When we teach, we're not just teaching, but influencing whether our learners will someday choose to become clinician-teachers themselves. No pressure, eh? Kris and Janelle chat through Twelve Tips for Fostering the Next Generation of Medical Teachers from Medical Teacher to help inspire you to inspire the educators of the future! 

In part III, Adrian and Shaun put the "fun" in index funds by discussing the benefits and components of a written investment plan. These fiscally frugal wolves of Wall Street talk investing and provide 13 Take Home Points to empower you to improve your financial literacy. 

Airwaves & Educators continues a 3-part series directed at improving financial literacy among healthcare professionals and students. The conversation in Part II focuses on principles of budgeting, the power of automation and avoiding lifestyle creep. Adrian & Shaun also talk shop on financial goal setting pertaining to paying down debt, buying a home, college savings and retirement. 

How much does financial stress contribute to finding satisfaction with your work? Airwaves & Educators dedicates a 3-part series aimed at raising awareness for improving financial literacy among students and healthcare professionals. In this episode, Adrian & Shaun discuss the intersection of financial literacy, wellness and burnout and provide strategies for building good personal financial habits.   

Admissions may be the most impactful thing PA educators do – a single change, decision, or action by anyone involved in this process can trigger a butterfly effect with the potential to shape the future of our profession. It’s also an area with questions and misconceptions abound! Admissions leader April Stouder lends her expertise on the pandemic effect, evolving requirements, and addressing barriers to promote equity -- with a little mythbusting along the way!

The promotion and tenure process can be a daunting task for early career educators.  For this episode, we were lucky to have Dr. Kevin Lohenry, PhD, PA-C, who is a full professor and held numerous leadership positions at his universities and nationally.  He will walk you through the intricacies of the process and get you (and your dossier) ready when the time comes for submission.

Janelle breaks down the importance of, and barriers to scholarship for PAs with writer, editor, speaker, educator, and critical care PA Harrison Reed. Harrison shares his inside knowledge on the writing and publishing process – from the hustle and motivation to crafting a vision bigger than the bigger picture – advice to all medical educators seeking scholarship.

We conclude our three-part series on applying, interviewing and negotiating a PA faculty position with Kris and Shaun providing strategies to help through the negotiation process. 

Dr. Stuart Slavin is the Senior Scholar for Well-Being at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and he’s also our guest for this episode of Airwaves and Educators. Dr. Slavin lead evidence-based initiatives at St. Louis University School of Medicine that resulted in decreased student anxiety and depression, improved academic performance, and increased sleep and time to engage in service…and it was inexpensive. How did he and his fellow educators do it? Can you do it in your PA program too? You’ve got to listen to find out!

In Part II of a three-part series on applying, interviewing and negotiating a PA faculty position, Janelle and Adrian discuss the interview process in academia. What to expect, What to ask, and How to SHINE!