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It’s our annual “State of the Podcast” address this week on the Faculty Factory as we preview Season 5 and the year ahead! We are privileged to welcome listeners to this milestone fifth year of the Faculty Factory Podcast. Faculty Factory producer, Casey Callanan, MBA, joins podcast host Kimberly A. Skarupski, PhD, MPH, to recap some Faculty Factory community highlights from 2022 on today’s show. We also preview some of the exciting new resources, podcast episodes, and content that is coming as part of Season 5 in 2023! Here are some resources as mentioned in today’s episode: Previous Podcast Seasons As a friendly reminder, the previous seasons of this podcast have included: Season 1: Discussions with Deans Season 2: Snippets for Success Season 3: Habits and Hacks from Hopkins (H3) Season 4: Faculty Factory Reunions eBooks As mentioned in today’s show, Seasons 2 and 3 of the podcast come with a companion eBook that recaps a lot of the content that were outlined in those episodes. You can check them out here: The Snippets for Success eBook [pdf] The Habits and Hacks from Hopkins eBook  [pdf] Writing Accountability Groups (WAGs) Writing Accountability Groups (WAGs) aim 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. Please visit WagYourWork.com and WAGs on HopkinsMedicine.org to learn more. Become a Faculty Factory Guest 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 via our contact us page or by sending an email to FacultyFactoryKim@gmail.com. If there is someone you think we need to talk to, please indicate the name and email address of the guest you would like to sponsor when you send us a message! Thank You 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. You can also find us on Twitter where we look forward to connecting with our community even more.

Today’s episode of the Faculty Factory is a “Best of” show that includes highlights from past interviews of our show about how to best navigate social media in academic medicine. Today’s “Best of” show includes highlights from the following episodes: Social Media Habits and Hacks with Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD The Benefits and Pitfalls of Twitter in Academia with Mahadevappa Mahesh, MS, PhD Exploring the Future of Learning and Online Education with Peggy Semingson, PhD Interested in hearing the full conversations from any of these episodes? Click on the links above to explore each episode in-depth. Learn About Today’s Speakers Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD, serves as Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She also serves as Associate Vice Chair for Research at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore. You can follow her on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/SapnaKmd  Peggy Semingson, PhD, currently serves as Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington. With a background in educational technology, online course development, adult education, curriculum development, and online course design, she is on the cutting edge of YouTube and online learning. You can follow her on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/user/peggysemingson Mahadevappa Mahesh, MS, PhD, serves as 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.   You can follow Dr. Mahesh on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/mmahesh1 The Faculty Factory More from the Faculty Factory: https://facultyfactory.org/ Visit us on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/faculty_factory 

Dive into the art of handling tough conversations in academic settings. Discover strategies for navigating performance evaluations and underperformance issues with honesty and early intervention. Learn how to maintain purpose during career transitions and manage requests in academia without feeling overwhelmed. Explore the emotional dynamics of challenging discussions, utilizing 'I' language and reflective listening to foster understanding. These insights are valuable for anyone facing difficult dialogues in any workplace.

Today’s episode of the Faculty Factory is a “Best of” show that includes highlights from past interviews of our show about navigating mentorships. Last year around this time of year we released the first two parts in this three part series, and you can catch up on them here: Best of the Faculty Factory Discussions on Mentorship, Part I Best of the Faculty Factory Discussions on Mentorship, Part II Today’s “Best of” show includes highlights from the following episodes: How Faculty Can Better Develop Their Mentoring Network with Clara L. Lapiner, MPH Questions to Ask Your Mentor with Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA 10 Mentee Rules for Faculty with Dave Yousem, MD, MBA Meaningful Mentorship with Cynthia S. Rand, PhD Be a Memorable Mentor with Donna Vogel, PhD More about the Faculty Factory: https://facultyfactory.org/ 

It has been nearly three years since we last heard from our friend Neda Gould, PhD, on the Faculty Factory Podcast. When she last joined us, it was a downright scary and uncertain time. It was March 2020, and the COVID-19 pandemic was just starting to sweep across our nation and globe. This week she joins our show so we can catch up with her and learn about more helpful self-care tools, tips, and wisdom in another very memorable episode of our podcast with Dr. Gould. In March 2020, Dr. Gould joined the Faculty Factory Podcast (remotely, of course) and delivered two very memorable episodes to help our community cope with the emerging anxiety of the time. Learn More: https://facultyfactory.org/neda-gould 

