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[Replay] The AMedSG National Reputation Series: What is Your Word
Before you get on the program, before you network strategically, before you build your research plan — you need to know what you're known for. Or more precisely, what you want to be known for.
In this episode, Dr....
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What Thriving Faculty Know: Identity Formation with Dr. McMains
What does it take to build a professional identity that supports both career growth and a meaningful academic career? In this episode, Dr. Chris McMains discusses professional identity formation, belonging, career...
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Why Time Management Is Important
Time management is one of the most common challenges physicians face, especially when balancing clinical responsibilities with research, education, leadership, promotion, and life outside of work. In this episode, Dr....
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What Great Deans Know: How Medical School Curriculum Actually Gets Designed with Dr. David L. Battinelli
What makes a great medical school isn't just an innovative curriculum—it's faculty who know how to help learners grow. In this episode, Dr. Stacey Ishman sits down with Dr. David Battinelli, Executive Vice President,...
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Building Great Careers: Designing the Career You Actually Want with Pamela Mudd
What does it take to build an academic career that is both successful and sustainable? In this episode, Dr. Stacey Ishman sits down with pediatric otolaryngologist Dr. Pamela Mudd to discuss how finding your niche,...
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What Great Deans Know: Why Faculty Stay and Succeed with Joe Kerschner
In this episode, Dr. Stacey Ishman sits down with physician-scientist, former dean, and national academic medicine leader Joe Kerschner to discuss mentorship, faculty development, retention, burnout, and the future of...
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What Faculty Who Advance in Four Years Do Differently
Why do some faculty reach associate professor in four years while others take seven? In this episode, Dr. Stacey Ishman explores the strategic decisions that consistently separate those who advance more quickly. If...
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The $500k Question: Why FERI Pays for Itself (And then Some)
Faculty turnover is one of the most expensive and preventable challenges facing academic medicine today. In this episode, Dr. Stacey Ishman explores the true cost of losing faculty, why traditional retention efforts...
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What Promotion Committees Actually Evaluate: The Faculty Misalignment Problem
Many early-career faculty assume promotion committees evaluate activity, productivity, and accomplishments at face value. In this episode, Dr. Stacey Ishman explains why promotion decisions are often based on...
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The Mentor Gap: Why Good Mentors Don't Automatically Create Promotion-Ready Faculty
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Mentorship is one of the most commonly recommended strategies for success in academic medicine, yet many early-career physicians still struggle to achieve promotion despite having excellent mentors. In this episode,...
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Navigating Divisional Leadership Transitions: Building Stability Through Change
Leadership transitions are inevitable in academic medicine, but they often create uncertainty, anxiety, and disruption for faculty. In this episode, Dr. Stacey Ishman explores how divisions and departments can move...
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Promotion Criteria vs. Promotion Strategy: The Gap Nobody Names
Most academic physicians know their institution's promotion criteria. Far fewer understand how to strategically build a career that actually meets those criteria. In this episode, Dr. Stacey Ishman explores the...
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