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The Faculty Factory is a community of faculty development leaders in academic health systems. We share a passion for serving faculty and helping them exceed their clinical, research, education, program-building, administrative, and leadership expectations. The Faculty Factory Podcast emerged from a desire to communicate faculty-development-specific information in a consistent, modern, practical, and intimate way. To learn more, visit: FacultyFactory.org.

  1. 2D AGO

    How to Lead Science Well with Laurence Boitet, PhD

    "Leading Science Well" is more than an eight-week workshop; it’s a mindset. This week on The Faculty Factory we speak with our guest, Laurence Boitet, PhD, whose "Leading Science Well" initiatives aim to foster more meaningful connections to work and reduce burnout. Dr. Boitet is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Education, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology (CDIB) at the Heersink School of Medicine. She also serves as Director of Biomedical Trainee Wellness in the Office of Wellness at UAB Medicine. While burnout remains widespread, many interventions have failed to deliver meaningful results. Dr. Boitet suggests job crafting as a way to give faculty greater agency over their work, to better align job demands with available resources, and to promote their strengths and passions. “As leaders, we need to ask ourselves: are we giving faculty the resources to accomplish what we are asking, or are we assigning an impossible task?” Dr. Boitet challenged leaders in academic medicine to consider in this interview.

    41 min

  2. MAR 13

    Reframing the Healthcare Leadership Coaching Narrative with Lillian Emlet, MD, MS, CHSE, CPC, ELI-MP

    Lillian Emlet, MD, MS, CHSE, CPC, ELI-MP, an academic physician and founder of Transforming Healthcare Coaching, makes her Faculty Factory Podcast debut this week. Reframing the typical narrative around leadership coaching in healthcare means ensuring coaching is available to those beyond the C-suite. Dr. Emlet joins us to share hard truths about changing that narrative so we can stop the repeating stories of quiet quitting and burnout that plague so many people as they juggle the demands of being in the thick of their careers. At the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Dr. Emlet serves as Professor of Critical Care Medicine. She is also the Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine–Critical Care Medicine fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. More Show Notes and Resources Learn about Transforming Healthcare Coaching: https://transforminghealthcarecoaching.com/ Tune into the Transforming Healthcare Coaching Podcast: https://transforminghealthcarecoaching.com/podcast/  An important book mentioned in today’s chat: Radical Candor: Fully Revised & Updated Edition: Be a Kick-A** Boss Without Losing Your Humanity

    33 min

  3. MAR 6

    Navigating the Post-Career Phase of Faculty Life with Oscar W. “Skip” Brown, MD

    Despite all the opportunities it opens, retirement can be a hard road if you fail to engage in proper planning, as we explore in this week’s episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast with returning guest Skip Brown, MD. As a clinical professor of pediatrics at UTMB in Galveston, Texas, Dr. Brown is a past vice chair for clinical affairs and a former chief medical officer at UTMB. A past president of the Texas Pediatric Society (TPS), he is a recipient of the TPS Charles W. Daeschner, Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the health and welfare of Texas children. You can check out his first episode with us, “The Definitive Guide to a Fulfilling Retirement Journey,” here: https://facultyfactory.podbean.com/e/the-definitive-guide-to-a-fulfilling-retirement-journey-with-ow-skip-brown-md/ When you retire and reflect on how you want to spend your time, be mindful of the 90/10 rule: 90 percent of the work gets done by 10 percent of the people. “You can become much busier than you might want to be if you donate your time and skills,” he said. Dr. Brown’s advice: guard your freedom, stay selective about your time, and resist the pull to take on everything just because you're capable. Equally important is learning to dial back perfectionism. Perhaps the most powerful theme of the conversation was identity. He reflected on colleagues who stayed in their roles not because they wanted to, but because they had no idea who they were outside of their work. The antidote isn't a rigid plan, but genuine reflection. As Dr. Brown put it simply: you're about to work for the most insightful boss you’ve ever had — yourself. It's worth getting to know them.