Joining us this week for his second ever appearance on the Faculty Factory Podcast is Daniel Barnett, MD, MPH. Dr. Barnett is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Health & Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore. He first joined our program earlier this year for a spirited discussion about preparedness, resiliency, and the wisdom he has gained throughout his career in academic medicine and research. You can revisit that episode here: https://facultyfactory.org/daniel-barnett/. “We need to be more rigorously focused on tools and approaches that are peer reviewed on best practices for self-care for health care providers,” he told us. Dr. Bartnett brings us consistently strong insight throughout today’s discussion on workforce wellness and self-care. “I truly believe that everyone in healthcare and frontline response needs to – and can benefit from – getting trained in psychological first aid,” he added.

Today’s episode of the Faculty Factory is a “Best of” show that includes highlights from past interviews of our show about navigating tough conversations. Today’s “Best of” show includes highlights from the following episodes: Episode 79 – Managing Difficult Issues with Charles G. Irvin, Ph.D., DE, ATSF, FERS (Faculty Factory Snippet No. 29) Episode 75 – How to Handle Conflict with Dave Yousem, MD, MBA (Faculty Factory Snippet No. 25) Episode 72 – The Art of Navigating a Difficult Conversation with Dave Yousem, MD, MBA (Faculty Factory Snippet No. 22) Episode 46 – Prioritizing and the Art of Saying No with Jennifer Haythornthwaite, PhD (Faculty Factory Snippet No. 1) Interested in hearing the full conversations from any of these episodes? Click on the links above to explore each episode in-depth. You can also visit our website to learn more: https://facultyfactory.org/ 

When it comes to online learning and spreading education through video, smart phone tools, and social media, our guest this week on the Faculty Factory simply gets it. Peggy Semingson, PhD, is a wealth of information when it comes to these modern developments in education. We are excited to have her join our program this week to share what she has learned with our community. Dr. Semingson currently serves as Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington. With a background in educational technology, online course development, adult education, curriculum development, and online course design, she is on the cutting edge of the future of online learning. Learn More: https://facultyfactory.org/peggy-semingson/ 

Visiting the Faculty Factory podcast this week is our friend Rachel Salas, MD, MEd. Dr. Salas has plenty of pearls of wisdom for us when it comes to coaching, strength-based approaches for growth, and mentorship. “I am on the coaching bandwagon and I think it's much needed in academia, not just for faculty, but for residents, fellows, nursing students, medical students, everything,” she said. Dr. Salas is Assistant Medical Director with Johns Hopkins Center for Sleep and Wellness and serves as Professor of Neurology with Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. Today’s chat is a reunion episode where we visit with past guests and friends of the Faculty Factory community. You may remember Dr. Salas from her first appearance with us here on the Faculty Factory. She last joined us in October 2020 for Faculty Factory Podcast No. 92. The interview was called The Practical Use of Strength-Based Psychology and you can check it out here. “Next week I'll be a different person because I'm constantly thinking about who I am, how can I be better, and I'm really in a growth mindset,” she said. Learn More You can reach Dr. Salas here: rsalas3@jhmi.edu Find Dr. Salas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RachelSalasMD More on Faculty Factory Coaching: https://facultyfactory.org/coaching/  Visit us on the Faculty Factory website: https://facultyfactory.org/ Visit the Faculty Factory on Twitter: https://twitter.com/faculty_factory

Making her first ever visit to the Faculty Factory Podcast this week is Penny S. Edwards, MS, BS. Penny currently serves as Faculty Development Program Manager in the Office of Faculty Development at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Greenville. As the title of today’s episode implies, there are plenty of great nuggets on relationship building and utilizing transferable skills to attain professional growth in this interview. “To do the things that you are passionate about and to be promoted, sometimes you have to leave the institution you're at,” Penny told us. Change is a major theme of today’s show. As we learn, there might be many different skills you have earned over the years that are transferable to a new position you have your eye on. Through listening to Penny’s story, we get some great examples of this in today’s chat. “I think sometimes we need to take a step and understand there are aspects of the work that we’re doing that are the same characteristics you need in any sort of relationship-building enterprise,” she said. There are qualities relevant to many different environments in this profession and taking a step back for some good old fashioned reflection can help us better identify these qualities. Please make sure to visit the Faculty Factory to learn more about today’s conversation; you can visit our website here: https://facultyfactory.org/  You can also follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Faculty_Factory  And learn About Faculty Factory Coaching here: https://facultyfactory.org/coaching/