The Insider's Pocket Guide to Navigating a Faculty Career in Academic Medicine - by Heather Brod & Kimberly Skarupski (Paperback)

From the Back Cover

The purpose of this indispensable and concise title is to provide a roadmap to a fulfilling and successful career in academic medicine. A comprehensive guide tailored to the unique needs and experiences of faculty members, this engaging and easy-to-read book addresses the most commonly encountered topics in the field, bridging the knowing-doing gap and offering practical strategies and insights for sustainable success and promotion. Developed by two highly accomplished academic career development coaches, the work will be of great interest to a wide range of audiences. From new hires fresh out of fellowship to post-docs to mid- or late-career academics looking to transition, The Insider's Pocket Guide to Navigating a Career in Academic Medicine covers all stages of professional development and features real-life stories from colleagues across education, research, and healthcare. Delve into a systematic overview of academic medicine, explore personal development through vision and mission statements, and master the art of job searches and negotiations. Learn the importance of onboarding, networking, and mentorship while developing organizational savvy. Confront common challenges, enhance well-being with diversity and inclusion, and achieve work-life integration. Further, this invaluable career resource includes supplemental worksheets and links from the author's website to ensure you have all the tools you need to build a thriving career. A unique, significant contribution to the career literature in academic medicine, this handy guide is the ultimate companion for navigating career transitions and growth opportunities, setting you on the path to a rewarding and aligned career in academic medicine.

About the Author

Heather Brod, MA

President, Owner,

Heather Brod LLC, Executive Coaching & Consulting

Heather is an executive coach, consultant, speaker and facilitator primarily to the higher education, healthcare and professional services industries. As a coach she helps professionals cultivate mindsets and habits of authentic leadership. As a consultant she works with companies to create and implement inclusive strategies that develop and leverage the skills of the workforce.

She is a nationally recognized expert in professional development and has designed and delivered countless workshops and presentations on topics encompassing diversity, equity and inclusion, employee retention, culturally responsive mentoring practices, and models for career development.

For over a decade, Heather led an organizational and talent development center for Ohio State's College of Medicine. She co-founded the Midwest Collaborative for Faculty Affairs and Development (MCFAD), was a 2019 recipient of Ohio State's Glass Breaker award and is past-President of the Columbus Chapter of the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association.

Heather earned her coaching certification from the Hudson Institute of Coaching and is accredited as a Professional Certified Coach by the International Coaching Federation. She has made Columbus, Ohio her home for over 20 years.

Kimberly A. Skarupski, PhD, MPH

Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development

Professor, Department of Medicine (Div. of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology)

Professor, Epidemiology (Bloomberg School of Public Health)

Kim is the Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development in the Office of Faculty Development (OFD) and Professor of Medicine (Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology) in the School of Medicine and Professor of Epidemiology in the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD.

The goal throughout Dr. Skarupski's 17-year faculty development career has been to "build community" (e.g., WAGs [Writing Accountability Groups]; Grant Review Investigator Groups; Specific Aims Speed Sessions; Late-Career and "Next Chapter" Senior Faculty Transitions; group coaching; and building, evaluation, and teaching in various leadership programs). Kim is a certified professional coach through the College of Executive Coaching and has developed group coaching and career development coaching camps for the Hopkins School of Medicine faculty. Kim hosts the Faculty Factory podcast - an international forum for academic affairs and faculty development conversations and a repository of faculty development snippets for academic medical faculty members. As a social gerontologist and program evaluator, the major theme running throughout Kim's 25+ year research career has been the quality of life in older adults, using data from large-scale epidemiologic studies to examine disparities in quality of life, as well as the contribution of various social and psychological determinants of quality of life in older age. Most recently, she has merged her gerontologic and faculty development interests exploring late-career faculty members' career needs; retirement expectations and experiences; and caregiving roles.