snippet” episode. She is a familiar voice on this podcast, especially when it comes to our “snippet” shows. As you know by now, Dr. Vogel held the position of Director, the Professional Development Office, Johns Hopkins University. Before that Read More

Getting That Paper off the Ground with Donna L. Vogel, MD, PhD

Listen now: Donna L. Vogel, MD, PhD, joins our podcast for an important discussion on how faculty can write well, get their paper off the ground and lower their barriers to success. Today’s edition of the Faculty Factory podcast is another faculty development “snippet” episode. [In case you missed it, I introduced this Faculty Factory “snippet” concept on an earlier podcast episode. The snippet episodes aim to deliver faculty development content to all faculty members Read More

Keys to Success and Learning from Mistakes with Charles G. Irvin, Ph.D., DE, ATSF, FERS

Listen now: Charles G. Irvin, Ph.D., DE, ATSF, FERS, is Dr. Skarupski’s guest for another installment of the Faculty Factory Podcast this week. As you’ll learn in the opening minute of today’s episode, Dr. Irvin was (originally) the first ever guest on this podcast. That is, until I, Casey Callanan, the producer of this very podcast, accidentally deleted his episode. After a little playful ribbing (and rightfully so) within a couple weeks after the incident, Read More

Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI): Faculty Factory Podcast Snippet No. 5

Listen now: On today’s faculty development snippet episode of the Faculty Factory podcast, I discuss the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality preference tool. This is the fifth Faculty Factory snippet episode, and if you haven’t already heard them, make sure to listen to the previous four: Prioritizing and the Art of Saying No (with Jennifer Haythornthwaite, PhD) Applying for Funding, Top Ten Things to Know (with Donna L. Vogel, MD, PhD) How Faculty Can Better Read More

How Faculty Can Better Deal with Conflict

Listen now: Linda Dillon Jones, PhD joins the Faculty Factory Podcast this week to discuss how faculty can better deal with conflict. This is another Faculty Development snippet episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast. As a friendly reminder, I introduced this Faculty Factory “snippet” concept on an earlier podcast episode. The snippet episodes aim to deliver faculty development content to all faculty members while on the go. We are hopeful that with finding time for Read More

Applying for Funding, Top Ten Things to Know with Donna L. Vogel, MD, PhD

Listen now: On today’s Faculty Development Snippet episode of the Faculty Factory podcast, Donna L. Vogel, MD, PhD, discusses the top ten things faculty ought to take into consideration when applying for funding. Dr. Vogel held the position of Director, the Professional Development Office, Johns Hopkins University. She was also previously Program Director of the Reproductive Medicine grant portfolio at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In case you missed it, I introduced this Faculty Read More

The Art of Prioritizing and Saying No

Listen now: Today’s Faculty Factory Snippet is a conversation with Jennifer Haythornthwaite, PhD, about the art of prioritizing and saying no. Dr. Haythornthwaite is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. I introduced this Faculty Factory “snippet” concept on last week’s podcast episode. The snippet episodes aim to deliver faculty development content to faculty members while on the go. We encourage you to listen while Read More