Faculty Factory

Welcome back to the Faculty Factory podcast. In this week’s episode, we're exploring leadership competencies. You might not realize it, but as a faculty member in academic medicine, you are already a leader by virtue of your role. Let’s take a moment to reflect on our leadership styles and how we can become better leaders for our patients, colleagues, and community. To guide our discussion, we will introduce the leadership competencies framework developed by Johns Hopkins Medicine. This comprehensive matrix identifies 12 key competencies, each essential for effective leadership at different levels within academic medicine. Are you looking for a copy of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Leadership Competencies matrix document as mentioned in this podcast? Simply email Dr. Skarupski at kskarupski@jhmi.edu and she will provide it to you. Leadership competencies are vital in academic medicine, and they encompass a wide range of skills and behaviors. Reflecting on these competencies and assessing your proficiency in them can be a valuable step toward becoming a more effective leader in your academic medical career. Learn More: https://facultyfactory.org/

This week's episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast delves deep into the world of scholarly writing with an insightful chat featuring two distinguished guests: Sarah Poynton, PhD, and Rachel Walden, MS, ELS. Dr. Poynton is an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Rachel Walden is the Director of Editorial Services and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery with Johns Hopkins. Whether you're a seasoned scholar or just embarking on your academic journey, this episode will serve as an enriching discussion with essential tips and principles of effective scholarly writing. Learn More: https://facultyfactory.org/scholarly-writing 

Kathy Forbush, Executive Director for HR-Talent Management at Johns Hopkins University, discusses common areas where faculty struggle with leadership and offers suggestions for improvement. Topics include defining competencies and behaviors, understanding impact and communication, navigating challenges in task efficiency, leadership competencies and development, the importance of authenticity and building relationships, and understanding the human condition through constructive conversations.

Join us on the Faculty Factory Podcast this week as we delve into an insightful conversation Sharon D. Solomon, MD. Dr. Solomon shares invaluable tips on maintaining equilibrium between a thriving personal life and a meaningful pursuit of promotion. Dr. Solomon currently serves as the Katharine M. Graham Professor of Ophthalmology with the Wilmer Eye Institute at the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine in Baltimore. She is also the co-chair of the clinical excellence promotion committee with Johns Hopkins. In this episode, she opens up about balancing the demands of a distinguished medical career with the joys and responsibilities of personal life. Dr. Solomon's insights offer a roadmap for harmonizing professional aspirations and personal well-being. Tune in to uncover her sage advice on embracing the integration of pursuing a promotion while maintaining your commitment to a robust personal and family life. To learn more, visit: https://facultyfactory.org/ 

Danielle Piccinini Black, MPH, MBA, joins our Faculty Factory family this week to share with us the latest information on human-centered design and design thinking. At the forefront of effective problem-solving methodologies is design thinking. By embracing design thinking, you can systematically question assumptions, leading to the discovery of innovative and distinctive alternatives. “Design thinking is really this creative, iterative, problem-solving process that's rooted in empathy,” she said. “It emphasizes the importance of keeping the people that you're designing for central to the process, because we believe that those closest to the problem are going to be best positioned to come up with the solutions.” About Danielle Piccinini Black, MPH, MBA Danielle Piccinini Black, MPH, MBA, is the Design Innovation Lead at the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs and Academic Lead for Design Thinking at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School—Executive Education. She leads the development and implementation of design thinking research, workshops, and co-creation internationally to address emerging public health needs, and uses that experience to enhance her design thinking courses. Danielle’s current Design Thinking/Human-Centered Design portfolio consists of projects in nutrition, malaria, harm reduction in opioid use, WASH, and safe surgery in family planning and obstetrics.

