Faculty Factory

We chat with Tina Tran, MD, this week on the Faculty Factory Podcast. Dr. Tran reflects on her career in academic medicine and the habits and hacks that have led to her success as an introverted leader.    Dr. Tran serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine with Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. She also holds a joint position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology with Johns Hopkins. Learn more about today's episode on our website: https://facultyfactory.org/tina-tran/.

Lorraine T. Dean, ScD, is our guest on today’s edition of the Faculty Factory Podcast. We discuss the Habits and Hacks that have led to Dr. Dean’s success as a social epidemiologist and emerging mid-career faculty member. At the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Dr. Dean serves as Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology (primary); and Associate Professor, Department of Oncology (joint).  Read more about today's episode on our Faculty Factory blog: https://facultyfactory.org/lorraine-dean 

Today's episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast is a chat with Zainab Obaidi, MD. Dr. Obaidi shares some crucial wellness-based habits and hacks that helped her cope with a year full of uncertainty.  Dr. Obaidi completed medical school at the University of Sharjah College of Medicine, followed by residency and chief residency at Southern Illinois University.  She then completed a 2-year hospitalist medicine fellowship with Johns Hopkins Medicine. She is pursuing a Master of Education in the Health Professions (MEHP) at Johns Hopkins in preparation for a career in medical education. She is also a first-year nephrology fellow with Johns Hopkins Medicine.  

Meghan Berkenstock, MD, joins us on the Faculty Factory today for a discussion about the habits and hacks that have led to her increased writing productivity over the past year and much more. Dr. Berkenstock serves as Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute with Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. She sees patients four days a week, performs cataract surgeries regularly, and devotes 20 percent of her time to research.

The Faculty Factory Podcast welcomes Charlene E. Gamaldo MD, FAAN, FANA, FAASM, this week for another installment of our Habits and Hacks from Hopkins series. She offers fantastic pointers from the perspective of a wellness-minded neurologist and has some great suggestions for those feeling fatigued from constant Zoom meetings. Dr. Gamaldo serves as Professor of Neurology and Medical Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Sleep and Wellness in Maryland.  She also serves as her department’s Vice Chair of Faculty Development and is a Provost Fellow exploring leadership development programs to build upon at our institution.

Vaninder K. “Vinny” Dhillon, MD, FACS, is our guest on today's episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast. Dr. Dhillon shares with us some of her habits and hacks relating to patient care, clinical service, and the pursuit of a work-life balance.  Dr. Dhillon is Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Endocrine Head and Neck Surgery with Johns Hopkins Medicine. She is an endocrine surgeon and laryngologist practicing primarily in Bethesda, Md.

Gabriela Cantarero, PhD, joins us this week on the Faculty Factory Podcast for another fantastic episode of the Habits and Hacks from Hopkins (H3) series.  Dr. Cantarero offers useful advice for staying productive while working from home during the pandemic. At Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, Dr. Cantarero serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 

Stephen T. Wegener, PhD, ABPP, joins the Faculty Factory to discusses the keys to being a great listener. This is another installment of the "H3: Habits and Hacks from Hopkins" series.  On these H3 episodes, podcast host Kimberly A. Skarupski, PhD, MPH, talks with faculty about their habits and hacks. These are the practices, efficient routines and ideas we could all benefit from hearing about in academia. At Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, Dr. Wegener serves as: Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Director, Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Andrew Demidowich, MD, brings his enthusiasm to the Faculty Factory Podcast this week for another fantastic episode of the "Habits and Hacks" series. Dr. Demidowich describes balancing professional responsibilities with his family life as he is married with two young children under the age of 3.  Dr. Demidowich serves as Chief of Inpatient Endocrinology with Howard County General Hospital and Assistant Professor with Johns Hopkins Medicine in Maryland.

Lauren E. Benishek, PhD, an organizational psychologist, joins us for today’s edition of the Faculty Factory Podcast. Dr. Benishek serves as Assistant Professor in the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. Productive procrastination, building habits that lead to a "healthy relationship" with your email inbox, and the importance of scheduling fun meetings on your calendar are some of the topics discussed on today's show.