Faculty Factory

We are very excited to welcome Janet Serwint, MD, to the Faculty Factory Podcast this week. Dr. Serwint is Professor Emerita of Pediatrics and Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Serwint is very active in the Johns Hopkins medical community, and she is very well known around these parts – and beyond – for her mentoring work. She discusses the value of lifelong mentors and the many lessons she has learned from them in today’s podcast. When it comes to navigating relationships with mentors, Dr. Serwint is a wealth of knowledge. She opened today’s chat talking about looking beyond the wisdom of her parents when it came to her career in academic medicine. “(My parents) instilled in me so many very important values that I've carried with me throughout my life, yet they were not the ones that could show me how to navigate academics because they had not had that experience,” she told us. “I think that really helped me to realize the importance of finding mentors early on in my career.” Dr. Serwint leaves us with a brilliant quote from Yoda to wrap up this podcast: “We are what they grow beyond.” “My interpretation of that (Yoda quote) is that good mentors hope that their mentees will exceed what they have accomplished, and I think that is an important lesson,” she said. As also noted in today’s episode, Dr. Serwint is involved in The Academy for retired faculty members of Johns Hopkins. You can learn more about The Academy here: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/the-academy/ Please visit the Faculty Factory website to learn more: https://facultyfactory.org/ If you would like to contact Dr. Serwint: jserwint@jhmi.edu You can also contact our Faculty Factory Podcast here: facultyfactorykim@gmail.com

Each month, Sean Tackett, MD, MPH, and his reviewer colleagues identify 3-4 noteworthy articles from the health professions education literature and label them as “must reads.” Dr. Tackett joins the Faculty Factory podcast this week to discuss this overall initiative and the criteria that is used for the selection of these “must read” articles. With the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Dr. Tackett is Associate Professor of Medicine and International Medical Education Director in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. You can see the latest must-read articles and learn more here: https://hopkinsbayviewinternalmedicine.org/must-reads/ You can also follow this initiative on Twitter here: @MedEdMustReads As you will hear on today’s episode, the process of identifying the “must read” articles every month is very thorough and we could not be more pleased to have Dr. Tackett join us to discuss it! If you would like to get in-touch with Dr. Tackett, you can email him at: stacket1@jhmi.edu

This week we’re talking with Brian Clyne, MD, MHL, on the Faculty Factory Podcast. Dr. Clyne joins us for a discussion about the ongoing journey of finding focus, collaborators, coaches, and mentors while working in academic medicine. Dr. Brian Clyne is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He has served in numerous clinical, educational, and administrative leadership roles in the last two decades. As Vice Chair for Education with Brown, Dr. Clyne develops and supports programs across the continuum of learners. This continuum spans undergraduates to faculty. Learn more about Dr. Clyne.  In addition to all his insight on working with colleagues, coaches and mentors, he has some rock solid and practical advice on listening. This advice comes towards the end of our interview today. With that in mind, please make sure to listen all the way though until the end—you won’t be disappointed! While Dr. Clyne admits that coaching is not a panacea for every issue we encounter, it does come with some major wellness benefits. “[Coaching] can help you become more aware of your responses and reactions to certain situations and because of that I think it helps fight burnout amount healthcare providers,” he said. Listen to today’s interview through the podcast player located above and be sure to contact us at FacultyFactoryKim@gmail.com if you’d like to nominate a colleague to be interviewed on our show!

Joining us today for a spirited discussion on the Faculty Factory Podcast is Sylk Sotto, EdD, MBA, MPS. Dr. Sotto currently serves as Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM). Dr. Sotto is Vice-chair for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development and Vice-chair for Diversity, Health Equity, and Inclusion with IUSM. She also serves as Health Equity Lead for the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement in the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center. In addition to these roles, she also serves as: Director, All IN for Health, Indiana CTSI Co-Director, Workforce Development, Indiana CTSI Dr. Sotto is making her inaugural appearance on our podcast. As you will hear on today’s episode, much of her research focuses on (in)equity in academic medicine. If you are a loyal listener to our podcast, I am hoping by now you have heard about Writing Accountability Groups (WAGs), but what about Promotion Accountability Groups? You will not want to miss today’s episode, because Dr. Sotto describes this initiative in-depth midway through the interview. Dr. Sotto shares more innovative ideas with us throughout this entire episode. This includes a recurring program at her institution known simply as “Fail Fest.” In a great twist on the status-quo in awards and ceremonies, Fail Fest is all about celebrating growth in a unique way. “Failing is part of the process of how we grow in our career as faculty,” Dr. Sotto said. For more information on the two papers referenced in today’s conversation, please make sure to check out the following: Sotto-Santiago S, Ansari-Winn D, Neal C, & Ober M.(2021). Equity + Wellness: A Call for More Inclusive Physician Wellness Efforts. MedEd Publish. https://doi.org/10.15694/mep.2021.000099.1 Sylk Sotto-Santiago, James E. Slaven, and Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber. (Dis)Incentivizing Patient Satisfaction Metrics: The Unintended Consequences of Institutional Bias. Health Equity. Jul 2019.13-18. http://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2018.0065

