The Insider’s Pocket Guide to Navigating a Faculty Career in Academic Medicine
Authored by Heather Brod and Kimberly A. Skarupski, PhD, MPH, host and founder of the Faculty Factory Podcast, The Insider’s Pocket Guide to Navigating a Faculty Career in Academic Medicine was published in 2024 by Springer Publishing Company. The book aims to outline a pathway to achieving a rewarding and prosperous career in academic medicine. You can learn more here.
The Academic Medicine Starter Kit
Download this eBook for free: The Academic Medicine Starter Kit [pdf].
The Academic Medicine Starter Kit: Timeless Tips & Guidance for Early-Career Faculty Members aims to equip you with the advice, strategies, tools, and wisdom to build a successful career in academic medicine. It represents a culmination of over five years of in-depth interviews on the Faculty Factory podcast, featuring more than 120 academic leaders and faculty members from 31 academic health centers across North America.
We have organized the book into eight chapters, each focused on thematic content. The content areas include Promotion, Research & Scholarship; Mentorship, Coaching, & Sponsorship; Education; Self-Awareness, Self-Management, & Well-Being; Leadership; Networking; Communication; and a “catch-all” category of wisdom we’re calling “Pod” Potpourri. You can order a print version of this book, or a Kindle version of it, on Amazon.
Habits and Hacks from Hopkins (H3)
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H3 was a Faculty Factory Podcast series of interviews with faculty from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine that took place throughout 2021. The series explored the habits, hacks, practices, routines, and tips to encourage and inspire personal and professional joy and success in academic medicine.
Snippets for Success
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Snippets for Success highlights key takeaways of 42 Faculty Factory “snippet” episodes and provides questions for self-reflection based on these discussions regarding communication, education, leadership, mentorship, research & scholarship, and wellness.
Thank you
These books were made possible through the generous contributions of the people who comprise the Faculty Factory Community. We would like to thank all who have contributed to this robust community and network!