UW School of Medicine Faculty Thrivecast

About UW School of Medicine Faculty Thrivecast

Hosted by Giana Davidson, MD, MPH, University of Washington School of Medicine Interim Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs. This podcast is for faculty and provides tips to help clinicians, educators, and researchers thrive professionally in their careers, covering topics from time management and organization to leadership and self-advocacy.

Publisher

University of Washington School of Medicine

Category

business · education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Feb 2020

Latest episode

18 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

74 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Sept 2026

   Succession Planning as an Act of Leadership

   In this episode, Dr. Tom Staiger, who served as Medical Director of UW Medical Center for nearly 14 years, talks candidly about succession planning and what it really means to lead with the future in mind. Dr. Staiger shares how he approached team-building, why he made a point of never becoming indispensable, and how he navigated the personal side of stepping away - including the loss and the surprising ways the role stayed with him. He also offers practical advice for faculty at any career s...

2. 

   24 Aug 2026

   Power, Belonging, and the Art of Educational Scholarship

   Dr. Justin Bullock (Assistant Professor, Nephrology and Associate Director for Educational Scholarship, CLIME) explores what separates good teaching from true educational scholarship. Dr. Bullock shares how he moved from simply enjoying teaching to studying how people learn, introduces the "problem, gap, hook" framework for framing research questions, and describes the "pre-brief" - a simple, two-minute conversation that can help learners feel safer and more supported in clinical settings. He...

3. 

   17 Jul 2026

   Passing the Mic: A Celebration of Leadership, Growth, and Transition

   In this milestone 72nd episode of Thrivecast, Dr. Trish Kritek (Executive Vice Dean for Medical Education and Faculty Affairs; Professor, Medicine) hosts her final episode as she prepares to enter a new chapter in her career. Joined by incoming Interim Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs Dr. Giana Davidson, Trish steps into the guest seat to reflect on her journey creating the Office of Faculty Affairs and establishing lasting initiatives for faculty development. Together, they dive into what it tr...

Who has been a guest on UW School of Medicine Faculty Thrivecast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Kimberly Ma
• Dr Neha Deshpande
• Dr. Elia Tait Wojno

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

243

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

14

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

68

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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