Thriving at PSOM
How can the Penn community thrive when so much is changing in academic medicine and higher education? Our guests Dean Jonathan Epstein, MD, returns to provide some insight and share his hopes for the future. Dr. Epstein serves as Dean, Perelman School of Medicine, Executive Vice President, University of Pennsylvania for the Health System, and is the Robert G. Dunlop Professor at PSOM. Together with host Meryl Cohen, they discuss Dean Epstein's philosophy on balancing career trajectory with personal values and goals. He also shares the scientific work that has led him to his current position,...
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What does it look like to have truly integrated health & school of medicine systems, and why does it make a difference? Our guest is Kevin B. Mahoney, Chief Executive Officer of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Though he began this role in 2019, he has been a part of the Penn Medicine community since 1996 overseeing the expansion of the health system through his roles in information technology, strategic planning, the primary care network, human resources and capital planning. Alongside host Meryl Cohen, they discuss how Kevin found his passion for healthcare in his late teens...
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What does the process of innovation in healthcare look like? Our guest Christian Terwiesch is the Andrew M. Heller Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Professor in Wharton’s Operations and Information Management department, co-director of Penn’s Mack Institute for Innovation Management, and also holds a faculty appointment In Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine. His research on Operations Management and on Innovation Management appears in many of the leading academic journals ranging from Management Science to The New England Journal of Medicine....
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How can we consistently show our colleagues and trainees what it looks like leading as a professional in clinical and research settings? Our guest, Dr. Jody Foster, MD, MBA, is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Pennsylvania Hospital, leads the Professionalism Program at Penn Medicine as the Executive Clinical Director, is the Assistant Dean for Professionalism at Perelman School of Medicine, and serves as team Psychiatrist for the current champion Philadelphia Eagles. With...
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What does it mean to thrive on the Academic Clinician Track at Penn? As a matter of fact, what exactly makes the AC Track unique compared to the other faculty tracks? Our guests Eydie G. Miller-Ellis, M.D., Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Vice Chair for Academic/Faculty Affairs, Department of Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and Chair of the COAP Sub-Committee on Academic Clinicians and Clinical Track Faculty and Portia A. Kreiger, M.D., Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Division Chief, Anatomic Pathology, The Children's...
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What happens when a new tool emerges and its potential impact is still becoming apparent? Artificial Intelligence is one of the most controversial and least understood technologies emerging today. Our guest Ethan Mollick is the Ralph J. Roberts Distinguished Faculty Scholar and Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he studies the effects of artificial intelligence on work, entrepreneurship, and education. His academic research has been published in leading journals, and his work on AI is widely applied, leading him to be named one of TIME...
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How can you succeed at Penn as a Research Track faculty member? Our guests Roderic G. Eckenhoff, MD, Austin Lamont Professor of Anesthesia and Co-Chair of Committee of Appointments and Promotions at PSOM and Nirmala Nirinjini Naidoo, Ph.D., Research Professor of Sleep Medicine sit down to illuminate this least understood track. Alongside host Meryl Cohen, they tackle what exactly makes this track different from the others that exist at the Perelman School of Medicine. After sorting through the wrinkles of the track, they discuss how to ensure that you build impact and prestige when you are...
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How can we make sure that the people first inline to help others during a crisis are well taken care of themselves? That question during the COVID pandemic led to the creation of Penn COBALT, a tool for the entire Penn Medicine community to help manage mental, financial, and personal health. Guest Rachel Kishton, MD, MSHP, Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Community Health and Medical Director of the Penn Medicine COBALT Program joins us to share how Penn achieves results through this innovative tool. Alongside host Meryl Cohen, they discuss how COBALT came to exist and the...
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What does it take to succeed on the CE track, and how does that contrast to what new faculty think it takes to succeed? In this special episode, a live panel discussion with prominent faculty on COAP and in the CE track respond to questions frequently asked by new faculty in the CE track at PSOM. Host Meryl Cohen shares her own experiences as well as guiding the conversation through topics that can change the way you work in academic medicine. The panel discusses how many publications are REALLY required for promotion and the qualityof those publications. They share how they are able to...
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How do you successful navigate difficult but necessary feedback to learners? Every situation is unique, but there are best practices and frameworks that can make those conversations more positive and productive. Our guests Ben Abella, former William G. Baxt, M.D. Professor in Emergency Medicine at PSOM and current Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine for the Mount Sinai Health System, and Jennifer Kogan, Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Director, Medical Education Area of Concentration for Medical Students, Perelman School of Medicine,...
info_outlineWhat does it take to get promoted on the Tenure track at PSOM? Meryl Cohen delves into this with our guest Roderic Eckenhoff, MD, Co-Chair of the PSOM COAP, Austin Lamont Professor of Anesthesia.
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