    28 min

  4. FEB 27

    Stories of Women in Medicine from 1948 - 1975 with Anne Walling, MB, ChB

    Anne Walling, MB ChB, joins the Faculty Factory Podcast this week to discuss some incredible stories of resilience she uncovered while researching her new book "Women in Medicine: Stories from the Girls in White." Dr. Walling interviewed 37 women who fought for credibility, worked harder than is almost imaginable, and graduated from medical school between 1948 and 1975. She wanted to learn why they went into medicine and how their experiences unfolded throughout medical school, residency, and entry into practice. The work was conducted by Dr. Walling as formal qualitative research with IRB oversight and open-ended questions. She joined us at the Faculty Factory for her second interview on our show to share the stories and insights she gathered. You can learn more about the book here: https://www.routledge.com/Women-in-Medicine-Stories-from-the-Girls-in-White/Walling/p/book/9781032873190 Dr. Walling is Professor Emerita at the University of Kansas School of Medicine—Wichita and is also the author of "Academic Promotion for Clinicians: A Practical Guide to Promotion and Tenure in Medical Schools." Learn about that book here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-84036-4 As mentioned, this is her second appearance on our show. You can listen to her first appearance “Episode 334 – A Deep Exploration of Academic Promotions for Clinicians with Anne Walling, MB ChB,” here: https://facultyfactory.org/anne-walling/

    39 min

  5. FEB 20

    Transformative Transitions in Academic Medicine

    This week we’re excited to revisit some of the best interviews from this podcast’s +360-episode archive about making transformative, life- or career-changing transition decisions. This “Best of the Faculty Factory” compilation episode features clips from three important episodes in the Faculty Factory archive. (If you’re interested in hearing the full conversations, you can find the original episodes below). Appearing in order are the episodes that were clipped for this podcast: A Faculty Factory Interview with Peter Densen, MD: https://youtu.be/3IikA7FUa_A Considerations for Life After Full-Time Employment in Academic Medicine with Lawrence Appel, MD, MPH: https://youtu.be/kFPjXOq8yfY Key Factors to Consider When Shifting to a New Leadership Role with Maria Oliva-Hemker, MD: https://youtu.be/OBkibXyO7tQ If this episode interests you, you can also revisit our episode called, “Making a Decision to Transition in Academic Medicine”:  https://youtu.be/hqr8yDx8rZk Which featured snippets from the following episodes: Navigating a “Decision to Transition” in Academic Medicine with Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD: https://youtu.be/hqr8yDx8rZk Navigating a Transition from Academia to Industry and Back with Ludy Shih, MD, MMSc: https://youtu.be/9nH8QexHJ5M Adaptability for Success at Any Stage of Your Academic Medicine Career with Janet Bickel, MA: https://youtu.be/5Nxkv-2yHc0

    28 min

  6. FEB 13

    Leader as a Coach and Embracing the Growth Mindset with Binata Mukherjee, MD, MBA

    When’s the last time you heard a leader say, “I don’t know?" As we learn in this week’s discussion with returning guest Binata Mukherjee, MD, on the Faculty Factory Podcast, those three words actually humanize a leader and signal confidence. It’s an important point for this interview’s broader discussion on growth mindsets. Growth-minded leaders are willing to be candid about not having all the answers as they are there to facilitate learning and help find those answers.  At the University of South Alabama (USA) in Mobile, Dr. Mukherjee serves as Assistant Dean for Faculty and Professional Development in the Whiddon College of Medicine and is Associate Professor of Internal Medicine with USA Health. She is also an Adjunct Professor of Management and Director of Healthcare Leadership Initiatives in the Mitchell College of Business at USA. “Leader As Coach” The concept of “leader as coach” describes practicing leadership as a facilitator who teaches people rather than doing the work for them or micromanaging day-to-day tasks. It’s about continually reminding the team of the direction and shifting from a manager mindset to a leader mindset. As we learn in this discussion with Dr. Mukherjee, leadership is defined by behavior, not persona. Dr. Mukherjee discusses Carol Dweck’s 2006 book "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success," which explores the dynamic between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset and why that distinction matters.  “Building trust and enabling an environment of psychological safety are the most important things about working with a team,” Dr. Mukherjee points out. More Resources to Explore Faculty Factory Podcast No. 327 - "Know Thyself: Keys to Self-Awareness Amid Uncertainty with Binata Mukherjee, MD, MBA": https://facultyfactory.org/binata-mukherjee/ "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success": https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322 Learn more about the growth mindset from the Harvard Business School: https://online.hbs.edu/blog/post/growth-mindset-vs-fixed-mindset

