Joining us for this week’s episode of the Faculty Factory is Peter Densen, MD. We explore coaching, leadership, and career transitions as part of this in-depth discussion with Dr. Densen.

He currently serves as Emeritus Professor of Internal Medicine-Infectious Diseases with University of Iowa Health Care. His distinguished, 40-year career in Iowa has included the following positions:

• Associate dean for Student Affairs and Curriculum

He also served as faculty director for the Bean Learning Community and chaired the Clinical Experiences Committee at his institution. As you will hear on today’s episode, he posses a wealth of practical knowledge when it comes to mentoring faculty and professional development.  

Today’s episode has very useful information regarding transformational changes, transition theory, and ways to make graceful exits in the pursuit of new opportunities.   

Learn more: https://facultyfactory.org/

This week’s episode of the Faculty Factory podcast is a chat with Nutan Vaidya, MD, about her role as Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs and Equity with the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in North Chicago, Ill.

Dr. Vaidya also serves as Professor and Discipline Chair of Psychiatry with the Chicago Medical School. Prior to her current role, Dr. Vaidya served as Senior Associate Dean for Academic Learning Environment (before it was known as Faculty Development).

Dr. Vaidya discusses the unique challenges facing her community medical school and the solution-oriented approach her team enacted to better serve faculty. Make sure to listen to today’s episode in its entirety to learn about the key programs and initiatives that were built to deal with these challenges.

There are plenty of amazing, innovative programs taking place at her institution and we are honored to have her visit us this week to spread these ideas.

If you would like to reach out to Dr. Vaidya for more information, you can email her at [email protected]

Angela Sharkey, MD, discusses her new role as Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education at Wake Forest University with us on today’s episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast.

Dr. Sharkey is also a practicing pediatric cardiologist. When Dr. Sharkey first visited with us in 2019, she was serving as the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Greenville, S.C.

You can revisit that episode here: https://facultyfactory.org/angela-sharkey/

She started her new position at Wake Forest in September 2021. Before arriving at Wake Forest and the University of South Carolina, Dr. Sharkey was Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

“I find my passion and my calling in education,” she said.

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.

Our friend Janet Bickel returns to the Faculty Factory Podcast this week. Janet is a highly accomplished leadership and career development coach with nearly 50 years of experience in academic medicine and science.

She started her academic career with Brown University’s Medical School (now called The Warren Alpert Medical School) in 1972.

Janet first joined us on the Faculty Factory Podcast back in the summer of 2019. It was a memorable and highly informative chat where she shared with us several books and resources for faculty professional development.

As mentioned in today’s episode, the Snippets for Success eBook is another great resource for faculty. It is free and available here: https://facultyfactory.org/ebook/

You can listen to our first episode with Janet here: https://facultyfactory.org/crucial-books-and-resources-for-faculty-affairs-professionals/

Today’s episode is another installment of the Faculty Factory Reunion where we visit with past podcast guests and learn about what’s new since we last chatted. We are grateful to have Janet join us to share some of the wisdom she has gained in this industry over the past 50 years.

We welcome Jeffrey M. Lyness, MD, FACPsych, back to the Faculty Factory Podcast this week.

Dr. Lyness is Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology with the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in Rochester, NY.

This is the third time Dr. Lyness has joined our podcast. You can listen to his previous episodes here:

• Why Happiness and Productivity Go Hand and Hand: https://facultyfactory.org/why-happiness-and-productivity-go-hand-and-hand/

As you may have already guessed, this is another Faculty Factory reunion episode where we visit with past podcast guests and learn about what they have been up to in the world of faculty affairs since we last chatted.

Dr. Lyness catches us up on what our friends at the University of Rochester have been working on since we last touched base with him a few years back. He is a longtime friend of the Faculty Factory. We are grateful to have him join us for today's episode to once again share his wisdom with us.

A longtime friend of our show is back this week to share her expertise with us. It gives us great pleasure to welcome back Christina “Chris” Runge, PhD, CCC-A, to our podcast today. Dr. Runge is the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).

Dr. Runge is a passionate faculty development professional, researcher, and audiologist. She also serves as Professor of Otolaryngology with MCW. She has been with her institution since 2002.

This is a Faculty Factory reunion episode where we visit with past guests and friends of this vibrant community. To learn about our previous episode with Dr. Runge, please visit this webpage: https://facultyfactory.org/an-interview-with-christina-runge-phd-ccc-a-faculty-factory-podcast-episode-6/ 

Dr. Runge joined us for the sixth ever Faculty Factory episode back in 2019. We are so excited to welcome her back for the 161st episode of our podcast today. Many changes have been undertaken at MCW since we last spoke with Dr. Runge three years ago.

“We’ve launched a holistic review of our promotion and tenure policies and we’re looking at everything,” she said.

As you will hear in this chat, there is so much to learn from these changes and advancements at her institution.

It’s been nearly three years since Susan Chubinskaya, PhD, visited us on the Faculty Factory Podcast. We welcome her back with open arms today.  

Her trademark levels of high energy and enthusiasm are on full display in today’s episode. 

Dr. Chubinskaya leaves us with plenty of pearls of wisdom for faculty looking to develop their careers. She also gives us a recap of how her institution has grown in the three years since we last chatted on this podcast.

