We don't just support academic physicians. We build the infrastructure that keeps them.
Academic Medicine Strategy Group (AMedSG) builds faculty development infrastructure that increases promotion, retention, and academic impact — for individual physicians and the institutions that depend on them.
AMedSG is ACCME-Accredited
Whether you're an institution building a culture of sustainable faculty performance, or an individual physician investing in your career, every AMedSG engagement meets the highest national standards for Continuing Medical Education.
We Work at Two Levels:
Departments & Institutions
Our flagship program, the Faculty Excellence & Retention Initiative (FERI)™, is a structured team coaching and consulting engagement designed to reduce faculty burnout, improve retention, and build lasting faculty development infrastructure within your division or department.
1:1 Performance CoachingÂ
Our Reset & Refocus individual coaching for academic medicine physicians supports faculty navigating promotion, leadership transitions, research productivity, and career sustainability using strategies grounded in behavioral science and built for the realities of academic medicine.
DR. STACEY ISHMAN
Founder | MD, MPH, FACS, FAAP
The academic medicine expert your faculty needs.
Dr. Stacey Ishman brings over two decades of experience as an academic otolaryngologist and sleep physician (Johns Hopkins, Cincinnati Children's, University of Wisconsin) to every engagement she leads. She built AMedSG because she lived the gap between what academic medicine asks of its faculty and what it actually gives them.
Dr. Ishman's Credentials:Â
âś“ Triple board-certified in Otolaryngology, Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology, and Sleep Medicine
âś“ NIH/DOD Grants & 230+ Publications
âś“ 20+ Years as Academic Otolaryngologist & Sleep Physician at Johns Hopkins, Cincinnati Children's, and University of Wisconsin
âś“ Past President, International Surgical Sleep Society
âś“ Board Member of Multiple National and International Organizations
âś“ Distinguished Service Award Recipient (2015, 2018, 2023)
âś“ Helen F. Krause, MD Trailblazer Award (2017)
âś“ University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Mentorship Award (2019)
âś“ National Keynote Speaker on Strategic Career Design That Works
✓ Creator of the Faculty Excellence & Retention Initiative™ (FERI)
KIRSTEN BOMBDIGGITY
Chief Education Officer | CME Accreditation Director (ACCME)
From the classroom to the C-Suite, Kirsten Bombdiggity has spent her career designing experiences where people feel seen, valued, and capable of doing their best work. Before joining AMedSG, she served as Chief Experience Officer for an Inc. 5000 physician education company, where she worked directly with over 3,000 physicians across specialties and career stages. Featured twice in Forbes, Kirsten's deep work with cognitive bias, burnout prevention, and professional sustainability made her a natural fit for AMedSG.
Kirsten holds a Master's in Teaching and dual certification in Applied Narrative Intelligence (ANI) and Experiential Narrative Practice (ENP). Trained to assess competing narratives, she strengthens alignment for even the most talented faculty. Her expertise shapes the learning conditions of every AMedSG experience she helps design.
Ready to build something that lasts?
Whether you're a department chair investing in a faculty culture that lasts, or a physician designing your next chapter, we'd love to talk.
