Faculty Factory

Attention all early-career faculty members out there—this one’s for you! This week on the Faculty Factory Podcast we are joined by Namandjé N. Bumpus, PhD. Dr. Bumpus brings her invaluable recommendations for navigating the early faculty years. With the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Bumpus is E.K. Marshall and Thomas H. Maren Professor. She is Director of the Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences. Dr. Bumpus has won major, internationally recognized awards for her research. Her research interests include studying the metabolism of antiviral drugs used to treat HIV-1. She received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2016 from President Barack Obama. In 2019, she won the prestigious John J. Abel Award as presented by the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). When it comes to piloting the junior faculty years, Dr. Bumpus is a wealth of knowledge and acknowledges the many different ways we can go about it. She also has a lot to say when it comes to avoiding some of the common pitfalls that faculty may encounter.   “There are many ways to do it. It really comes down to your individual interests and goals and just finding the best path that works for you,” she said. Visit The Faculty Factory: https://facultyfactory.org/Namandje-Bumpus 

A very special panel interview of the Faculty Factory is on tap for our listeners this week. Our guests today come to us from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) El Paso and Texas Tech University (TTU) in Lubbock. This is the first ever panel interview since our show’s inception in 2019. We could not have selected a better trio! Our esteemed colleagues this week on the Faculty Factory include:   Sanja Kupesic, MD, PhD. Dr. Kupesic is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Associate Dean for Faculty Development with TTUHSC. Zuber Mulla, PhD, CPH, FACE. Dr. Mulla is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Assistant Dean for Faculty Development with TTUHSC. Valerie Paton, PhD. Dr. Paton is Professor of Higher Education with Texas Tech University. She is co-appointed to both TTUHSC and TTU. This is Dr. Mulla’s second time visiting us on the Faculty Factory Podcast while Drs. Kupesic and Paton are first timers on the program. We are enthused to welcome them with open arms to our community! If you would like to check out Dr. Mulla’s first podcast appearance with us, you can listen to it here: https://facultyfactory.org/a-faculty-factory-interview-with-zuber-mulla-phd-cph-face/ As mentioned in today’s podcast, the Impact of a Faculty Development Course on Promotion at a Health Sciences Center article can be found here: https://mds.marshall.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1327&context=mjm Learn more: https://facultyfactory.org/ 

Joining us on today’s episode of the Faculty Factory podcast is our friend Rashmi Vyas, MBBS, MD, MHPE. Dr. Vyas is the newest guest in our Faculty Factory reunion series. Today’s discussion touches on the art of being “perfectly imperfect” and dealing with change. “Perfection is very fluid. It does not mean the same thing to everybody and from every perspective,” she told us. Dr. Vyas is Senior Associate at the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) in Philadelphia. She is also Director of FAIMER Global Programs. 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. Dr. Vyas first visited with us in 2020, for a very special episode entitled “Why You Deserve a Seat at the Table.” You can revisit that episode here: https://facultyfactory.org/why-you-deserve-a-seat-at-the-table-with-rashmi-vyas-mbbs-md-mhpe/

With a strong background in cognitive science and human performance, Mark Guadagnoli, PhD, brings his expertise and wisdom to the Faculty Factory this week. At the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Dr. Guadagnoli is Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Director of Learning and Performance, and Professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Neurology. Stress-resistant learning, coaching, and constantly looking to get better are all themes within today’s chat with Dr. Guadagnoli. He also discusses his work with some of the world’s top athletes and performers. “The best in the world in whatever they do have coaches. It's part of the reason why they are the best,” he told us. Learn more: https://facultyfactory.org/optimizing-performance/ 

Today’s interview on the Faculty Factory is short, sweet, and simply put, it radiates positivity. We are excited to have Priya Umapathi, MD, join the Faculty Factory community this week for a chat about perseverance, experiencing joy, and most importantly of all — acknowledging gratitude for Mom! Dr. Umapathi is on our Advisory Board for Junior Faculty here at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She also currently serves as Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant/MCS. She discusses her leadership journey, overcoming the setbacks of COVID-19, the wisdom of Mom, and much more on today’s episode. Learn more about the Faculty Factory: https://facultyfactory.org/ 