Dr. Chubinskaya currently serves as Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs at Rush Medical College in Chicago.

She is also the Klaus Kuettner Professor of Osteoarthritis Research in the Departments of Pediatrics, Orthopaedic Surgery, and Medicine (Section of Rheumatology). She is the Past President of the Orthopaedic Research Society. 

Today’s podcast is another reunion show as we welcome back Faculty Factory “Alumni” to catch us up on news and nuggets from their institution and career. You can listen to Dr. Chubinskaya’s first podcast episode with us from 2019 here: https://facultyfactory.org/key-takeaways-for-faculty-development-leadership-from-todays-podcast/  

“Life is given only once and you cannot put on hold what you want to do,” Dr. Chubinskaya said.

We are grateful for her words of encouragement for faculty and boundless energy. If you would like to reach out to Dr. Chubinskaya directly, you can email her: [email protected]  

We are pleased to welcome David A. Rogers, MD, MHPE, back to our show this week. It has been nearly three years since we last heard from him on the Faculty Factory Podcast.

When Dr. Rogers first joined us in 2019, he served as Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development in the School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). At the time he was also Chief Wellness Officer in addition to being a professor in the Departments of Surgery, Medical Education, and Pediatrics.

As Chief Wellness Officer and the ProAssurance Endowed Chair for Physician Wellness, we knew it was time to have Dr. Rogers back on our podcast to chat about this vital topic.

This is a reunion episode where we visit with past guests and friends of the Faculty Factory community. Dr. Rogers joined us for our eighth podcast (today’s episode is No. 159!). To listen to the previous episode with Dr. Rogers, please visit this webpage: https://facultyfactory.org/catching-up-with-david-a-rogers-md-mhpe-faculty-factory-podcast-episode-no-8/ 

In 2021, Dr. Rogers stepped down from his role as Associate Dean to focus 100% of his administrative time to wellness. He discusses his reasoning behind that along with many other valuable stories for our listeners on today’s show.  

“As I’ve told my team, I’m as famous as I ever care to be. I can devote my energy to advancing you,” he said. 

The Faculty Factory reunion continues as Alice Fornari, EdD, FAMEE, RDN, visits our podcast this week. Dr. Fornari is our guest for a fascinating discussion on the intersection of medical education, Just in Time Teaching (JiTT), evidence-based knowledge, and technology.

Dr. Fornari is a passionate educator serving as Vice President of Faculty Development with Northwell Health and Associate Dean with Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in New York.

She previously joined our podcast way back in September 2019. You can catch up on that episode here: https://facultyfactory.org/a-faculty-factory-interview-with-alice-fornari-edd-rd/ 

On today’s show, Dr. Fornari discusses how she spearheaded the development of the free Just in Time Teaching (JiTT) Infographics app. It provides faculty and trainees with teaching tips containing evidence-based knowledge.

Today’s conversation with Dr. Fornari also includes a broader discussion about the use of technology to enhance professional development in medical education.

The protected time to sit in a room and receive faculty development content is just not there, Dr. Fornari said. This led to her turning to technology for a more efficient vehicle to deliver this information to faculty and trainees. 

Furthermore, as Dr. Fornari mentioned, the efforts to better integrate technology have been accelerated during the global pandemic.

What started out as Dr. Fornari emailing teaching tips to faculty has evolved into the Just in Time Teaching (JiTT) Infographics app.

Here is a link to the JiTT Infographics app in the Apple Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jitt-infographics/id1536470883 

Here is a link to it in Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.multieducator.jitt&hl=en_US&gl=US 

Want to get in touch with Dr. Fornari? Send her an email: [email protected].

We are excited for another Faculty Factory reunion episode today as we visit with Amanda Termuhlen, MD. Dr. Termuhlen is Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, in the Office of Faculty Affairs at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. She also serves as Professor in the Department of Pediatrics.

Reunion episodes will be popping up a lot this season on the Faculty Factory Podcast where we will be visiting with past guests and friends of our community. To learn more about Dr. Termuhlen, please make sure to check out our previous episode with her, by visiting this webpage: https://facultyfactory.org/what-keeps-us-awake-at-night-in-faculty-development/ 

In the 2.5 years since Dr. Termuhlen first joined us for an interview in June 2019, the world is completely different. Much of our daily lives at work and home are hardly recognizable from what they were in the summer of 2019.

Today’s chat with Dr. Termuhlen is raw, honest, and emotional. Dr. Termuhlen also discussed the impact of George Floyd’s murder in May of 2020. A horrific event that took place just a few miles from her institution’s Minneapolis campus.    

Even optimists can sometimes find it difficult to find the silver linings in the most challenging of times.

“When the clinical systems are stressed, everyone is stressed,” she said.  

With a surging pandemic, burnout, and levels of staff turnover rising rapidly, the emotional and physical exhaustion can take its toll. It might be easy to want to give up, but these challenges can be dealt with and that’s the theme of today’s interview with Dr. Termuhlen.

“There are things we can do. Our clinical system has been working overtime on staffing, hiring, and getting people the support they need,” Dr. Termuhlen said.