Joining us today on the Faculty Factory Podcast is first-time guest, Richard Edden, PhD. Dr. Edden is Professor of Radiology in the Department of Radiology and Radiological Science at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Within his department, he also holds the position of Director of Post-Doctoral Fellows. “I do a lot of thinking about how post-doctoral fellows develop themselves while progressing towards potential faculty appointments,” he said. This is a great discussion for our listeners who many not be natural writers. As Dr. Edden describes in the early moments of this podcast, writing does not come natural to him. In fact, his early aversion to writing is actually what drew him into the sciences in the first place! It's a very interesting journey that we dive into in-depth on today’s show.   For those interested in “talking shop” when it comes to scholarly writing and productivity, you are in for a treat with today’s podcast. “You can’t get far without being able to communicate your material well and increasingly efficiently, as well,” he said. Today’s episode includes many helpful nuggets for all faculty, including the following: Writing tips for folks that are not “naturals.” Advice on co-editing manuscripts with peers. Guidance for building stronger relationships with our mentors. Advice on receiving and handling criticism in a productive way. Learn more: https://facultyfactory.org/   

Joining us on the Faculty Factory Podcast this week is Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA, FNAP. Dr. Ward has joined us many different times (today is her eighth appearance on this show) and this is the first time she has visited us since being named associate provost for faculty in the Division of Academic Affairs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Dr. Ward also serves as professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics and director of interprofessional faculty development in the Office of Interprofessional Education. She joins us to chat about her new role and her institution’s newly named Center for Faculty Excellence. We discuss its mission to support folks across many different phases of the faculty lifecycle—including recruitment, onboarding, and much more. We also chat post-traumatic growth literature and what the journey of moving from victim to “survivor/thriver" might look like. Learn more about today's show: https://facultyfactory.org/wendy-ward 

Attention all early-career faculty members out there—this one’s for you! This week on the Faculty Factory Podcast we are joined by Namandjé N. Bumpus, PhD. Dr. Bumpus brings her invaluable recommendations for navigating the early faculty years. With the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Bumpus is E.K. Marshall and Thomas H. Maren Professor. She is Director of the Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences. Dr. Bumpus has won major, internationally recognized awards for her research. Her research interests include studying the metabolism of antiviral drugs used to treat HIV-1. She received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2016 from President Barack Obama. In 2019, she won the prestigious John J. Abel Award as presented by the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). When it comes to piloting the junior faculty years, Dr. Bumpus is a wealth of knowledge and acknowledges the many different ways we can go about it. She also has a lot to say when it comes to avoiding some of the common pitfalls that faculty may encounter.   “There are many ways to do it. It really comes down to your individual interests and goals and just finding the best path that works for you,” she said. Visit The Faculty Factory: https://facultyfactory.org/Namandje-Bumpus 

A very special panel interview of the Faculty Factory is on tap for our listeners this week. Our guests today come to us from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) El Paso and Texas Tech University (TTU) in Lubbock. This is the first ever panel interview since our show’s inception in 2019. We could not have selected a better trio! Our esteemed colleagues this week on the Faculty Factory include:   Sanja Kupesic, MD, PhD. Dr. Kupesic is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Associate Dean for Faculty Development with TTUHSC. Zuber Mulla, PhD, CPH, FACE. Dr. Mulla is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Assistant Dean for Faculty Development with TTUHSC. Valerie Paton, PhD. Dr. Paton is Professor of Higher Education with Texas Tech University. She is co-appointed to both TTUHSC and TTU. This is Dr. Mulla’s second time visiting us on the Faculty Factory Podcast while Drs. Kupesic and Paton are first timers on the program. We are enthused to welcome them with open arms to our community! If you would like to check out Dr. Mulla’s first podcast appearance with us, you can listen to it here: https://facultyfactory.org/a-faculty-factory-interview-with-zuber-mulla-phd-cph-face/ As mentioned in today’s podcast, the Impact of a Faculty Development Course on Promotion at a Health Sciences Center article can be found here: https://mds.marshall.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1327&context=mjm Learn more: https://facultyfactory.org/ 

Joining us on today’s episode of the Faculty Factory podcast is our friend Rashmi Vyas, MBBS, MD, MHPE. Dr. Vyas is the newest guest in our Faculty Factory reunion series. Today’s discussion touches on the art of being “perfectly imperfect” and dealing with change. “Perfection is very fluid. It does not mean the same thing to everybody and from every perspective,” she told us. Dr. Vyas is Senior Associate at the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) in Philadelphia. She is also Director of FAIMER Global Programs. We are exciting to bring you this latest episode of the Faculty Factory Reunion where we visit with past podcast guests and learn about what’s new since we last chatted. Dr. Vyas first visited with us in 2020, for a very special episode entitled “Why You Deserve a Seat at the Table.” You can revisit that episode here: https://facultyfactory.org/why-you-deserve-a-seat-at-the-table-with-rashmi-vyas-mbbs-md-mhpe/

With a strong background in cognitive science and human performance, Mark Guadagnoli, PhD, brings his expertise and wisdom to the Faculty Factory this week. At the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Dr. Guadagnoli is Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Director of Learning and Performance, and Professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Neurology. Stress-resistant learning, coaching, and constantly looking to get better are all themes within today’s chat with Dr. Guadagnoli. He also discusses his work with some of the world’s top athletes and performers. “The best in the world in whatever they do have coaches. It's part of the reason why they are the best,” he told us. Learn more: https://facultyfactory.org/optimizing-performance/