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.

Season 4 of the Faculty Factory is here, and it’s off to an inspiring start.

George S. Everly, Jr., PhD, FACLP, FAPA, joins us with some timely take home messaging on resilience and mental health.

Dr. Everly is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Department of International Health in the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

This is a reunion episode where we visit with past guests and friends of the Faculty Factory community. To learn about our previous episode with Dr. Everly, please visit this webpage: https://facultyfactory.org/a-faculty-factory-interview-with-george-s-everly-jr-phd-faclp-fapa/

“Typically, in both medicine and public health, many of us have underestimated the role of mental health in what makes a strong and resilient society,” Dr. Everly said.

Dr. Everly goes on to call mental health “an intrinsic thread that provides the horsepower to society.”

Mental health has been threatened during this relentless pandemic and Dr. Everly has studied three past pandemics. His voice, insight, and wisdom are greatly appreciated. 

“We cannot allow a pandemic to define us, we must see it as one point on this marathon of life,” he told us.

Mastering adversity, resilience, and the will to emerge stronger than ever from difficult, life-altering challenges are just some of the many themes covered in today’s podcast. It packs a powerful punch, so listeners may want to go back and listen to this episode multiple times.

According to Dr. Everly, the folks he calls the “masters of adversity” understand life is truly a journey and they have an attitude of resilience. They have a vision for a better tomorrow.

Want to get in touch with Dr. Everly? You can email him at: [email protected]

Please stay tuned for more podcasts from this exciting new season!

This week on the Faculty Factory we preview Season 4 and the year ahead! We are incredibly honored to welcome listeners to the fourth year of the Faculty Factory Podcast.

Faculty Factory producer, Casey Callanan, MBA, joins our host, Kimberly A. Skarupski, PhD, MPH, to recap some Faculty Factory community highlights from 2021 on today's show. We also preview some of the exciting new resources, podcast episodes, and content that is coming as part of Season 4 in 2022!

As a friendly reminder, the previous three seasons of the podcast included:

• Season 1: Interviews with faculty development professionals and leadership throughout North America.

The success of the Faculty Factory would not be possible without the generous contributions of the hundreds of folks who have donated their time to be interviewed for our show.

We would like to send a sincere thank you to all who have contributed to this ongoing mission.

If you feel as though the timing is right for you – or a colleague you want to sponsor – to be interviewed on our show, please never hesitate to reach out to us by sending an email to [email protected].

We wish nothing but the best for our listeners in 2022 and beyond. Happy new year, friends!