Faculty Factory

Lee Daugherty Biddison, MD, MPH, joins the Faculty Factory Podcast for the very first time this week, engaging in an in-depth discussion on wellness.

Currently serving as the Chief Wellness Officer and Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine, Dr. Biddison brings her vast expertise to this discussion.

In the opening minutes of this interview, Dr. Biddison challenges the notion of wellness as an afterthought, urging listeners to prioritize their well-being alongside their work. She emphasizes that a balanced perspective enhances productivity, engagement, and creativity, empowering individuals to wholeheartedly pursue their values.

"I think it's really important for us to actually change our mindset around that and understand that being well at work, and the many diverse ways we can define that, is really foundational to accomplishing all the things that we want to do," she said.

Furthermore, Dr. Biddison outlines the key attributes crucial for cultivating a mindset of well-being, with self-awareness emerging as a pivotal element in personal growth.

Learn More: https://facultyfactory.org/wellbeing/ 

This week on the Faculty Factory, in honor of the upcoming Mother's Day holiday on Sunday, May 14th, we are replaying an episode that originally aired on July 22, 2022, called "Perseverance and the Art of Experiencing Joy with Priya Umapathi, MD."

This episode has an underlying message of love and gratitude for moms, and we thought it would be the perfect episode to get folks in the holiday spirit for this upcoming Mother's Day weekend.

Dr. Umapathi serves on the Advisory Board for Junior Faculty with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She also currently serves as Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant/MCS.

Learn More: https://facultyfactory.org/priya-umapathi/    

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bM5T8HEx1kg   

This week's episode is a joint presentation of the Faculty Factory Podcast and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's Office of Faculty Development, featuring Carisa M. Cooney, MPH, CCRP.

Carisa joins our show to present her widely acclaimed and celebrated talk, Evolving Personally and Professionally to Maintain Job Satisfaction: In It For the Long Haul. If you would like to see the visuals and presentation slides of this talk, please watch the YouTube version of this podcast, which you can find here: https://youtu.be/vGz0H-i2AX8 

At Hopkins Medicine, Carisa serves as Associate Professor, Director of Education Innovation, and Director of the Clinical Research Core in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

The objectives of Carisa's presentation are as follows:

• Differentiate between fluid and crystallized intelligence.

Learn More: https://facultyfactory.org/carisa-cooney 

We are thrilled to be joined by Mona Bahouth, MD, PhD, for this week’s episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast!

Mona Bahouth, MD, PhD, is Medical Director, Brain Rescue Unit, and Assistant Professor of Neurology with Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore.

Dr. Bahouth is an expert in health system science and implementation science as we chat about in this interview.  

On today’s podcast, Dr. Bahouth explains that teamwork is critical in healthcare because it helps to maintain a focus on the patient and brings together the key pieces of what a patient needs at any given moment.

Teamwork involves finding experts and bringing them to the table to work together in a way that creates an end result that is much more synergistic than what individuals could achieve alone.

Dr. Bahouth emphasizes the importance of interprofessional collaboration and speaking in a language that allows the patient to be the center of the conversation.

We want to thank Dr. Rachel Salas, a valued contributor of the Faculty Factory community, for referring Dr. Bahouth to us as a guest. If you know someone who would be a great fit for our podcast, we invite you to refer them to us as well. Simply send an email to [email protected] with your suggestion!

You can reach Dr. Bahouth here: [email protected] 

This week, Joseph E. Losee, MD, FACS, FAAP, is making his debut on the Faculty Factory Podcast, where he delivers an inspiring message on resilience to all faculty.

Resilience is an essential quality for anyone working in this field given its inherent challenges, high-pressure situations, and emotional exhaustion.

Dr. Joseph E. Losee currently serves as the Dr. Ross H. Musgrave Endowed Chair of Pediatric Plastic Surgery and is the Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He also serves as the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, and is an Advisory Dean of Students at the School of Medicine.

Learn More: https://facultyfactory.org/joseph-losee/

Joining us this week for an incredibly insightful and alarming conversation is William T. Mallon, EdD.

Make sure to tune in as Dr. Mallon makes his Faculty Factory Podcast debut. We will dive into the crucial topic of academic medicine's role in the climate crisis.

Dr. Mallon is the Senior Director of Strategy and Innovation Development at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).

Dr. Mallon co-authored the report "Climate Action in Academic Medicine," which provides an overview of how medical schools, teaching hospitals, and health systems are responding to climate change. You can download it here: https://www.aamc.org/media/64106/download?attachment 

In this interview, you'll learn about the innovative ways in which medical schools, teaching hospitals, and health systems are responding to the urgent threat of climate change. Their efforts can help safeguard the health of our planet and its inhabitants.

"The irony is that without any action, we are making a major contribution to the climate crisis, which arguably is the greatest health threat of the 21st century," Dr. Mallon told us.

If you would like to contact Dr. Mallon, you can email him at [email protected].

Learn More: https://facultyfactory.org/

We are joined by Cary C. Ward, MD, for a fresh installment of the Faculty Factory Podcast this week!

Dr. Ward is Associate Dean for Faculty Development with Duke University School of Medicine in North Carolina. 

Dr. Ward is an adult congenital and structural heart disease specialist. She serves as the Program Director for the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellowship and the Director of the Cardio-Obstetrics Program with Duke.

Learn More: https://facultyfactory.org/cary-ward 

Everyone seems to be talking artificial intelligence these days and how it might drastically impact the future.

What are the implications for faulty and medical professionals around the world? How will this impact grant writing, research and academic integrity? The questions continue to linger.

Our guest this week on the Faculty Factory is Daniel Khashabi, PhD, to help us address some of these questions and issues.

Dr. Khashabi recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence and is an assistant professor of computer science at the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering. He is also a member of the Center for Language and Speech Processing.

Learn More: https://facultyfactory.org/artificial-intelligence/ 

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/