Faculty Factory

Joining us this week on the Faculty Factory Podcast is Stacey B. Lee, JD, for a chat regarding what faculty should know about health care negotiations. Stacey provides tools and techniques for successfully negotiating at work while reducing harmful conflicts and protecting relationships. Stacey is a Professor of Law and Ethics at the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School with a joint appointment at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. She currently teaches courses in business law, health law, and negotiations.  Learn more: https://facultyfactory.org/stacey-lee 

We are running the gamut this week when it comes to four very important topics in academic medicine. Rachel B. Levine, MD, MPH, joins our show to cover important facets of organizational savvy, professional relationships, followership, and sponsorship. This is Dr. Levine’s third time joining us here on the Faculty Factory. She currently serves as Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Educational Development with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine’s Office of Faculty Development. Learn More: https://facultyfactory.org/rachel-levine/ 

Making a decision that leads to a major life change is the topic explored in today’s Faculty Factory episode with Rachel Salas, MD, MEd. Dr. Salas is Assistant Medical Director with Johns Hopkins Center for Sleep and Wellness and serves as Professor of Neurology with Johns Hopkins Medicine. She joins our podcast to share the story of her carefully planned major life-changing decision on today’s episode. Make sure to tune in for the full story! Dr. Salas first visited with us here on the Faculty Factory in October 2020 for Episode No. 92. The interview was called The Practical Use of Strength-Based Psychology. Last year she came back for a “reunion” episode called Coaching and Strength-Based Approaches to Keep us Progressing. When you are done listening to today’s show, you can listen to her other two episodes here: The Practical Use of Strength-Based Psychology Coaching and Strength-Based Approaches to Keep us Progressing Learn More You can reach Dr. Salas here: rsalas3@jhmi.edu Find Dr. Salas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RachelSalasMD

Yuval Bar-Or, PhD, brings us more exceptionally valuable financial information for faculty in his third unforgettable appearance on our show this week. Dr. Bar-Or is an Associate Professor with the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. He is the author of seven books, including the Pillars of Wealth series for medical professionals. In a field full of confusing terms and jargon, he covers the basics of personal finance for medical professionals with an easily understandable use of plain language in all his appearances on our show. Today’s discussion involves the importance of knowing your net worth (a.k.a. nest egg), investing basics and retirement planning. Learn More: https://bit.ly/41DFDN7 

Making his Faculty Factory Podcast debut this week is Andrew Wilner, MD, FACP, FAAN! We are grateful to have this neurologist, prolific medical journalist and podcaster join us for a discussion on giving and receiving feedback painlessly. In addition to his podcasting and writing, Dr. Wilner currently serves as Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.  Learn More: https://facultyfactory.org/feedback 

As longtime listeners can attest, we love lists here at the Faculty Factory. This week we are joined by Mary Deane Sorcinelli, EdD who brings us the gift of her top ten tips for new faculty. Dr. Sorcinelli is Professor Emeritus & Senior Fellow, Center for Teaching & Learning with University of Massachusetts Amherst. Providing guidance and support to help navigate the challenges of academic medicine is what we are all about. Dr. Sorcinelli’s in-depth list will help young faculty build a strong foundation for the rigors of their career. While geared towards young faculty, this list provides truly valuable insights and advice that will benefit faculty at all stages of their career. The list came from Dr. Sorcinelli thinking about what advice she wished she had received when she started out in her career. “I looked at the research which had identified a couple of core issues and interwoven concerns that new faculty have,” she told us. To learn more, please feel free to reach out to Dr. Sorcinelli via email: dene@umass.edu. She will be more than happy to send you a document of the tips she outlined in today’s interview.

Making her Faculty Factory Podcast debut this week is Jennifer A. Villwock, MD!  Dr. Villwock joins us for a full exploration of wellness within our field. Dr. Villwock currently serves as Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. As Dr. Villlwock points out early in this episode, wellness is not something that we have historically done well for ourselves within the culture of medicine. Learn More Read more on FacultyFactory.org: https://facultyfactory.org/jennifer-villwock/  Check out Dr. Villwock’s powerful Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/ViIDJC3Lbss You can reach out to her via email here: jvillwock@kumc.edu 

Megan Palmer PhD, MS, is back this week with three important topics she would like to share with our community. It has been well over three years since her last visit to the Faculty Factory Podcast. Dr. Palmer is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Higher Education in the School of Education at Indiana University. She is also the Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Professional Development, and Diversity. While these topics are specific to her institution and the state of Indiana, there are takeaways from this discussion sure to spark ideas for faculty around the globe. The three topics examined on today’s interview (and the approximate time stamps of when they are introduced) are as follows: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice. This discussion takes place in the opening moments of the podcast. In-Person vs. Hybrid Events and Remote Work. This portion of the chat starts around 20 minutes into the interview. Faculty Safety. This third topic is discussed during the final ten minutes of the podcast. Learn More: https://facultyfactory.org/ 

Heather Brod revisits us on the Faculty Factory Podcast this week for another enlightening chat. This week we are discussing what it means to belong and how we can help others build a sense of belonging at our institutions. Heather joined our show last year for a memorable chat on executive coaching and leadership.  Heather is an executive coach and consultant. Prior to branching off on her own to go into coaching full time, Heather was Executive Director at the Center for Faculty Advancement Mentoring and Engagement with the Ohio State University’s College of Medicine in Columbus. Learn More: https://facultyfactory.org/belonging/ 

It’s the return of R. Kevin Grigsby, MSW, DSW, on the Faculty Factory Podcast this week! Dr. Grigsby joins our show for a timely discussion on organizational strategy in academic medicine. Today’s conversation also includes vital tidbits on leadership, how to conduct an efficient meeting, and much more. Today’s episode is another example of a return guest rejoining our show for a powerful and memorable reunion episode. It was way back in September 2019 when he first joined us. As you would imagine, nearly three and a half years later there was a lot to catch up on. You can revisit Dr. Grigsby’s episode from 2019 with us here. Dr. Grigsby has entered a stage of his career he is describing as “replenishment” as he continues to work on projects he helps colleagues with in academic medicine and science. Dr. Grigsby previously served as Senior Director, Member Organizational Development at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Dr. Grigsby started his academic career at Yale Child Study Center.  As a social worker by training, Dr. Grigsby was involved with work in the early stages of his career with organizations, such as group homes and shelters for homeless kids. He worked on research to help those organizations better meet their missions. Dr. Grigsby spent almost a decade at Penn State College of Medicine as Vice Dean for Faculty and Administrative Affairs. Before he joined the AAMC in 2009, he was Vice Dean for Administration and Research at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta.