Faculty Factory

Mahadevappa Mahesh, MS, PhD, joins the Faculty Factory for a deeply engaging discussion about the benefits and pitfalls of using Twitter in academia. Dr. Mahesh is Professor in the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, and Chair of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's Faculty Senate in Baltimore, Md.

Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA, joins us once again on the Faculty Factory Podcast with one of her famous top ten lists! On this week's episode, Dr. Ward shares ten tips for busy clinicians who are looking to get published. Dr. Ward serves as Director of Interprofessional Faculty Development at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She is also Associate Director of Professional Wellness, a clinical psychologist and Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UAMS.

Learn about Writing Accountability Groups (WAGs) on today's episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast. WAGs aims to make writing automatic, mechanical and routine. WAGs started as a group "writing bootcamp" for faculty members and its core principles can be utilized by any writer to improve their craft. Faculty Factory host, Kimberly A. Skarupski, PhD, MPH, is the WAGs founder and Associate Dean for Faculty Development at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Discover why she is so passionate about seeing individuals improve their writing habits on today's episode. By supporting the Faculty Factory Podcast on Patreon you will receive Dr. Skarupski's WAG Your Work ebook and a full video series about how to implement WAGs at your institution. Learn more by visiting Patreon.com/FacultyFactory.

Rachel Salas, MD, MEd, FAAN, joins us on the Faculty Factory Podcast this week to discuss strength-based psychology. Dr. Salas is Associate Professor of Neurology and Nursing at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. She also serves as Director, Interprofessional Education and Interprofessional Collaborative Practice with Johns Hopkins and Director of the Neurology Clerkship.

Laura Schweitzer, PhD, joins us on the Faculty Factory for a discussion on successful job searches. Dr. Schweitzer is president emeritus and former vice president for health sciences at SUNY Albany in New York. She coaches women and underrepresented applicants in medicine how to secure high-level administrative jobs in academic medicine, academic engineering, and university administration. She has helped to place chancellors, college presidents, vice presidents, deans, and chairs.

Our guest on the Faculty Factory Podcast this week is Brian Zink, MD. We discuss advice for mid and late career faculty. Dr. Zink is a professor of emergency medicine and senior associate dean for faculty and faculty development at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor. In September 2020, Dr. Zink was named interim executive vice dean for academic affairs with Michigan Medicine. Dr. Zink’s recent appointment will also include service as interim chief academic officer.

Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA, once again joins us on the Faculty Factory Podcast to share some great tips and advice on better communicating with your mentor. She brings us ten things to ask your mentor. This is a great discussion for those that are just establishing a mentor-mentee relationship, it should help get the conversation started. Dr. Ward serves as Director of Interprofessional Faculty Development at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She is also Associate Director of Professional Wellness, a clinical psychologist and Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UAMS. 

Rashmi Vyas, MBBS, MD, MHPE is our guest today on the Faculty Factory Podcast. Dr. Vyas is Assistant Vice President (AVP) at the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) in Philadelphia. Dr. Vyas discusses communicating your value in this very engaging snippet episode about “deserving a seat at the table.” She does a great job reminding us that investing in ourselves and being willing to change is more important than ever during this COVID-19 pandemic.

Today’s guest on the Faculty Factory podcast is Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA. She joins us for an important discussion about interprofessional education. Dr. Ward serves as Director of Interprofessional Faculty Development at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).  She is also Associate Director of Professional Wellness, a clinical psychologist and Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UAMS.

Dave Yousem, MD, MBA, is back for today’s Faculty Factory podcast episode about how faculty can better nail the job interview. We all know and love Dr. Yousem by now, this is his seventh appearance on the podcast. He serves as Associate Dean for Professional Development at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is also the Vice Chairman of Program Development at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institution.