Mentoring

Starting on the path toward a medical specialty requires drive and is bolstered by personal connection, especially when choosing a specialty that can be emotionally strenuous like oncology.

In her new role as CEO of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, or IASLC, Karen Kelly, MD, has seen her reach as a leader expand from local to global.

Elizabeth Brém, MD, was named a Coltman Fellow to support her work on SWOG’s S1918 trial, designed to assess a reduced-dose chemotherapy regimen in patients aged 75 years or older with newly diagnosed aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

MIAMI — In a Healio video exclusive, Maysaa El Zoghbi, MD, a gastroenterologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Massachusetts, shared why she attended the inaugural Scrubs & Heels Summit for women.

MIAMI — An informal Twitter poll showed that women want more representation in leadership and to close the gender wage gap, Maria T. Abreu, MD, director of the Crohn’s and Colitis Center at the University of Miami, said in a Healio video exclusive.

For National Doctors’ Day, Healio presents a collection of articles profiling women oncologists who have spoken about the challenges and inequalities they have faced while working in medicine, as well as their triumphs and future goals.

Young ophthalmologists will have the opportunity to gain valuable insight into the clinical, practical and personal realms of ophthalmology from their well-established peers at the virtual Real World Ophthalmology meeting.

Virtual home dialysis physician mentorship programs are feasible and needed to improve confidence and expertise, according to a speaker at the virtual Annual Dialysis Conference.

Recent Cancer Treatment Centers of America team addition, Katherine Poruk, MD, shared her interest in improving a gastrointestinal and pancreatic cancer care, as well as advice for other women like her who are early in their career.

The American Cancer Society and Flatiron Health presented a grant to Dawn Hershman, MD, MS, FASCO, to support research into the use, toxicity and efficacy of oral antineoplastic drugs among Black and Hispanic patients.