Top 10 in 2022: Women in Oncology’s most-read stories of the year
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The work of women in oncology was vast in 2022. Here are Healio’s top 10 stories of the year that highlight the work women are doing in the field to address workplace challenges, national issues and important advocacy work for patients.
Women physicians spend more time on electronic health records than men
Compared with men, women physicians in ambulatory services devoted more of their time to work on electronic health records during and after work hours, according to study results published in JAMA Open Network. Read more.
BLOG: America’s gun violence problem will not be solved by judges
“In a reckless decision made by a conservative majority, the Supreme Court struck down a New York State law that restricted carrying guns in public. While the justices are throwing about esoteric debates and agonizing over semantics, I am caring for a young man today who was left quadriplegic by a gunshot wound,” Elizabeth A. Cerceo, MD, FACP, FHM, wrote in an article for Women in Oncology and Women in Medicine’s collaborative blog. Read more.
Survey shows gender harassment is ‘strikingly common’ in oncology
Results of a survey showed 70% of participating oncologists experienced sexual harassment within the prior year, which correlated with decreased physical, mental and professional well-being. Read more.
Breast surgeon forges additional advocacy role after becoming a patient herself
After immigrating to the U.S. from India as a teenager, Deepa R. Halaharvi, DO, knew that she wanted to become a physician. It was only 8 months after becoming a breast surgeon in 2015 that she was diagnosed with stage I, hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, giving her the unique insight into what it was truly like to be in her patients’ shoes. Read more.
Oncologist advocates for professional wellness as ‘workplace responsibility’
Individual stressors that occur in day-to-day work life are “microtraumas” that eventually aggregate to significantly impact quality of life, according to Ishwaria M. Subbiah, MD, MS. Read more.
Major movements: Two women oncologists speak on new jobs, children
There are many major life events that can be as exciting as they are demanding, such as starting the next step in a career or having a child — both of which two oncologist colleagues experienced around the same time. Read more.
BLOG: The perpetual ‘yes’
“My whole life has been about compliance. People pleasing. Pleasing parents, teachers, supervisors. Residency directors. Medical directors. Admissions counselors. Compliance officers. Nursing managers. Supervisors. In order to get to where I am today, I became the perpetual professional ‘yes man,’” Elizabeth Rubin, MD, wrote in an article for Women in Oncology and Women in Medicine’s collaborative blog. Read more.
Oncologist makes career move to industry to help solve inequities in cancer care
Neelima Denduluri, MD, moved from a large breast oncology practice and research in clinical trials to industry because she sought to expand her skill set and greaten her impact. Read more.
Female hem/oncs seek to raise awareness of physician infertility
Long work hours, demanding training during reproductive years and overall stress may lead some physicians to delay their plans to start a family. Read more.
Physicians address the urgent issue of medical misinformation on social media
Three women physicians addressed the ongoing issue of scientific and medical misinformation on social media and obstacles that health care professionals face in dispelling online myths in a The New England Journal of Medicine perspective. Read more.
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