Transitioning from residency to academic medicine can feel exciting, overwhelming, and full of hidden expectations. In this episode, our esteemed guest Drs. Tina Phan and Elisa Sottile share practical strategies for building sustainable careers as clinician educators. They discuss using Ikigai to identify meaningful work, Schlossberg's Transition Theory to navigate career transitions, the importance of mentorship networks, recognizing the hidden curriculum of academic medicine, and applying job crafting to rediscover purpose at work and prevent burnout. Whether you're just beginning your career or reassessing your current role, this episode provides practical frameworks for building a long, meaningful, and flourishing career.

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Credits

• Producers: Molly Heublein MD, Mike KW Cheng MD, MAEd, and Era Kryzhanovskaya MD
• Show notes & Infographics: Era Kryzhanovskaya, MD
• Hosts: Mike KW Cheng MD, MAEd and Molly Heublein MD
• Editor: Era Kryzhanovskaya MD, Mike KW Cheng MD, MAEd, Molly Heublein MD
• Peer Reviewer: Keith Dickerson, MD
• Guests: Dr. Tina Phan, Dr. Elisa Sottile
• Technical support: Podpaste
• Theme Music: MorsyMusic

• Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
• Guests one-liner/ passion outside of medicine
• Guests’s highlights of AIMW26 and motivations to present their workshops
• Using Ikigai
• Schlossberg's Transition Theory to navigate career transitions
• Importance of Mentorship networks
• Recognizing the hidden curriculum of academic medicine
• Applying job crafting to rediscover purpose and prevent burnout
• Outro

Come on the adventure with Drs. Ray Bignall and Lauren Phinney as we discuss the highlights from the first day of the AIMW26 Conference, the Opening Plenary, and the mesmerizing educational sessions.

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Credits

• Producer, Writer, Graphics: Mike KW Cheng MD, MAEd
• Hosts: Era Kryzhanovskaya MD, Mike KW Cheng MD, MAEd
• Editors: Era Kryzhanovskaya MD, Mike KW Cheng MD, MAEd, and Molly Heublein MD
• Reviewer: Era Kryzhanovskaya MD
• Guests: O. N. Ray Bignall II, MD, FAAP, FASN and Lauren Phinney, MD
• Technical support: Podpaste
• Theme Music: MorsyMusic

Show Segments

• Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
• Guest one-liner
• Experience at AIMW26 thus far
• The five lessons of mentorship
• Mentorship is a network
• The importance of sharing and reflecting on mentee stories
• Different avenues to set up mentor relationships
• Bridging the generational gap in academic medicine
• Best practices for generative AI and LLMS
• The hidden tax of volunteerism in medical education

Explore how artificial intelligence is transforming medical education with insights from Drs. Eric Burnett (Columbia) and Alexander Glaser (Pennsylvania Hospital, UPenn), recorded live at AIMW26. This episode breaks down practical ways educators are using AI- from feedback tools and clinical reasoning support to EHR integration- while tackling real concerns like deskilling, bias, and academic integrity. Walk away with actionable frameworks and strategies to help learners use AI effectively, ethically, and in a way that actually improves their skills.

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Credits

• Producer, Show Notes, CME: Molly Heublein MD
• Script: Mike Cheng MD
• Infographic/ Cover Art: ChatGPT and Molly Heublein MD
• Hosts: Mike Cheng MD, Molly Heublein MD
• Editor: Era Kryzhanovskaya MD
• Guests: Eric Burnett MD, Alexander Glaser MD
• Technical support: Podpaste
• Theme Music: MorsyMusic

Show Segments

• Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
• Guest one-liner/ Best piece of advice
• Benefits of AI
• Risks of AI
• Institutional Policies and Guidelines around using AI in MedEd
• Frameworks for Assessing AI Use
• Practical Considerations and Future Directions
• How to get started with AI as an Educator
• Balancing Climate/societal Concerns
• Outro