An exciting, information-packed Faculty Factory Reunion episode is now available for our listeners this week with Maureen Connelly, MD, MPH. Dr. Connelly is Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Community Affairs with Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine in Pasadena, California. All things promotion and promotion criteria are the topics underpinning today’s chat with Dr. Connelly. Two important, mission-based promotion ideas that Dr. Connelly shares with us include: Ensuring our mission is driving our promotion criteria. Rewarding the things our mission says we should be rewarding. “Often people describe the promotion criteria as a hidden curriculum,” Dr. Connelly pointed out in today’s discussion. Dr. Connelly first joined our podcast nearly two years ago to the day. On July 24, 2020, Dr. Connelly brought her enthusiasm to our podcast. We discussed her efforts in helping to open Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine as it was established that year. You can revisit her first episode with us here: https://facultyfactory.org/maureen-connelly/ You can also learn more about the publication of the Proceedings in Brief and Commissioned Papers for the virtual workshop series: Promotion, Tenure, and Advancement through the Lens of 2020: The Next Normal: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26405/promotion-tenure-and-advancement-through-the-lens-of-2020-proceedings (Find the full set of commissioned papers under the Resources Tab on the publication page.) Listen to today’s episode in its entirety through the podcast player located above! When you are finished listening to it, you can check out our podcast archive for more great episodes of the Faculty Factory Podcast.

It’s another Faculty Factory reunion this week as Page S. Morahan, PhD, joins the program. Dr. Morahan first joined our show in March 2020. She was one of the last interviews we had before the COVID-19 pandemic shifted the landscape of our profession in myriad ways. If you are interested in listening to Dr. Morahan’s first interview with us on the Faculty Factory, you can access that episode here: https://facultyfactory.org/catching-up-with-page-s-morahan-phd-founding-director-of-elam/ Dr. Morahan is the founding director of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program and is a consultant with the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) Institutes. In addition to these roles, she is professor emeritus at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. You can learn more about ELAM here: https://drexel.edu/medicine/academics/womens-health-and-leadership/elam/ If you are interested in learning more about FAIMER, you can visit their website: https://www.faimer.org/ As we learned on today’s program, Dr. Morahan is helping raise money for FAIMER through her art projects and you can learn more about that here: https://www.pagespagesgallery.com/ We’d like to thank Dr. Morahan for joining us on this latest installment of our Faculty Factory reunion. Please stay tuned to our Faculty Factory show for new episodes every Friday! You can also visit our website for more information: https://facultyfactory.org/ 

Erika T. Brown, PhD, joins us on this week’s reunion episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast. We interview Dr. Brown about her new position with Geisel School of Medicine and much more. In September 2021, Dr. Brown was appointed the new Dean of Faculty Affairs with the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth University in Hanover, New Hampshire. Dr. Brown has many years of experience in faculty affairs, professional development, and academic medicine. This is the second time she has joined our show for an interview, but it has been well over three years since Dr. Brown last spoke with us on the Faculty Factory. In March 2019, Dr. Brown was Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Development at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta when she first appeared on our podcast. Today’s episode is another reunion episode where we welcome back guests from past episodes to share ideas, lessons learned, etc. If you are interested in listening to Dr. Brown's first interview with us on the Faculty Factory, you can access that here: https://facultyfactory.org/erika-t-brown/

This week we’re talking with Wiley “Chip” Souba, MD, on the Faculty Factory Podcast. Dr. Souba joins us for a discussion about the inward journey of leadership. As Dr. Souba puts it: leading yourself is the prerequisite to being an effective leader of others. “It’s a journey because it’s a lifelong endeavor, a mountain with no top. And it’s about leadership because it’s about leading yourself.” Dr. Souba is a Professor of Surgery with the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. He has also held other prestigious positions with Dartmouth College, including: Former Dean of the Geisel School of Medicine Former Vice President for Health Affairs Learn more: https://facultyfactory.org/chip-souba 

Heather Brod visits the Faculty Factory Podcast this week for a memorable chat on executive coaching and leadership. Heather is an executive coach and consultant. Prior to branching off on her own to go into coaching full time, Heather was Executive Director at the Center for Faculty Advancement Mentoring and Engagement with the Ohio State University’s College of Medicine in Columbus. Interpersonal communication and many other topics related to professional development are explored in-depth on today’s podcast.   We’d also like to point out that this interview contains useful information for faculty looking to make a jump into a different career path. Heather discusses her journey from a salaried position in the college of medicine to her current role as executive coach and consultant. For more episode of the Faculty Factory please visit: https://facultyfactory.org/  For more information on Heather please visit: https://heatherbrod.com/