    42 min

  7. FEB 6

    Strategies for Autonomy-Supportive Teaching with Stacey Rubin Rose, MD, FACP, FIDSA

    Stacey Rubin Rose, MD, FACP, FIDSA, makes her memorable Faculty Factory Podcast debut this week with an overview of strategies for autonomy-supportive teaching. Dr. Rose is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases). She is also an Associate Professor in the Huffington Department of Education, Innovation, and Technology and the Associate Director of the Center for Professionalism at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. “The goal of this faculty development for autonomy-supportive teaching is to help faculty create better learning environments for trainees and for themselves,” Dr. Rose said. “When you can foster a supportive learning environment, everyone benefits and you see far less burnout,” Dr. Rose added in the opening moments of the interview. Another goal of this educational push and the faculty development workshop mentioned in this episode is to connect self-determination theory with medical well-being and medical education. For a refresher on self-determination theory, you can revisit Faculty Factory Episode No. 69, “Self-Determination Theory in Academic Medicine with Jeffrey M. Lyness, MD, FACPsych”: https://facultyfactory.org/self-determination-theory-in-academic-medicine/ “If you can teach and educate in a clinical learning environment that is supportive of autonomy, belonging, and competence—with autonomy as the anchor—then everyone wins,” she said. As also mentioned in this episode, if you want to hear more about Baylor’s Center for Professionalism you can listen to Faculty Factory Episode No. 359, “Promoting Positive Professionalism with Ellen M. Friedman, MD, FACS, FAAP”: https://facultyfactory.org/ellen-friedman/

    32 min

  8. JAN 30

    YouTube as a Platform for Inspiring Faculty with Jessica Seaman, EdD

    Jessica Seaman, EdD, has learned many tips and tricks while building a library of recordings and a repository of resources on YouTube to assist learners. She joins the Faculty Factory Podcast this week for an inspiring exploration of that process. As a self-taught YouTube practitioner and editor with no prior experience, Dr. Seaman is proof that anyone can learn this tool and leverage it to reach and help faculty worldwide. Dr. Seaman is an Assistant Professor of Medical Humanities and Assistant Dean of Faculty Development at Creighton University School of Medicine in Phoenix, Ariz. This is her second appearance on the Faculty Factory. If you would like to revisit her first appearance on the program—the episode titled "Best Supporting Practices and Strategies for Stressed-Out Learners and Faculty"—you can see it here: https://facultyfactory.org/jessica-seaman/ You can also visit the Creighton University Health Sciences YouTube channel featuring free faculty development videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoeK9S4P4sSeSp338JTW2ro7vHYfKycRc If you’d like to ask questions to her directly, please email Dr. Seaman at: jessicaseaman@creighton.edu Faculty Development Resource Spotlight Many faculty development departments are doing groundbreaking work, and not just for their own faculty. Many institutions offer publicly accessible, free resources that anyone can explore and use, such as the CU Health Sciences YouTube channel. Furthermore, if you haven’t already done so, we urge you to visit the newest addition to our website: the Faculty Development Resource Spotlight webpage: https://facultyfactory.org/resource-spotlight/ -- with other great faculty development and leadership resources! We’d love for it to grow into a centralized repository for faculty. Please reach out to us here to learn more or suggest a resource for us to add!

    36 min
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The Faculty Factory is a community of faculty development leaders in academic health systems. We share a passion for serving faculty and helping them exceed their clinical, research, education, program-building, administrative, and leadership expectations. The Faculty Factory Podcast emerged from a desire to communicate faculty-development-specific information in a consistent, modern, practical, and intimate way. To learn more, visit: FacultyFactory.org.

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    Faculty Factory
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
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