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

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Dr. Jamal
Dr. Jamal

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 Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, Texas.

By specializing in the treatment of voice, swallowing, and airway disorders, Dr. Jamal addresses issues that hinder full communication. This makes it feel as though things are truly coming full circle as she shares insights on building community and connections in this chat.

We hope you learn from her story to gain insights that help you see beyond what is in front of you and achieve great satisfaction in your own future career journey. Other important dynamics we explore in this interview include:

  • The art of engaging in a “flow” state of work as a faculty member.
  • Change management and adjusting your communication style to a new audience.
  • Delegating versus simply “dumping” a workload on colleagues.
  • Engaging faculty in the development of important administrative items, like a leave policy.

“What I learned is that I have to adjust my approach to change according to the culture that is going to have to endure or undergo that change,” Dr. Jamal said candidly in this interview.

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