We are honored for the opportunity to speak with Benjamin R. Kinnear, MD, MEd, this week on the Faculty Factory Podcast. Dr. Kinnear joins us for an important discussion about changing the way we approach medical education. He advocates for a competency-based time-variable model. “At its core, competency-based education is just a philosophy of training that orients itself toward outcomes,” he told us. Dr. Kinnear is an Internal Medicine-Pediatrics (Med-Peds) hospitalist. He serves as Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Program Director for the Med-Peds program with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center/University of Cincinnati Medical Center. This conversation explores the essence of competency-based education, a philosophy of training that is fundamentally outcome-oriented. Dr. Kinnear enlightens us on this crucial matter, highlighting how reshaping medical education through such an approach can revolutionize learning paradigms and ultimately shape more effective and capable medical professionals. Understanding the principles and implications of this philosophy can potentially lead to transformative advancements in our field. We also want to thank our friend Rachel Salas, MD, MEd, who recommended Dr. Kinnear to us as a guest! If you have a guest, that you’d like to sponsor to join our show, please send us a message: https://facultyfactory.org/contact-us/

Two distinguished guests, Lisa Coplit, MD and Ruth Chen RN, PhD, join the Faculty Factory Podcast this week for a discussion on podcasting itself, and its greater role in educating faculty. Dr. Chen is Assistant Dean for Faculty Development in the Faculty of Health Sciences and Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Dr. Coplit is a general internist and serves as Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Professor of Medical Sciences at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University (QU Netter). Learn More Email: Dr. Coplit: Coplit@quinnipiac.edu Email Dr. Chen: Chen@mcmaster.ca Email Dr. Skarupski: kskarupski@jhmi.edu  Revisit Dr. Coplit’s first appearance on our podcast: https://facultyfactory.org/lisa-coplit/ Listen to the Told Me Podcast here: https://www.quinnipiacpodcasts.com/told-me/ How to Podcast Resources How to Podcast When You Aren’t Tech Savvy How to Start a Podcast: A Complete Step-by-Step Tutorial How to Create a Podcast for Beginners

We are excited to welcome back Carisa M. Cooney, MPH, CCRP, to the Faculty Factory Podcast this week! Carisa joins us to present communication and intergenerational mentoring advice for the Post-COVID environment. With The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Carisa serves as Associate Professor, Director of Education Innovation, and Director of the Clinical Research Core in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. You can watch her first appearance on our podcast, “Evolving Personally and Professionally to Maintain Job Satisfaction,” here: https://facultyfactory.org/carisa-cooney/ In this episode we also mentioned the previous Faculty Factory episode called “Getting that Paper Out the Door with David M. Yousem, MD, MBA”, and you can check that podcast out here: https://facultyfactory.org/paper-out-the-door/ Learn more: https://facultyfactory.org/post-covid

We are joined by two fantastic guests this week on the Faculty Factory podcast for a conversation on nonviolent communication. Drs. Cheri Lemieux Spiegel (Professor of English) and Paul Fitzgerald (Professor of Biology) together run the Annandale Center for Contemplative Practice (ACCP) at Northern Virginia Community College. The ACCP supports faculty, staff, and students alike, our mission is to foster a mindful and non-violent approach in their personal and professional journeys. Learn More This Faculty Factory Podcast Episode: https://facultyfactory.org/nonviolent  The Annandale Center for Contemplative Practice (ACCP): https://www.nvcc.edu/annandale/accp.html This Most Unbelievable Life: https://www.thismostunbelievablelife.com/ 

In this episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast, we are thrilled to have Lisa Coplit, MD, as our guest. Dr. Coplit shares her insights on the challenges of faculty development and making connections in community-based medical schools.  Despite the geographic diversity of these communities, Dr. Coplit emphasizes that building a strong sense of community is not only possible but essential. Dr. Coplit is a general internist and serves as Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Professor of Medical Sciences at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University (QU Netter).  As a fellow podcaster, Dr. Coplit currently hosts, "Told Me," which stands for "To Learn and Develop for Medical Educators." Her podcast explores topics like the power of mentorship, leadership, and remediation. With sites spread across different regions, building a sense of community becomes more complex compared to traditional academic medical centers. During this chat, Dr. Coplit explores the importance of meeting faculty members where they are, providing centralized resources while also catering to individual needs. Listen to the Told Me Podcast here: https://www.quinnipiacpodcasts.com/told-me/   Learn More about today’s episode here: https://facultyfactory.org/Lisa-Coplit